Moonvalley Wines reception building

Vinery Building
Mád, Hungary

The vinery of Moonvalley Wines Tokaj is located in the village of Mád in the Tokaj Mountains, a traditional wine-making area in Hungary, Europe. The builing is the extension of an existing one, the first memories of which are from 1849. The building's original structure was a traditional spatial sequence, which was later extended by several smaller parts. Because of the critical condition of the extension we demolished this part. The main load barring structure could be kept, this is why we decided to rebuild the original mass in contrast with the contemporary architectural elements of our design, for example the newly designed doors and windows. Our aim was to emphasize the contrast between the ancient stone walls and the new windows. We also provided the building with new function: the newly built part is the vinery, while the offices and a tasting room are situated behind the ancient stone walls.

Lead architect: Péter Bordás
Architects: Tamás Tolvaj, Ildikó Pém
Photo: Júlia Szendrői