work is a feat of creative brilliance. Here a 5.5m bronze sculpture
of the vine, the ‘Heart of Quoin Rock’, sets the tone for the
symbolic ‘circle of life’ carried through to the internal spaces of the
Wine Lounge and Gåte Restaurant. What was previously known
as the tasting room has been transformed into fine dining Gåte
Restaurant. “Mostly natural materials and light colours were used
in the restaurant interior. Two external existing brick walls were
removed to open the internal space to the outside - we decided
to bring the landscape inside,” explains Julia.
Symbols of wine production have been used as a core in
the interior design. A custom-made oak bar counter became
the central focus. The prototype of the bar counter was a
French oak barrel, solid wood banded lights symbolised the
fermentation process within the barrel. Three columns in
the restaurant space are also framed with a solid wood oak
panel - conceptualised as old vines. All restaurant furniture was
designed by us in order to create the most comfortable space,
with each small element complementing the main concept of the
interior design.
The original shape of the building prior to renovation was
altered by ‘slicing through’ with a completely new element – a
pergola, whose crisscrossed I-beam structure is filled with a
64 Quoin Rock