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Spanish Tiles and Finished Sandstone Define a Vineyard Tasting Room

Author:
Cade Mccue
Spanish Tiles and Finished Sandstone Define a Vineyard Tasting Room

Project in-detail

Finished sandstone and traditional Spanish tiles create a grounded aesthetic for a wine tasting room that thoughtfully connects indoor and outdoor spaces within a picturesque vineyard setting.
5 key facts about this project
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Finished sandstone frames enhance the connection between the interior and the vineyard.
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Traditional Spanish tiles on the roof reflect regional architectural heritage.
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A modular table allows for flexible seating arrangements in the tasting room.
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Large patio doors create an open transition from indoors to outdoors.
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The building's foundation is integrated into the hillside to optimize views.

The design features a winery building located in the beautiful landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula. It blends traditional and modern styles, focusing on functionality while creating an inviting space for wine tasting. The approach respects the local architectural heritage, ensuring that the building connects well with its environment.

Roof Design
- The roof is covered with traditional Spanish tiles that define the building's exterior. This choice links the structure to the region’s cultural heritage and complements other winery buildings nearby. The tiles create a familiar and welcoming look, grounding the design in its setting.

Exterior Walls
- The exterior walls are treated with smooth white stucco, providing a modern facade that contrasts with the rough textures typically found in wineries. This clean finish draws inspiration from coastal architecture and maintains a simple elegance, making the building visually appealing and relevant to its surroundings.

Window and Door Framing
- Windows and doors feature finished sandstone frames, which add a natural and refined touch to the design. This material choice connects the building to the landscape and emphasizes its position within the vineyard. It creates a sense of continuity that enhances the overall visual experience.

Interior Layout
- Inside, the spacious wine tasting room takes center stage. Large patio doors offer sweeping views of the vineyards, inviting natural light into the space. A small wet bar and flexible seating arrangements support various tasting experiences, encouraging social interaction. The building's foundation is set into the hillside, enhancing both its functionality and the visual connection to the landscape.

The wall of floor-to-ceiling glass patio doors allows guests to feel at one with the outdoors. This feature promotes a sense of openness, drawing the beauty of the vineyard into the experience of wine tasting.

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MICROHOME 10: Celebrating Small-Scale Living with €100,000 Prize Fund and Kingspan’s Innovation

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The MICROHOME 10 competition invites participants to submit visionary designs for off-grid, modular microhomes that push the limits of sustainable, small-scale living. Organised by Buildner in partnership with Kingspan and Hapi Homes, this tenth edition sets the challenge of designing a dwelling for two people within a maximum floor area of 25 m², encouraging bold solutions adaptable to any urban or rural location. The competition continues Buildner’s mission to foster innovative approaches to compact, energy-efficient housing that can address pressing global challenges.

This year’s edition offers a generous total prize fund of €100,000, including the Kingspan Award for designs that integrate high-performance Kingspan products and the Hapi Homes Award for a project selected for real-world construction. In addition to cash prizes, the winners gain international exposure through Buildner’s media partnerships, publications, and a dedicated MICROHOME magazine, further amplifying their ideas to the wider architectural community.

Key dates for MICROHOME 10 include the closing date for registration on 25 September 2025, the submission deadline on 29 October 2025 (11:59 p.m. London time), and the announcement of winners on 9 December 2025. These milestones ensure participants have clear timelines to develop and present their concepts, with early registration discounts available to support students and emerging designers worldwide.

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Design a new small-scale home concept in the 10th edition of MICROHOME — 100,000 € prize + construction

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Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 25 September 2025

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