Wine cellar Trifolium

Wine cellar Trifolium got its name after its ground plan shape. In Latin, Trifolium means tree-leaf clover.
A wholly buried two-story cellar will be the ‘temple’ for natural wine. The young investor will continue the family tradition of viticulture and wine production.
The author of the architecture decided to dig in the cellar entirely for two reasons: the subtle and spatially undisturbed placement of the building in the cultural landscape and the stable climatic conditions of the soil, which have a favorable effect on the maturation of the wine.
The buried cellar is only detectable in the environment through the partially buried import, and the three openings on the surface (staircase, opening for bringing in grapes, opening at the top of the dome for light and ventilation) poetically symbolize the typical elements of littoral warriors: a bench, a fountain and a table.
The interior is made of concrete and visible soil of alternating marl and sandstone. The design is ascetic with details of reflective industrial elements and equipment from the ‘good old days.’
The underground chapel is small in size, big in spirit, and quite challenging for all project participants.

Project typeNew buildingLocationMedana, Brda, SloveniaArea300 m2Year(s)2019 - 2022ServicesProject management, architecture in collaboration with authors, geology, structural engineering, MEP engineeringArchitectureLendarchitectur, Klagenfurt