Tondonia Winery Pavillion by Zaha Hadid in La Rioja, Spain

Designer for this building is Zaha Hadid in La Rioja, Spain. Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia Winery is one of the oldest and more famous winery in the Spanish region of La Rioja. To celebrate their 125th anniversary they decided to rehabilitate a very old store that the winery founder took to Brussel’s World Fair in 1910 and had been disassembled ever since.In 2002 current owners (direct descendants of the founder), discovered how beautiful the old store was and decided to built an exterior volume to house the old store. This would become the future wine store and a place where visitors could taste the great wines they produce. This pavillion is only part of all the project that will include three more tasting rooms and a cleaning room. More images and architect’s description after the break.The adage that from small beginnings many things may grow applies well to this project. The client, famous family bodegas of Rioja came to us with the intention of designing a pavilion to contain an older pavilion. The old pavilion had been found in their outhouses and restored to its original condition. It had been originally commissioned by the great grandfather for the world fair exhibition in 1910. The proprietors of the bodegas had a long succession of adding their built presence to the tradition of the bodegas.Architect: Zaha HadidLocation: Haro, La Rioja, SpainProject Architect: Jim HeverinDesign Team: Jim Heverin, Tiago Correia, Raza HadidLocal Architect: I.O.A. Arquitectura – Joan Ramon Rius, Nuria Ayala, Xavier Medina, Candi CasadevallClient: Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia WineryStructural Engineers: Jane Wernick AssociatesArea: 800m2Year: 2001-2006