Tradition dictates that winemaking operations should follow the law of gravity. It is also normally thought that the soil temperature is 15°C at a depth of 3 metres. For these and other reasons as well, we built this two-storey winery, roughly 22 metres high and 57 metres in diameter, inside a hill. As a result, the floors were circular, and the project became a healthy exercise in squaring the circle. The public entrance is on the west side, while the service entrance is opposite, to the east. The two floors of the winery are connected by a spiral ramp. Ventilation is resolved by a series of chimneys and skylights marking the top of the hill, inserted in an uninteresting, amorphous geographical context. As an exception, we decided that the restaurant would face towards the vineyards, creating a natural 'frame'. Porto, July 2022 Eduardo Souto de Moura

Co-authorship Eduardo Souto Moura and Joaquim Portela Project 2007-2010 Construction 2012- 2022 Project Team Marta Couto Rocha, Filipa Roque, Daniel Laranjinha, Pedro Queirós, Patrícia Coelho, Diana Ferreira, Natália Moura, Christian Ferreira, João Silva, Silvia Ferreira, Carmen Estima, Antígona Pinto, Francisco Monforte, Teresa Ribeiro, Bárbara Vasconcelos, Guida Gonçalves, Margarida Leitão Tiago Ribeiro, Luciana Rocha, Rita Afonso, Filipa Alfaro, Maria Sofia Santos, Joana Simões, Maria João Lopes, Rita Roma, Nuno Castro, Ana Patrícia Santos, João Pedro Mendes, Ana Fortuna. Structural Consultants A400 – Projetistas e Consultores de Engenharia Electrical Consultants Engº Licínio Alegre Mechanical Consultants Get, Gestão de Energia Térmica Hydraulic Consultants A400 – Projetistas e Consultores de Engenharia 3D Metro Cúbito Digital Photograph Luís Ferreira Alves Contractor Ramos Catarino S.A. Construction Area 9.978 m² Site Area 51.063 m² Bibliography TC Nº138-139, Equipamentos y Proyectos Urbanos, 2018; Casabella nº927, novembro2021; Domus nº1071, setembro 2021.