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that sets the tone for the architecture of the Wine Museum. This system of building is both simple and traditional but resolutely stark in its character. Perraudin’s architecture in massive limestone blocks labeled “vernacular avantgarde” has one of its most clear articulations here as a series of basic components that work to describe the sloping terraced topography. The limestone blocks, while distinct in their surface textures, are part of a whole system of structurally expressive forms highlighted by the structural use of stone from the natural stone foundations up to the complex timber ceilings. While traditional and somewhat archaic in appearance, this system is quite modern in its clear details including the surprising, yet efficient use of steel crossbeams that bring in a contemporary element. In this way the design of the Wine Museum at Patrimonio is one of the few buildings of late that combines the unique qualities of the traditions of Mediterranean architecture in a building that is also meant to appeal to modern taste and use. EYLÜL - EKİM 2013 / SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2013 • NATURA 99