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This week sees the grand opening of Foster + Partners<\/a>\u2019 latest work, a project of a markedly different profile \u2014 or variety \u2014 than his trumped tower<\/a> in N.Y.C. The masterplan for the Ch\u00e2teau Margaux<\/a> is laden with a different but equally challenging history, albeit one that required a rather lighter touch.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nigel Young<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Considering the big name attached to the project, the result is rather more conservative than other wineries we\u2019ve seen recently<\/a>, and understandably so: the storied vineyard is among the best in class in Bordeaux, producing reds that were reportedly<\/a> among Thomas Jefferson\u2019s personal favorites. So, too, have the existing structures, including a neo-Palladian mansion, stood the test of time, albeit with ad hoc modifications over the years. Thus, Foster + Partners describe the new winery as the \u201cfirst new visible building on the estate of Ch\u00e2teau Margaux for two hundred years,\u201d acknowledging the expansion of the subterranean cellar space in 1982; indeed, the new construction largely defers to the extant architecture.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nigel Young<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Known as the Nouveau Chai, the new winery features a low, pitched roof in keeping with the local vernacular \u2014 tiles and all \u2014 that conceals modern details such as the tree-shaped load-bearing columns, not to mention the winemaking equipment within: stainless steel fermentation vessels, neatly arrayed beneath the three-story canopy. Contextually sensitive yet high-tech throughout, the R&D center is illuminated by light wells in addition to artificial lighting.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nigel Young<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Meanwhile, the vinoth\u00e8que \u2014 a kind of archive of \u201cpast vintages dating back to the 19th<\/sup> century\u201d \u2014 has been conscientiously embedded some 20 feet beneath the vineyard, according to WSJ<\/i><\/a>, where its precast concrete structure helps in naturally regulating the temperature of the bottles. The new space allows for a thoughtful rearrangement of previously repurposed spaces such as the cooperage (barrel-making room) and aging cellars.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Foster + Partners<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Indeed, the Ch\u00e2teau Margaux has been renovated and updated throughout \u2014 most noticeably, to visitors, in the 6,400-square-foot Orangery. Originally designed to house citrus trees in the winter, the oldest building on the site has been converted, by Foster, into a new visitor center. While the namesake mansion remains closed to the general public, Foster\u2019s handiwork is largely accessible to the general public should oenophiles find themselves making a pilgrimage to Bordeaux.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nigel Young<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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