Under the Tuscan Sun

Bulgari winery in Southern Tuscany, Italy – is the architecture that has become part of nature. The estate is located among the vineyards in the outskirts of Siena, Architecture finds expression by showcasing the agricultural process, making clear the stages of wine production via a beautiful yet rigorous narrative that blurs the boundary between exterior landscape and the interior linear continuity of the work space.

The territory at Podernuovo is characterized by the presence of important and historic hot springs and the lush sinuous hills of the Val d’Orcia. Here, between the axis of the A1 highway and the ancient Via Cassia, that once led from Siena to Rome, you can see a landscape forged by human labor, precise and intentionally linear, cultivated through the ages for productive purposes. The territory is made even more beautiful seen from a northern perspective where olive, oak and lime trees frame your view.

The Bulgari winery is the result of a strong synergy between the architects and the clients ever since its inception.

“Giovanni Bulgari requested a rigorous, efficient, high-quality project, concerned with the fact that for him undertaking a winery was an entirely new endeavor in respect to the work his family had traditionally carried out.

From the choice of land where to start the vineyard, to the vine type, to grape selection, to finding the ideal location on the land where to construct the winery; we worked together to create an interesting and evocative building to overlook the incredible hills that dominate the landscape close to his farmhouse.

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Photos: Fernando Guerra | FG + SG fotografia de ar quitectura