CEla looks like a hut dream, an vernacular architectural gesture in the middle of nature, a refuge to meditate far from the crash of the world. This is undoubtedly a bit of all this, and even something else: this structure, inspired by the leaflets, is proof that a responsible ecology can rhyme with civilization and entrepreneurial project. It is indeed the extension of the stealthy chai, camouflaged in the futaia, and was imagined ten years ago for the young vines of the Smith castle Haut Lafitte by Florence and Daniel Cathiard, engaged in organic farming. GAIA – This is the name of this building thought by the architect Jérémy Nadau – houses offices and will be a space for meeting with wines, opening on the vines, the castle, its dependencies. Better, the ultimate expression of “The spirit of the place”, To take up that of the enthusiastic Florence Cathiard. We bet that Charles III would be won over from this addition to the estate he discovered during his state visit to France …
Château Smith Haut Lafitte, in Martillac. Information on smith-haut-lafitte.com
