https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2646-carl-fredrik-svenstedt-architects en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17774 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:41:12 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17774-evoking-the-silhouette-of-classic-glasshouses-la-biosphere-makes-a-bold-architectural-statement-in-versailles For a winery in France’s Rhône Valley, the architect fashions a wavy wall of solid stone.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14419 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14419-delas-freres-winery-by-carl-fredrik-svenstedt Delas Frères wanted to create a modern winemaking facility while investing in the center of the town. The undulating wall of the new building, which houses processing equipment and barrel storage, is a contemporary expression in stone beside the historic manor house. Photo © Dan Glasser The stone for the wall was cut nearby. Gravel resulting from the process was reused to pave the garden. Photo © Dan Glasser A skylit ramped area lies behind the wall of waves and allows visitors a peek into the winemaking facility, whose interiors are concrete. Photo © Dan Glasser A skylit ramped area lies behind the wall of waves and allows visitors a peek into the winemaking facility, whose interiors are concrete. Photo © Dan Glasser A rooftop belvedere offers views of the surrounding terrain. Photo © Dan Glasser Image courtesy Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Image courtesy Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Image courtesy Carl Fredrik Svenstedt A winery’s new production facility in southeastern France makes its mark on a rolling landscape.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13002 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13002-domaines-ott-winery-by-carl-fredrik-svenstedt-architect Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-01.jpg The building’s checkered limestone exterior appears as a subtle gradient in the landscape. Photo © Hervé Abbadie  Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-02.jpg Where the interior visitor spaces are located, the stones are rotated 90 degrees, forming a series of rectilinear apertures, which, from the outside, line a ramp leading up to an elongated glazed entryway. Photo © Hervé Abbadie  Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-03.jpg Oak wine barrels serve as the interior’s focal point, made visible through glazed surfaces along the main hallway and in the tasting room. Photo © Dan Glasser Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-04.jpg A sleek steel tasting bar and sinuous birch wall panels add decorative elements to the visitor wing. Photo © Dan Glasser Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-05.jpg The latticed stone facade shields the fully glazed workspaces from the sun. Photo © Dan Glasser Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-06.jpg Oak wine barrels serve as the interior’s focal point, made visible through glazed surfaces along the main hallway and in the tasting room. Photo © Dan Glasser Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-07.jpg Located at the top of a valley, the building looks down upon the rolling vineyard, appearing as an artificial horizon in the landscape. Photo © Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-08.jpg The north facade, faced in slender columns of stone, is the tallest elevation and features a loading dock where wine is shipped directly from the bottling area. Photo © Dan Glasser Carl-Fredrik-Svenstedt-Architect-Taradeau-France-Domaines-Ott-Winery-09.jpg Image courtesy Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect Image courtesy Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect