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Eine lange Firmenhistorie, modernste Produktionstechniken und eine riesige Auswahl an sowohl klassischen als auch innovativen Teesorten: Bei der Teekanne GmbH treffen Tradition und Moderne aufeinander. Das sollte am Düsseldorfer Firmensitz räumlich erlebbar gemacht werden.Arbeits­welten fördern Identi­­fikationDie Herausforderung bei der Gestaltung der neuen Arbeitswelten war zweierlei: Einerseits wollten wir die lange Geschichte der Teekanne in die neue Umgebung integrieren.

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Sie sollte in jeder Ecke spürbar sein. Gerade jetzt und in Zukunft ist es bei einem steigenden Homeoffice-Anteil wichtig, die Unternehmenskultur zu betonen, um die Identifikation der Mitarbeitenden mit dem Arbeitgeber zu stärken. Andererseits musste ein Multispace geschaffen werden, der Möglichkeiten für Kollaboration, Kreation, aber auch für Rückzug bietet. Damit das gelingen konnte, war die enge Zusammenarbeit mit den nachfolgenden Generationen der Gründungsväter des Familienunternehmens enorm wichtig.

In vorgeschalteten Workshops mit der Führungsebene und den Mitarbeitenden definierten wir gemeinsam die Unternehmenskultur, auf der

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La Calderona House is located in Vernejo, a village on the outskirts of of Cabezón de la Sal (Cantabria). It is a heterogeneous environment in which single-family homes, semi-detached dwellings predominate. Also, some buildings for agricultural and livestock use that gradually disappear under pressure from the real estate market. Many of these constructions could be framed within a typology that could be named pseudo-mountain dwellings.

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© Imagen Subliminal

They are constructions of reinforced concrete structure with tile roofs, plastered facades, stone veneers in their corners and balconies with wooden lathes. There are few examples of contemporary residential architecture that manage to envision a future quality architectural landscape.

In this situation, it is proposed to make a housing project that avoids all these references and instead of being inspired by vernacular architecture to make a new proposal, attention is focused on agricultural

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A family house:The transformation of a family house consists of inserting an artist residency program that will allow them the opportunity to live and work outside of their usual environment, providing them with time to reflect, research, and produce work.The context:The property is diversely composed of abutting buildings. The Canon business is on the main street, while Barn Saylom Loft Apartments is at the rear of the site, with the family home adjacent.

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© SAOLA ARCHITECTS

A small distribution alley leads to a dead end to the site.The existing building has a strong identity marked by its regular and uniform three-dimensional structure, and the main balcony facade composed of breeze blocks characterizing the colonial era. The interior spaces are isolated from the outside world at the expense of the notion of comfort.

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© SAOLA ARCHITECTS

The project description:The

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Our brief was to create a winery and hospitality space for Booker Wines that would embody the ethos of the brand, and of its owner/winemaker, Eric Jensen. Set on 100 acres on the west side of Paso Robles, both the vineyard and wines are named after the site’s original owners – who had dedicated their lives to being great farmers, humanitarians and stewards of the land.

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In our design approach, we took our cue from Eric Jensen, a self-professed minimalist, and his belief that a fanciful winery and expensive gadgetry do nothing to make a wine better. Our goal was to design a space that provides a casual, welcoming atmosphere for visitors, while reflecting Eric Jensen’s minimalist philosophy of interfering with the land as little as possible when crafting his wines.

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© Signum Architecture

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The project began with a thoughtful approach to the location in its historical, geographical, geological, topographic and symbolic dimensions, anchoring itself to the terrain seeking a unitary operation in all its dimensions.

The site is located in the area of Rioja Alta, in the municipality of Ollauri. The surrounding slopes are very gentle, forming a plateau on which the lands of the vineyard extend, dotted with small hills.

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This plateau is dominated to the north and south by mountain formations.Taking advantage of an 8-meter concave terrain facing southeast, the winery is embedded, leaving the production architectural program underground and placing the social program above ground. This strategy permits:Production by gravity: the loading of the grapes is carried out at the upper level, processing in a descending manner.Taking advantage of thermal inertia: the wine production, aging and storage spaces are below