During the renovation of a restaurant spread over several levels, Showine designed a display wine cellar built into an existing stone wall. A compact project, designed to store the wine properly, show off the labels and turn a corner of the dining room into a recognisable feature of the space.
Making the most of what was already there
The project began inside a restaurant undergoing renovation, characterised by exposed stone walls and vaulted ceilings.
The wall chosen for the wine cellar already had a strong material and architectural presence. Covering it would have meant losing an important part of the character of the space.
Showine therefore developed a solution that kept the stone visible and built a light structure in front of it, able to hold the bottles without weighing down the composition.
The result is not a wine room to walk into, but a compact display wine cellar, designed as an integral part of the dining room and intended to hold a few hundred bottles.
Wine in the foreground, technology behind
The bottles are displayed on a structure of matt black painted steel rod with an anti-corrosion treatment, combined with oak elements.
This choice keeps the furnishing visually light and lets the bottles stand out in front of the stone wall.
In the central section, the timber structure houses the indoor unit of the wine cellar cooling system. Cold air is distributed upwards through a dedicated slot, while the front grilles allow the air to be drawn back in.
Integrated, but always accessible
The machine stays hidden from view, but the possibility of working on it in future has not been sacrificed.
A magnetically fixed panel can be removed to reach the indoor unit and carry out periodic maintenance and cleaning.
At the sides, compartments have also been created for wooden cases, Magnums or other formats, making use of the lower part of the composition without compromising technical access to the system.
A wine cellar designed for service too
In a restaurant, a display wine cellar does more than store wine.
The bottles become part of how the dining room is perceived: the labels are visible to guests and the wine selection has a more tangible presence than the list alone.
To protect the collection, the glass surfaces have a UV filter, while the lighting uses low-heat LED sources.
The position of the wine cellar, close to an operational area of the restaurant, was also planned during the renovation so that it fits with the service flows already in place.
The project shows how even a relatively small space can become a climate-controlled restaurant wine cellar that combines storage, operations and architectural presence, leaving the original character of the setting intact.
A climate-controlled display wine cellar inside a restaurant dining room
During the renovation of a restaurant spread over several levels, Showine designed a display wine cellar built into an existing stone wall. A compact project, designed to store the wine properly, show off the labels and turn a corner of the dining room into a recognisable feature of the space.
Making the most of what was already there
The project began inside a restaurant undergoing renovation, characterised by exposed stone walls and vaulted ceilings.
The wall chosen for the wine cellar already had a strong material and architectural presence. Covering it would have meant losing an important part of the character of the space.
Showine therefore developed a solution that kept the stone visible and built a light structure in front of it, able to hold the bottles without weighing down the composition.
The result is not a wine room to walk into, but a compact display wine cellar, designed as an integral part of the dining room and intended to hold a few hundred bottles.
Wine in the foreground, technology behind
The bottles are displayed on a structure of matt black painted steel rod with an anti-corrosion treatment, combined with oak elements.
This choice keeps the furnishing visually light and lets the bottles stand out in front of the stone wall.
In the central section, the timber structure houses the indoor unit of the wine cellar cooling system. Cold air is distributed upwards through a dedicated slot, while the front grilles allow the air to be drawn back in.
Integrated, but always accessible
The machine stays hidden from view, but the possibility of working on it in future has not been sacrificed.
A magnetically fixed panel can be removed to reach the indoor unit and carry out periodic maintenance and cleaning.
At the sides, compartments have also been created for wooden cases, Magnums or other formats, making use of the lower part of the composition without compromising technical access to the system.
A wine cellar designed for service too
In a restaurant, a display wine cellar does more than store wine.
The bottles become part of how the dining room is perceived: the labels are visible to guests and the wine selection has a more tangible presence than the list alone.
To protect the collection, the glass surfaces have a UV filter, while the lighting uses low-heat LED sources.
The position of the wine cellar, close to an operational area of the restaurant, was also planned during the renovation so that it fits with the service flows already in place.
The project shows how even a relatively small space can become a climate-controlled restaurant wine cellar that combines storage, operations and architectural presence, leaving the original character of the setting intact.
The project gallery