Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The new Joseph wine center of Maison Krug in Ambonnay, France. Nestled in the wine-growing village of Ambonnay in Marne, France, lies the new site of Krug’s production, Project Joseph designed by the award-winning AW2 agency. On one side lies the historic plot of Clos d’Ambonnay and its 0.
84 hectares. On the other, the village with its tiled roofs and inhabitants. Formed in the shape of an H, the 9,500 m2 building spans three floors, joining together its offices, reception, design and tasting areas.
From there, it branches out into five vinification rooms in the basement and the two naves, where eight cellars are located. For Krug, it was essential for its new site to optimize flows, limit the arduousness of its work and provide the teams with harmonized and functional spaces. “The desire was to continue the dream of founder Joseph Krug and to create a link between the village and the vineyard,” Stéphanie Ledoux, associate architect and co-founder of the AW2 AW2 agency, told me at the recent inauguration.
The result is one that combines excellence, modernism, and tradition. A perpetual dialogue with architectural stakes Stéphanie Réda, right, and Réda Amalou are co-founders of the AW2 agency. Much like the number of years necessary for the birth of a Grande Cuvée Krug, it took seven years of work for the new winemaking site to come to fruition.
The project also complements “Maison de Famille Krug,” loc.