The challenge was met and conquered by Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos, the firm responsible for designing the Viñedo De Coté building on a beautiful 3.5-hectare plot of land. The internal layout needed to accommodate both production areas and allow visitors to stroll through the tank rooms, bottling area, and underground cellar. The exclusive spaces for visitors include a bistro for wine tasting and purchasing, as well as a multipurpose room with a restaurant for events, all within a total area of 5000 square meters
Viñedo De Coté in Mexico combines production and hospitality by harnessing the site's configuration
Over the years, wineries have become not only places of wine production but also venues to welcome visitors and wine enthusiasts. The design of Viñedo De Coté, located in Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro, Mexico, has also embraced this challenge
The concept of the project is based on the principle that the shapes and levels of the terrain facilitate the winemaking process, in which gravity plays a crucial role. Following this idea, the path of the grapes inside the winery is designed: they are brought to the rooftop via a large ramp, where they are destemmed and pressed, and then descend by gravity into the steel tanks before being transferred to the barrels for aging. Once this process is completed, the bottling and commercialization phase begins, both on-site and in other retail outlets
At a depth of 6 meters, the underground cellar is constructed to house the barrels. This allows for the utilization of geothermal energy from the excavation, minimizing energy consumption for climate control and humidity regulation. The soil excavated from the site was used to create thousands of earth blocks, which were then used to build a grid of 4-meter-wide columns arranged according to the layout of the vine rows
The facades of the structure are characterized by perforations in the masonry achieved through the insertion of glass cups, an essential element for enjoying wine. These openings are positioned at the four cardinal points and mark the main entrances: towards the main entrance, towards the vineyard, towards the garden, and towards the fig and olive orchard. The rectangular volume of the building is surmounted by a wooden and metal vault that evokes the traditional seal found on wine bottles
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