In the hills of Savona, Showine designed and built from scratch an independent private wine cellar for a client with an important collection and no suitable space inside the villa. From the foundations to the cooling system, from the furnishings to the finishes, the project turned a portion of the garden into a space entirely dedicated to wine storage and tasting.
When the wine cellar does not exist yet
The project began with a very simple need: an important collection to store, but no room in the house suitable to hold it.
The solution was therefore sought outside, with the garden identified as the place in which to build a completely new wine cellar.
Showine followed the work from the earliest stages, designing the building and creating the foundation base on which the new structure would be developed.
Starting from scratch made it possible to define proportions, insulation, wine cellar cooling, furnishings and materials from the outset according to the intended use, without having to adapt the cellar to an existing room.
Building an environment suited to storage
A wine cellar built in a garden is directly exposed to external climate variations. For this reason, the building envelope is a fundamental element of the project.
The walls were built in timber, with the insulation placed within the thickness of the structure, while the vaulted roof uses a lightweight structure designed to contribute to insulation.
To maintain suitable conditions, especially during the summer months, the wine cellar was also fitted with a dedicated cooling system.
The interior furnishings were developed bespoke in timber, with integrated LED lighting and materials chosen for the conditions of the climate-controlled environment.
Reclaimed bricks, from the vault to the floor
One of the most distinctive elements of the project comes from the reuse of old bricks salvaged from demolitions.
Each brick was worked to obtain more than one element from the same material. Thin sections, about one centimetre thick, were cut from the outer surfaces and applied to the vault, giving it the look of a traditional brick construction.
The central part left after cutting was used instead for the floor, laid in a herringbone pattern.
One material, two functions
The same process therefore made it possible to use the brick in two different ways: as a lightweight covering for the vault and as the flooring material.
The result brings a coherent material language inside the wine cellar, even though it starts from a contemporary structure designed to provide insulation and climate control.
A new building that belongs to the garden
The exterior, too, was designed so that the new wine cellar would not look like a foreign element on the property.
The garden already had a small building used as a store for tools and firewood. Its finish became the reference for the exterior cladding of the new structure, creating continuity between the two volumes.
The same principle was followed in the details. A wrought-iron grille made for one of the openings echoes the design of an element already on the property, placing the wine cellar within the existing architectural language without imitating it artificially.
From design to after-sales support
On this project, Showine followed the work throughout its development.
The client visited the showroom to see the materials and solutions, and that discussion started a process that included design, construction, installation, commissioning and testing.
The relationship continued after delivery. When a problem with the system occurred after a power cut, Showine coordinated the intervention of a local refrigeration engineer.
The project brought together architecture, storage, furnishing and building services in a single process, from design through to after-sales support. The space is intended to keep wine over time and to become a genuine part of the property.
A new private wine cellar built in the garden
In the hills of Savona, Showine designed and built from scratch an independent private wine cellar for a client with an important collection and no suitable space inside the villa. From the foundations to the cooling system, from the furnishings to the finishes, the project turned a portion of the garden into a space entirely dedicated to wine storage and tasting.
When the wine cellar does not exist yet
The project began with a very simple need: an important collection to store, but no room in the house suitable to hold it.
The solution was therefore sought outside, with the garden identified as the place in which to build a completely new wine cellar.
Showine followed the work from the earliest stages, designing the building and creating the foundation base on which the new structure would be developed.
Starting from scratch made it possible to define proportions, insulation, wine cellar cooling, furnishings and materials from the outset according to the intended use, without having to adapt the cellar to an existing room.
Building an environment suited to storage
A wine cellar built in a garden is directly exposed to external climate variations. For this reason, the building envelope is a fundamental element of the project.
The walls were built in timber, with the insulation placed within the thickness of the structure, while the vaulted roof uses a lightweight structure designed to contribute to insulation.
To maintain suitable conditions, especially during the summer months, the wine cellar was also fitted with a dedicated cooling system.
The interior furnishings were developed bespoke in timber, with integrated LED lighting and materials chosen for the conditions of the climate-controlled environment.
Reclaimed bricks, from the vault to the floor
One of the most distinctive elements of the project comes from the reuse of old bricks salvaged from demolitions.
Each brick was worked to obtain more than one element from the same material. Thin sections, about one centimetre thick, were cut from the outer surfaces and applied to the vault, giving it the look of a traditional brick construction.
The central part left after cutting was used instead for the floor, laid in a herringbone pattern.
One material, two functions
The same process therefore made it possible to use the brick in two different ways: as a lightweight covering for the vault and as the flooring material.
The result brings a coherent material language inside the wine cellar, even though it starts from a contemporary structure designed to provide insulation and climate control.
A new building that belongs to the garden
The exterior, too, was designed so that the new wine cellar would not look like a foreign element on the property.
The garden already had a small building used as a store for tools and firewood. Its finish became the reference for the exterior cladding of the new structure, creating continuity between the two volumes.
The same principle was followed in the details. A wrought-iron grille made for one of the openings echoes the design of an element already on the property, placing the wine cellar within the existing architectural language without imitating it artificially.
From design to after-sales support
On this project, Showine followed the work throughout its development.
The client visited the showroom to see the materials and solutions, and that discussion started a process that included design, construction, installation, commissioning and testing.
The relationship continued after delivery. When a problem with the system occurred after a power cut, Showine coordinated the intervention of a local refrigeration engineer.
The project brought together architecture, storage, furnishing and building services in a single process, from design through to after-sales support. The space is intended to keep wine over time and to become a genuine part of the property.
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