Bodegas Ysios Wine Workshop -Curvilinear Order
Designed and built by Santiago Calatrava between 1998 and 2001, Bodegas Ysios is located at the foot of the Sierra de Cantabria mountain range in Álava, Spain. Let’s take a look at this wine workshop named after the Egyptian gods. Bogedas Ysios Design The main starting point of the design in this area, which is one of the regions of the Álava region where Rioja wines are produced, is the winds brought by the mountain ranges behind it and the negative effects of these winds on the vineyards. The building took its current form in the designs when the grapes…
Smith House -General Description
Built between 1965 and 1967 by Richard Meier, the Smith House originated when Carole Smith, who had bought a property with her husband inDarien, Connecticut, told Meier about the area. At that time I was working in a room in a two-room apartment building that was separated from Marcel Breuer‘s office. One day I got a call from Carol Smiht and she asked me if I could design a Smith House for them. She was looking for a young architect who could give her house his full attention. -Richard Meier Located in a stony and densely vegetated area, it was…