Ambroise CHARRON
Inspiration for a contemporary wine cellar in Angers.

Inspiration for a small contemporary wine cellar in Surrey with storage racks.

The Atherton House is a family compound for a professional couple in the tech industry, and their two teenage children. After living in Singapore, then Hong Kong, and building homes there, they looked forward to continuing their search for a new place to start a life and set down roots. The site is located on Atherton Avenue on a flat, 1 acre lot. The neighboring lots are of a similar size, and are filled with mature planting and gardens. The brief on this site was to create a house that would comfortably accommodate the busy lives of each of the family members, as well as provide opportunities for wonder and awe. Views on the site are internal. Our goal was to create an indoor- outdoor home that embraced the benign California climate. The building was conceived as a classic “H” plan with two wings attached by a double height entertaining space. The “H” shape allows for alcoves of the yard to be embraced by the mass of the building, creating different types of exterior space. The two wings of the home provide some sense of enclosure and privacy along the side property lines. The south wing contains three bedroom suites at the second level, as well as laundry. At the first level there is a guest suite facing east, powder room and a Library facing west. The north wing is entirely given over to the Primary suite at the top level, including the main bedroom, dressing and bathroom. The bedroom opens out to a roof terrace to the west, overlooking a pool and courtyard below. At the ground floor, the north wing contains the family room, kitchen and dining room. The family room and dining room each have pocketing sliding glass doors that dissolve the boundary between inside and outside. Connecting the wings is a double high living space meant to be comfortable, delightful and awe-inspiring. A custom fabricated two story circular stair of steel and glass connects the upper level to the main level, and down to the basement “lounge” below. An acrylic and steel bridge begins near one end of the stair landing and flies 40 feet to the children’s bedroom wing. People going about their day moving through the stair and bridge become both observed and observer. The front (EAST) wall is the all important receiving place for guests and family alike. There the interplay between yin and yang, weathering steel and the mature olive tree, empower the entrance. Most other materials are white and pure. The mechanical systems are efficiently combined hydronic heating and cooling, with no forced air required.

This is an example of a contemporary wine cellar in DC Metro.

©Finished Basement Company
Inspiration for a large contemporary wine cellar in Denver with light hardwood floors and brown floor.

The wine cellar is a combination of old and new materials adding to the architectural details of the home. Wide-plank cedar was used on the walls and ceiling, stainless steel bottle racks and a feature wall of antique barn beams and granite complete the space. Photo Credit Eric Roth

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional wine cellar in Other with brick floors and display racks.

Custom Wine Barrel Cabinet designed by Soleil By Design, LLC. Photo courtesy of Tenhulzen Remodeling.
Inspiration for a mid-sized country wine cellar in Seattle with travertine floors and storage racks.

Walk in wine rack, wine storage with concealed LED lighting.
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary wine cellar in Sydney with medium hardwood floors and storage racks.

Christopher Davison, AIA
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary wine cellar in Austin with medium hardwood floors and diamond bins.

Inspiration for a transitional wine cellar in Dallas.

A Redwood wine wall with the capacity to store over 400 bottles. The ridged shelving of this wine wall beautifully shows off the labels of the bottles. Our client is an avid collector of a New Zealand wine, because of this we designed custom shelving to showcase the specific years. The temperature controlled wine wall, located in Chislehurst, London has been connected to Google for voice activation, enabling the user to set the ambience of the space, whilst also being able to monitor the atmospheric conditions from a phone.

Photo of a large midcentury wine cellar in Omaha with porcelain floors, storage racks and grey floor.

Photo of a contemporary wine cellar in San Diego with storage racks and beige floor.

Design ideas for a contemporary wine cellar in Kansas City.

Lara Swimmer Gelotte Hommas Architecture
Inspiration for a traditional wine cellar in Seattle.

Inspiration for a traditional wine cellar in New York.

Wine room with rolling ladder, backlit onyx backsplash, chandilier
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional wine cellar in Houston with medium hardwood floors, display racks and grey floor.

Wine Room, brick floor, brick ceiling, barrel ceiling
Inspiration for a traditional wine cellar in Austin with brick floors, display racks and red floor.