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Waterproof basement with fair-faced concrete function

The owner of the Abril wine-growing estate, founded in 1740 and located near Freiburg, Germany, decided to build a new wine-press house to meet the challenges of the future. The newbuild has a footprint of 47 x 26 m and was erected with a height of around 10 m, immediately adjacent to a vineyard. The waterproof basement extends over two stories with floor-to-ceiling heights of around 4 m on each level. The building, in addition to the wine-press room, is intended to accommodate in future, among others, a full-bottle storage area, a wood-pellet heating room, fuel tank storage, a Barrique...

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