Bc. Jan Tyrpekl - Winery Stará Hora

Task
The task was created in collaboration with Mr. Marcinčák, who leads a family winery. The goal was to create an architectural study of the winery on the plot no. 5844/2 in Stará Hora, the municipality of Novosedly. The building was to contain representative spaces (tasting, wine cellar, shop, restaurant), accommodation for guests (20 people) and the owner, and a technological section separated from the public part, with the possibility of phased construction.

Wider Relations
The municipality of Novosedly is located 10 km west of the town of Mikulov, which lies on the connection between Brno and Vienna (road I/52). The western boundary of the municipality is formed by the Dyje River, flowing northeast into the Nové Mlýny reservoir (starting about 5 km from Novosedly).

Addressed Area
The plot is located at the southern end of the Stará Hora ridge, about 2 km east of the municipality of Novosedly. It is surrounded by vineyards on all sides and has a rectangular footprint of approximately 110 m x 40 m, oriented with the longer sides north-south.

Concept
The starting point was the intended atmosphere of the building and its unique location. The atmosphere was defined by terms: poetry, warmth, nooks, shade, intimacy, shelter, silence, calm, which evoke the atmosphere of a monastery. This was the first key. The second was the mentioned location and the departure from traditional local architecture. The study of the ground plans of farm buildings showed that the most common layout involves two elongated volumes defining a semi-enclosed courtyard that connects directly to the landscape. The third key was order. When one finds themselves in a vineyard, there is often a peculiar feeling. This phenomenon can be explained by the term "total landscape." One subconsciously feels the harmony of the human hand in the landscape and nature. This occurs, among other things, precisely through the introduction of order, in the case of vineyards, through the vineyard rows. Through this order, the landscape becomes graspable. In the winery buildings, order is manifested by aligned wine barrels, arranged vinifiers, stored bottles, etc. Thus, the entire object maintains a system derived from the distance between vineyard rows - 3 m. This is structurally reflected throughout the building. It is visually prominent, for example, in the span of arches or the colonnades of the interior corridors.
As the project developed, the scheme transformed from a closed monastery into a farmstead with two above-ground masses that open to the landscape and allow the flow of energy that runs along the ridge of Stará Hora, passing through the courtyard and culminating in the open space created on the roof of the technological part. The wine has dedicated underground spaces where it is moist and cool. The above-ground spaces are light and transparent, graspable at first glance. This contrasts with concrete arches and cellars, thereby giving the project more layers.

The above-ground masses are divided into accommodation, where there are guest rooms and the winemaker's apartment, and a social part, where the restaurant, facilities, shop, and office are located. There is also an entrance to the cellar. The inserted floor with two vaults serves the winery's guests, from which they can see the stored wine and through a large window also the production area. This area is set forward from the volumes to allow for phased construction.