Bodegas Portia is a new winery for the Faustino Group in the Ribera del Duero, one of Spain’s foremost wine-producing regions. The project is Foster + Partners first winery and was an opportunity to look afresh at the building type, using the natural topography of the site to aid the winemaking process and create the optimum working conditions, while reducing the building’s energy demands and its visual impact on the landscape.

Aerial View Faustino Winery

• Architect: Foster + Partners
• Name of Project: Faustino Winery
• Location: Gumiel de Izan, Ribera del Duero, Spain
• Client: Faustino SL
• Appointment: September 2004
• Construction: August 2006 – September 2010
• Gross Area: 12,500 sqm
• Net Area: 11,300 sqm
• Site Area: 400 acres
• Building Height: 14.5 m (partially embedded into the sloping landscape)
• Number of storeys: Two operational levels + grape reception roofdeck (external)
• Design Team: Norman Foster, David Nelson, Gerard Evenden, Pedro Haberbosch, Nadine Pieper Bosch, Ana Agag Longo, Juan Gabriel La Malfa, Luca Latini, Chris Lepine, Emanuele Mattutini, Josep Mercader, Jaime Valle
• Structural Engineer: Arup
• Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Arup
• Quantity Surveyor: DLE
• Lighting Consultant: Claude Engle
• Project Manager: Prointec
• Local Architect: Prointec
• Main Contractor: FCC

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