New Project by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, D’Echauz Winery

DATE

09.05.2025

The architecture lightly rests on the topography of Zayas de Báscones, blending with the geometries of the landscape and the slow rhythm of cultivation. The two curved walls that structure the winery are inspired by the layout of the surrounding vineyards and their terrain, generating an envelope that defines the space and allows it to be built in a natural way.

The longitudinal layout of the proposal follows the sequence of the winemaking process: from the arrival of the grapes and the destemming, through fermentation in steel tanks, aging in oak barrels, and finally bottling. This linear journey occasionally expands to integrate a social and tasting area, as well as spaces for research and storage—always maintaining the functional logic of the winemaking process.

These walls, built with hempcrete blocks—a mix of plant fibers, lime, and water—laid on edge, gain greater structural inertia thanks to their curved geometry and are reinforced by a lightweight mono-pitched metal roof. All construction elements are unified by a continuous application of white Diathonite, a natural cork-based plaster, used on walls, floors, and ceilings. This system not only contributes to a cohesive and natural appearance but also provides excellent thermal inertia, essential for maintaining stable interior conditions and promoting optimal wine aging.

The Basajaun collection—named after the mythological figure who protected the forest—is a place of transition: between what is known and what remains to be discovered, between an agrarian past and a new way of understanding the relationship between architecture, nature, and wine culture.

MARCH VALENCIA | ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO

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