Attic wine cellar

Exposed beams, sloping ceilings and limited depths: Showine designs bespoke climate-controlled wine cellars able to make use of every available centimetre in attics and roof spaces.

A wine cellar within the existing architecture

An attic has shapes and constraints that are rarely repeated: a beam to preserve, a sloping pitch, a low wall or a space with little depth.

With standard furniture, these features often translate into unused volume. In a bespoke project they become instead the starting point for defining capacity, bottle arrangement and integration with the architecture.

In a historic building in Rome, Showine created a wine cellar in a roof space with a usable depth of about 60 centimetres. The large timber beam was kept outside the climate-controlled volume.

The composition was developed around the collection: two bottles lying one in front of the other, routed shelves to hold Magnums and vertical dividers in sheet metal, thinner than wood, made it possible to recover the space needed for an additional bottle.

Insulation and hidden technology

Insulation and cooling are designed together, based on the characteristics of the roof space, the adjoining surfaces and the storage goals.

The cooling system also has to be integrated without interfering with how the space reads. In the Rome project, the indoor unit was placed at the back of the furniture. The grilles were sized to allow the airflow required by the system.

Solid oak was chosen for the furniture, with the finish assessed through physical samples and a material selected to suit an environment with controlled temperature and humidity.

Warm integrated lighting completes the project, enhancing the bottles and the wood without altering the atmosphere of the room.

Installation planned from the start

In an attic, access and handling are as much a part of the project as the furniture and the cooling.

Lift dimensions, stair width, passageways and the possibility of carrying glass, doors and components up to the floor are checked before installation. Showine then defines the installation method and coordinates the work with the architect and the tradespeople involved.

This analysis makes it possible to design every element taking into account not only the space where it will be placed, but also the route needed to bring it into the home and install it correctly.

For the part for which Showine is responsible, timescales are indicatively two to three months from the definition of the project. The actual duration may vary depending on the production of the bespoke components, whether the necessary service provisions are in place, and coordination with the other site activities.

Would you like to create a bespoke project?

Would you like to create a bespoke project? Tell us about your space, your collection and how you’d like to enjoy wine. Together, we’ll design the right solution for you, from the initial consultation through to completion."}]}]}

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