Private Wine Cellar, Falmouth, Cornwall

This specialized, state-of-the-art, 350m² wine cellar sits beneath the new Arts and Crafts-inspired private residence near Falmouth designed by The Bazeley Partnership. Housing an extensive collection of vintage wines and champagnes, the concept was influenced by the client's desire for an 'Old World' French and Tuscan theme. Accessed from ground floor level by lift and a bespoke, arch-formed staircase, the newly created underground space has reinforced concrete walls with barrell-vaulted ceilings clad in stone, supported by stone columns and arches forming storage niches. In order to keep the valuable contents in optium condition, the cellar is naturally ventilated using anti-bacterial, silver-lined ducts installed below the cellar's structural floor slab.