has after a 70-year hiatus seen a relaunch of wine production
an activity that had flourished in the area for centuries until the 1950s
The winegrowers Guillaume Hagner and Marie Devigne planted 25,000 vines on a site chosen by Town Hall
The new building wraps around the renovated mill
Its fluid layout optimizes the winemaking process
from harvesting in the north to delivery in the south
all the while ensuring good thermal inertia
A lime plaster mix containing local sands forms the walls of the curved composition
a built enclosure blends modestly into the landscape
the walls of the wine cellar open to the surroundings
and museum presentation emphasize the evolution of enological practices and invite visitors to discover the history of the vineyards of Sarzeau
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Embodying the contemporary history of the place and drawing inspiration from the universal wine imagination to create an architectural language that enhances the spirit of the place, architect Carmen Maurice has repurposed an old mill in the town of Sarzeau to transform it into a professional and welcoming wedding venue
The “Vignoble de Rhuys” winery is the creation of a haven of silence and maturation generated through a building that is added as an envelope to the existing renovated mill
giving rise to a compact volume whose fluid layout optimises the winemaking process
from harvest in the north to delivery in the south
The project by Carmen Maurice Architecture consists of a place for exchange and tasting that is modestly integrated into the landscape while opening up to the surroundings
offering an unobstructed view of the neighbouring mills and housing the work of different winegrowers
with a great history in winemaking and vine care
a mystical feeling of immanence when visitors approach the entrance
It is the unexpected plasticity and the use of different materials that give the whole an appearance that
added to the creation of walls that change with time and light
makes this project an example of sensitivity and respect for tradition
Wine Storehouse "Vignoble de Rhuys" by Carmen Maurice Architecture
Project description by Carmen Maurice Architecture
Carmen Maurice completed the wine cellar for the Vignoble de Rhuys in May 2024
a contemporary structure literally rooted in its territory
the municipality and the Parc Naturel Régional du Golfe du Morbihan (Gulf of Morbihan Regional Nature Park) have undertaken to relaunch wine production after a 70-year hiatus
an activity that had flourished for centuries until the 1950s
selected following a call for applications from winegrowers
and on which the couple are planting 25,000 vines after selecting three grape varieties : Chardonnay
but a professional and welcoming wine cellar was needed
one that also had to embody a contemporary story of the place
Architect Carmen Maurice succeeded brilliantly in drawing from a universal wine-making imagination to create an architectural language that enhances the spirit of the location
This design allows the press to work by gravity
gives the building a mystical feeling of immanence as visitors approach the main entrance from the south or from the hiking trails to the northwest
has allowed for the creation of living walls that express their "terroir" and whose appearance changes with the weather and light
made of a unique plaster mix containing local sands
the walls of the cellar open generously to the surroundings
offering an unobstructed view of the two neighboring mills
and museography highlight the evolution of winemaking practices and invite visitors to discover the history of the vineyards in Sarzeau
producing nearly 6,500 bottles stamped “dantelezh”
Carmen Maurice Architecture
electricity.- Become56.Winemaking process.- Alienor Ingénierie.Structure.- Bretagne Ingénierie.Roads and utilities (VRD).- Nicolas Associés.Air quality.- Laboratoire Vectoeur
496.27 sqm + 200 sqm for the shed and cellar
Guillaume AMAT.
Carmen Maurice Architecture (CMA) is an architectural firm founded by Carmen Maurice Haëntjens in 2020 based in Vannes
works on a wide range of programmes and project scales
The agency's clients include local authorities
she designs sensitive architecture that resonates with the landscape
She pays particular attention to traditional know-how
convinced that this exploration can give rise to a more reasoned architecture
She experiments with materials in the studio and draws on her experience of building sites to enrich her design concepts
making each project a meaningful apparition
Her work is part of a global quest in which each project aims to be a constant reference point in space and time
embodying shared values capable of bringing us together
adapting to our surroundings and inspiring us
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Carmen Maurice Architecture’s Mill Renovation and Winery Construction project is a renovation and construction venture that seamlessly blends industrial heritage with contemporary design and involves the restoration of an old mill and its conversion into a functional winery
It is notable for its careful integration of modern elements while preserving the historical character of the original mill structure
On the « Three Mills» road in Sarzeau
one of them is now surrounded by new plantations: 6 hectares of vineyards
radiates like a lighthouse in the heart of the vineyards
With limited space available for construction
the winery project must be situated close to the mill
to achieve several objectives: to provide functional buildings to the winemakers
to ensure harmonious integration of the project with the surrounding environment of the mill
and to create a cultural space connected to agricultural activity
The architectural approach is to construct a semi-buried circular building that wraps around the renovated mill
A winery is both a space of quiet maturation and a space of sharing and tasting
The project embodies these dual aspects: to the east
a wall encloses and protects the winery’s operations
This is where the winemakers carry out their work
the walls of the winery open up to the landscape
with two “wings” guiding visitors towards the entrance
They provide an unobstructed view of the two neighboring mills and invite visitors to gather in the planted courtyard for outdoor events and tastings
This duality is also reflected in the contrast between the building’s interior and exterior
the technical nature of the winery is revealed
The design embraces an industrial aesthetic
The façade is crafted in a more artisanal manner with a unique plaster created for this project
evokes the site’s proximity to the ocean
The compact building is designed to promote a fluid workflow
ensuring the cyclical process of winemaking; from harvesting in the north to bottling in the south
The semi-buried design allows for gravitational flow during pressing at harvest time and benefits the cellar with the earth’s thermal inertia
The building is also adaptable as it is designed to support operation for over 10 hectares (currently 6 hectares planted); the fermentation area has ample space to accommodate future growth
Visitors can observe the winemaking process as they circulate the mill
without disrupting the work of the winemakers
Project: Mill Renovation and Winery ConstructionArchitects: Carmen Maurice ArchitectureLead Architect: Carmen MauriceLandscape Architect: Antoine Hibou CwancigClient: Commune de SarzeauPhotographers: Guillaume Amat
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Located in the north coast of the Rhuys peninsula
the house takes place at the edge of a lightly residential area and a wood overhanging the sea
The project set up in this wooden hill and offers several living areas connected to the outside in a particular way
The structure of the building and the windows are made out of a wood as well as the facade which is lined with vertical wood slats
The ground floor proposes an entire free space in which two enclosed wheeled beds allows to sleep both inside and outside in the courtyard or on the terrace facing the garden
the main bedroom opens onto the exterior through a large window providing a particular experience with the landscape
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Carmen Maurice Architecture completes the Vignoble de Rhuys wine cellar, located at 23 rue des Trois Moulins in Poulhors, Sarzeau, France
this new facility aligns with the Gulf of Morbihan Regional Nature Park and the local municipality’s initiative to revive wine production in the area after a 70-year hiatus
rooting itself in the regional tradition of viticulture while establishing a contemporary architectural identity for the site
Architect Carmen Maurice’s approach draws from universal winemaking imagery to create an architectural language that resonates with the location’s history
The compact structure wraps around a restored mill
combining efficiency with a spatial layout that follows the natural winemaking process
A gravity-fed system moves grapes from north to south
maximizing energy efficiency and maintaining thermal stability
all images by © Guillaume AMAT
The structure’s exterior features lime plaster crafted by a heritage artisan
with a unique mix of local sands that evoke the oceanic proximity of the peninsula
mutable surface that reflects changing light and weather
Approaching from the south or along hiking trails from the northwest
which imparts a sense of place tied to the vineyard’s terroir
Carmen Maurice Architecture studio designs the interior of the cellar both as a quiet space for wine maturation and as an open environment for visitor interaction
an enclosure discretely accommodates the winemaking process
walls open generously to views of adjacent mills
blending the natural landscape with the cellar’s public areas
These shared spaces integrate tasting areas and exhibits
showcasing the history of local wine production and inviting visitors to explore the cultural narrative of Sarzeau’s vineyards
Carmen Maurice Architecture completes the Vignoble de Rhuys wine cellar in Poulhors
the structure optimizes efficiency while following a gravity-based layout
lime plaster crafted by heritage artisans creates a textured facade that shifts with light and weather
the design aligns with regional initiatives to blend viticulture with local heritage conservation
spaces for maturation and tasting blend quiet wine-making areas with open visitor-friendly zones
local sands in the plaster evoke the nearby ocean
adding a unique tactile quality to the structure’s exterior
the cellar invites guests to explore the evolving narrative of winemaking on the Rhuys peninsula
the cellar offers a harmonious view of its architecture within the natural scenery
name: Wine Storehouse architect: Carmen Maurice Architecture | @carmen.maurice.architecte
photography: Guillaume AMAT | @guillaumeamat
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On Sunday Brailsford told the Guardian that Lappartient had the mentality of a “local French mayor” and to become more presidential the Frenchman had “got some work to do”.
On Tuesday, asked to respond to Brailsford’s comments in the aftermath of the Chris Froome salbutamol case, the Frenchman initially said he “didn’t really want to reply” but quickly warmed to the task. “The last person who called me a ‘Breton mayor’ didn’t have much luck. It was Brian Cookson,” he said referring to the former UCI president he ousted in an election last autumn.
“By insulting me as mayor, he [Brailsford] insults the 35,000 French mayors and the French in general. Doesn’t he realise that it takes mayors taking stages of the Tour de France for such great events to take place?” Lappartient added. “He doesn’t understand much about cycling. When you are arrogant, sooner or later there will be always something that brings you back down to earth.”
On the road the atmosphere seemed less volatile, with Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas suggesting the fans were less hostile, before admitting that it was “hard to tell a ‘boo’ from a ‘Froome’.”
If the booing has subsided, the crashes continue. A pile-up five kilometres from the finish split the bunch and left Rigoberto Urán, second in last year’s Tour, frantically chasing with his teammates, although Gaviria’s compatriot did eventually rejoin the main field.
Read moreThe day’s breakaway of four riders
and the Belgians Dimitri Claeys and Guillaume Van Keirsbulck mirrored the nationalities in the first World Cup semi-final
But as the foursome closed on the finish line in Sarzeau their chances of bringing a stage win home looked doomed
Fifty kilometres from the finish a crash among the pursuers stalled the peloton’s effort and allowed the quartet to move further ahead
once the Quickstep team of the sprinter Gaviria
who claimed the first yellow jersey of the 2018 Tour
moved to the front of the field their chances of staying away were over
For the first time Mark Cavendish was present at the stage finale but his hunt for stage wins goes on
slightly uphill run to the line would have been ideally suited to the Manx rider but he failed to add to his stage victories
“The machine isn’t quite working yet,” the sports director
plus Bernie Eisel isn’t here and we’re missing him big time
“So are we really surprised that we’re not lining up like the Quickstep team
But it’s wrong to say that Mark doesn’t have the form
At the back of the peloton the American rider Lawson Craddock maintained his lonely progress
racing most of the stage 100 metres behind the main field
to guard against another fall on the broken scapula that is hampering his progress
Although the Texan has a black eye and intense pain in a shoulder he is continuing
Education First say Craddock is managing his pain with a combination or paracetamol and Ibuprofen. Asssuming their rider survives until Sunday, Craddock will then have to race over 21.7km of cracked and ruptured cobbled roads, known as the ‘Hell of the North’, in the stage to Roubaix. “That will be the hard one,” Vaughters added. “The pain will have had to subside a lot for him to be able to survive that day.”
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The UCI president is facing media scrutiny for his 10 simultaneous roles
and proximity to three investigations into suspected corruption
A four-man breakaway led from the gun to the flamme rouge
but ultimately it was Fernando Gaviria who prevailed in a bunch sprint
10 Jul 201818.27 CESTGeneral Classification Top 10Greg van Avermaet keeps the yellow jersey ahead of his team-mate Tejay van Garderen and Sky’s Geraint Thomas
Unconfirmed reports suggest Katusha-Alpecin rider Ilnur Zakarin lost around a minute, while Movistar’s Mikel Landa also lost time. EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale (a team name that really rolls off the tongue) rider Rigoberto Uran also went down, but was able to recover.
10 Jul 201818.09 CESTWhat of Cavendish: It seems the Manx Missile didn’t get a lead-out from his team and was struggling to find a wheel to follow. As the riders approached the finish line he could be seen throwing his arms in the air in frustration as Dylan Groenewegen cut across his racing line.
10 Jul 201818.01 CESTThat crash towards the end: It’s still not clear how many, if any, of the main GC riders were involved in the crash that did for about one third of the peloton just before the four kilometre mark. Stay tuned and I’ll bring you news as it filters through.
10 Jul 201817.55 CESTFernando Gaviria wins stage four!!!The rookie Quick-Step rider wins his second stage of this year’s race
beating Peter Sagan and Andre Greipel into the minor placings
10 Jul 201817.52 CEST1km to go: It’s dead straight all the way to the finish as the breakaway group is caught. The sprint is on.
10 Jul 201817.51 CEST1km to go: The breakaway group is about to be caught after a heroic effort to stay away.
10 Jul 201817.51 CEST3 km to go: The gap is 10 seconds. Marcel Kittel, Fernando Gaviria and Mark Cavendish are all well placed near the front of the bunch, unaffected by the crash.
10 Jul 201817.49 CEST4km to go: The gap between what’s left of the bunch (about two thirds of the field) and the breakaway is down to 26 seconds. Mark Cavendish is still well placed, as is Greg van Avermaet. There are little groups of riders pootling along all over the road behind the peloton, trying to get back in touch.
10 Jul 201817.48 CESTA crash in the peloton! Somebody goes down in the peloton and about half the field is forced to stop as the riders sort themselves out.
10 Jul 201817.47 CEST6km to go: The gap is down to 42 seconds as the breakaway group hits a roundabout, riding into a strong headwind. They’re out the country and the road is lined with spectators on either side.
10 Jul 201817.45 CEST7km to go: The breakaway form themselves into a time-trial outfit to give themselves every chance of staying away as riders from Bora Hansrohe take over at the front of the peloton.
10 Jul 201817.43 CEST8km to go: Dimension Data put a man on the front of the group to force the pace as the gap stays at exactly a minute. This is very exciting.
10 Jul 201817.42 CEST10km to go: The breakaway passes under the 10-Kilometre Kite with the gap at 1min 05sec. It’s do-able, but it’ll be tough, not least because of the long, straight finish. In the breakaway, Dimitri Claeys removes his bidon for his cage and gives himself a liberal squirt in the face.
10 Jul 201817.39 CEST11km to go: Marcel Kittel’s Katusha team take up the cudgels at the front of a peloton that finally seems to have realised there’s work to be done if they are to reel in the escapees.
10 Jul 201817.19 CEST27km to go: Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) and Tim De Clercq (Quick Step) tow the peloton along with the gap a steady 2min 47sec.
10 Jul 201817.06 CEST38km to go: The best thing about that Bob Roll clip from the Kelloggs Tour is hearing the wonderful voice of Phil Liggett in his prime,” writes Richard Searle
“His voice was the sound of my summers growing up in the 80s and he singlehandedly made me fall in love with the Tour
He had his critics in recent years and his unapologetic support for Lane Armstrong grated
but when I hear his voice it’s like sprinkling magic dust onto the cycling footage.”
10 Jul 201816.56 CEST45km: There were quite a few big names involved in that crash: Mikel Landa, Robert Gesink, Dan Martin, Bauke Mollema and Jakob Fugslang. They’re all back on their bikes and have rejoined the peloton.
10 Jul 201816.54 CEST47km to go: With the breakaway under control, the peloton slows down to let those involved in the crash catch up with them. Some riders use the slowing down of the peloton to pick up drinks from their team cars, while the four lads in front get to extend their lead again. The gap is 2min 08sec.
10 Jul 201816.47 CEST53km to go: The gap is down to 1min 17sec, with a sprint for bonus seconds available to the first three riders across the 38km-to-go line very much ahoy! Will the seconds go to three of the four men in the breakaway, or will they be reeled in over the next 15 kilometres.
10 Jul 201816.40 CEST58km to go: A moment of controversy as Peter Sagan and another rider – I know not who – appear to have a very full and frank exchange over some unknown matter on the right side of the peloton. Further up the road in the breakaway, Anthony Perez takes the only King of the Mountain point on offer today at St Jean La Poterie.
10 Jul 201816.37 CEST60km to go: The gap is down to 1min 36sec
“So glad that Doug mentioned Bob “Bobke” Roll
as it gives me an excuse to dig out one of my favourite bits of bike throwing: Bob losing the sprint into Cardiff on the 1987 Kelloggs Tour as he unclips just yards from the line
10 Jul 201816.18 CEST73km to go: The gap is 2min 10sec and the sprinters’ teams have been working to reduce the gap and here’s how they’ve shared the workload
The collaboration between the sprinters' teams has already taken the gap down to 2'16" with 74km to go #TDF2018 #TDFdata pic.twitter.com/s0n7JjbWtU
10 Jul 201816.15 CEST76 km to go: Chris Froome has retreated to talk to the team car but no drama
That breakaway alliance of Frenchmen and Belgians is now a dwindling 2’ 17” clear
By the time it reaches 60km out and a category four climb beckons
here’s some footage of that intermediate bunch sprint a few clicks back
“I think Cav’s wit is dry, and I like him, but he doesn’t suffer fools, and nor should he. I thought Sagan’s move looks now just as it did then: aggressive, closing a gap that was still there when Cav pulled through it, and the elbow - after contact between both riders - sent him down.
“It was reckless and dangerous, and while kicking Sagan off the tour was over the top, being blanked from the stage would’ve been fair. Just as many think Cav gets too much support, Sagan isn’t above criticism, and for all the wheelies and fun interviews, no one should be above reproach. I say this as as a big Sagan fan too. There were no winners on that day.”
10 Jul 201815.53 CEST91km to go: Guillaume van Keirsbulck wins the intermediate sprint at Derval from Dimitri Claeys, Anthony Perez and Jerome Cousin.
10 Jul 201815.49 CEST95km to go: “As today is so boring
why not liven up your feed by featuring my #TourDeGif animation project - a daily animated gif of each stage winner,” writes Neil Grunshaw
“I thought I’d mirror the suffering of the riders over the next 3 weeks by embarking on an endurance animation project - if anything
animation actually involves far more physical suffering than Grand Tour racing
10 Jul 201815.45 CEST99km to go: Nothing continues to happen at great length, although the gap continues to drop. It’s currently at 4min 32sec. All this nothingness has prompted this philosophical query from John Cook.
“I’ve always wondered this as a cyclist and as one that doesn’t race,” he says. “What does the peloton do most of the day? Do they have buddies on other teams that they chat up as they go along on days like today? I imagine that for most of the day it’s just a really fast group ride? Or do they have to stay rank and file with their teams?”
I suppose, John, it depends on what stage of the stage they’re in and whether or not their team has a man in the breakaway. Early doors, they can probably do what they like, move around the peloton chatting to pals while eating canapes. As the stage approaches its business end, and it’s time to reel in the breakaway, assorted teams start having to get their ducks in a row ahead of the climax.
10 Jul 201815.37 CEST103km to go: Guillaume van Keirsbulck takes a turn at the front of the breakaway group
leaning on his handlebars with his forearms
his hands crossed in front of him as he gazes ahead of him
He looks thoroughly bored as he pedals along at 42 kilometres an hour
“The Tour has many traditions and Cavendish having a go at a cameraman seems to have become one of them!” writes Matt Cast
when Mark Cavendish had never even ridden a Tour
if not his very first interview with a British newspaper.