materra.studio

Located in the northern area of Belluno, the project investigates the intersection of landscape, production, and architecture through the design of a grappa distillery combined with tasting and accommodation functions. The aim was to reinterpret an industrial typology as a meeting point; where the act of producing becomes an open, sensory experience connected to nature and the public.

• Spatial Organization: The layout follows the natural slope of the terrain, arranging the production hall, tasting spaces, and accommodation units along a linear path that mirrors the process of distillation itself.
• Experiential Sequence: Visitors move through a chain of courtyards, gardens, and glass corridors, surrounded by the scent of cultivated herbs, creating a gradual and sensorial encounter between craft and landscape.
• Materiality & Atmosphere: Locally quarried stone and oak anchor the architecture within its alpine context, while glass and steel introduce lightness and transparency. The structures are partly embedded in the ground to minimize visual impact and ensure thermal balance.
• Productive Landscape: The surrounding gardens cultivate lavender, rosemary, fennel, and mint, herbs used in grappa production, turning the site into both a productive and didactic environment open to visitors.
• Agritourism & Community: Small-scale accommodation and co-working spaces extend the distillery into a broader agritourism experience, supporting cultural exchange and public engagement with local traditions.
• Conceptual Aim: The project seeks to merge architecture and ecology into a single narrative, a distillery embedded within the landscape, and a landscape that distills the essence of place.