07 WINERY

Integrating The Hundreds Of Years Of Tradition In Modern Design

Winery in Kakheti, Georgia

Individual Project | B.a Thesis

Spring 2014

The region of Georgia, which I come from, counts centuries of wine-making. The most of the Georgian wine is produced in Kakheti.

Besides the industrial production, a great deal of wine is also produced by households with traditional wine-making methods. The method uses Qvevri - ancient pottery vessel that is traditionally buried in the ground up to its neck, and in which wine is fermented and stored during fermentation process. Fermentation takes place naturally without the addition of nutrients or further interventions for temperature stability.

Pre-design research suggested that in order to keep the quality of wine at highest level, the mechanical intervention through production process (such as pumping) must be minimal. Therefore, the juice is squeezed at the +1 level and let down to the 0 level with natural flow. There it is stored up to 6 months in Qvevris.

After primary fermentation part of the wine is sent to be sold and part of it is taken down on -1 level for secondary fermentation. After 6 months it is bottled and stored Enoteca on -1 level.

Due to enormous interest and development of Wine Tourism in Georgia, the design includes corresponding facilities, such as hotel, restaurant, and conference hall.

01. Grapes are squeezed on level +1

02. Raw juice is brought down with natural flow on level 0 and stored in Qvevri vessels for 6 months for primary fermentation

03-A. Part of the Wine is sold in the wins store

03-B. Part of the wine is brought down for secondary fermentation on level -1 and stored in Qvevri vessels for another 6 months.

04. Wine is bottled and stored in Enoteca on level -1.

05. After 2 and more years wine is sold in the wine store.

09 Blue App Antwerp

Integrating Sustainable Chemistry Labs and Offices in one Building

Petroleum Zuid, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Project | Competition Entry by Proof of the Sum | In Collaboration With: Roy Pype | Worked on: Research, Concept Development, BIM Model, Graphical Representation

Autumn 2017

I participated in development of this project while I was working at Proof of the Sum - Amsterdam based architecture studio mainly focusing on projects involving the concept of knowledge sharing. I was working on research at first, and then on design as well - including participation in concept development, building Archicad model and creating final graphical representation for competition entry too.

The competition was organized by University of Antwerp. The land plot is located on an area which is being redeveloped in the framework of Blue Gate Antwerpen. The former Petroleum Zuid, which was the first port location and was hosting leading petroleum importer companies of the 19th century, is being converted to the hotspot of sustainable chemistry now and is going to be a host of numerous laboratories, incubators, and research facilities focusing on sustainability.

The design integrates laboratories and offices working in the field of sustainable chemistry under University of Antwerp. The ground floor hosts a double hight laboratory space with heavy facilities and accessibility for material transportation.

The upper floors host offices and smaller labs on an open plan to maximize the interaction between professionals.