Platinum Winner of the International Architecture & Design Awards 2025
Architect / Designer:
Tigran Danielian, Karen Bilian, Anastasia Morozova, Alice Matskewicz
Studio:
.ket bureau
Design Team:
Tigran Danielian, Karen Bilian, Anastasia Morozova, Alice Matskewicz, Irina Tarasik, Sofia Lebedeva
Country:
Armenia
Lunigiana is an Italian miracle where nature unfolds in all its charming beauty, like a painting by a great master, enthralled by its splendor. Here the majestic hills are covered with vineyards and olive groves, as if a carpet leading to a world of wine and historical treasures.
Here Podere Fedespina is the jewel of this stunning garden, where every slope and every building hold the spirit of a centuries-old tradition and a passionate love of wine. Here lives the soul of the majestic art of winemaking, captivating and inspiring with its depth and history.
Our mission is to delicately and sensually approach the issue and create a space that epitomizes the culture and tradition of wine, while maintaining a harmony with the surrounding nature.
The genuine architectural answer to the challenge comes through the perception of the vineyards as a natural hillside park-garden. The goal of our project is to transform the vineyards into a unique landscape garden
Therefore, we do not divide the territory into vineyards and building, but immerse the building itself in this garden of vineyards, thus creating the ultimate synergy of park-garden and building-pavilion, diving into the culture of wine on 360 degrees and finding inspiration in this world of scenic beauty
By immersing the building in the very center of nature, we create not just an architectural object, but an entire space that combines functionality and aesthetics. The single-storey glass pavilion, nestled in the heart of the hill, linking two points to the road, becomes not only an essential part of the garden, but also gently emphasizes the historical architecture of the existing building.
The pavilion provides a new linear route within the vineyards with a series of essential internal functions such as: reception areas, an area for the sale of local products and wines, a small restaurant with tasting room and kitchen-bar with space for storage and display of bottles and barrels, a flexible multifunctional area for cultural events, an office and conference room for the administrators.
This approach will not only enrich the tourist appeal of the place, but will also open new horizons for true wine connoisseurs. The interactivity of this space, maximized by the continuous interaction with the surrounding landscape, will be a vivid example of the union of the contemporary and the historical, giving a distinctive flavor to this astonishing place.
Podere Fedespina will become not just a space for relaxation and wine tasting, but a veritable center for the fulfillment of dreams of inspiration, beauty and harmony. Here each guest will be able to feel himself a part of the great history of winemaking, immerse himself in the world of scents and flavors, enjoy the exceptional atmosphere of Lunigiana. In this place the art of architecture, culture and nature merge to form a true masterpiece that will leave unforgettable impressions for years to come.
.ket bureau
.ket is an author’s bureau founded in 2020 by two like-minded people — Karen Bilian and Tigran Danielian. The bureau is based in Moscow and Yerevan, with designs carried out worldwide. The practice covers a wide range of creative fields including residential and public buildings, urban planning concepts, private homes, interiors, exhibition design and concept art.
.ket bureau has won international and russian competitions, received various prestigious awards and has been mentioned in numerous publications.
Our approach to architecture is not limited to the framework of any stylistics or doctrines, always seeking the synergy of identity of place, deep analytical search, tradition and distinctiveness in architecture.