The Lahofer Winery in Dobsice, Czech Republic, opened its new buildingthis June, but the story of how architects Ondrej Chybik and Michal Kristof first got involved goes back to 2015, when they read about Lahofer's expansion plans in a newspaper. "We wanted to design a winery at least once in our careers," says Chybik. "It's a must-have in the portfolio of a South Moravian architect." The duo, who are based in nearby Brno and also have offices in Prague and Bratislava, reached out to the owners directly, impressing them with their chutzpah and a slew of inventive sketches. Eventually Chybik + Kristof's design came to comprise a handful of elements: wine production facilities, administrative offices, a tasting room, a roof terrace, and an outdoor amphitheater. The building's two volumes-one rectangular with a flat roof and the other vaulted-meet at an angle, creating an in-between space for a terraced amphitheater. Lahofer's state-of-the-art winemaking facilities are housed in the boxy wood-clad wing, while the offices and tasting room each occupy half of the arched structure, where south-facing windows provide ample sunlight and a panoramic view of the vineyard.
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