wine wall idea
Nick, Sarah, Dan, Ally,
I think we should go ahead and adopt Ally's idea on a wine closet in the library rather than a separate cellar.
Here are some ideas about the wine closet (situated in the basement library alchove). The wine cooling systems are incredibly cheap and compact so I can see this as an extension of the library joinery. Perhaps we can make something beautiful and make a marginal saving here.
I think we should definitely go with this idea. I can't wait to see how this will re-proportion the downstairs scullery/servery. And how this can this wine closet can be concealed by a bit of Dan magic (a door(s) or bookshelf(ves) following the concept of the shutter concealed behind the wardrobe in the master bed). Nick, could you please send sketches about how the spaces might be redeployed between the laundry/servery and the library? Into the design I would like to incorporate at below counter height some old fashioned wine bins (I'll send plans). These store huge numbers of bottles in the ergonomic manner which the French designed their bottle shapes for.
Further ideas, observations below....
I think we should go ahead and adopt Ally's idea on a wine closet in the library rather than a separate cellar.
Here are some ideas about the wine closet (situated in the basement library alchove). The wine cooling systems are incredibly cheap and compact so I can see this as an extension of the library joinery. Perhaps we can make something beautiful and make a marginal saving here.
I think we should definitely go with this idea. I can't wait to see how this will re-proportion the downstairs scullery/servery. And how this can this wine closet can be concealed by a bit of Dan magic (a door(s) or bookshelf(ves) following the concept of the shutter concealed behind the wardrobe in the master bed). Nick, could you please send sketches about how the spaces might be redeployed between the laundry/servery and the library? Into the design I would like to incorporate at below counter height some old fashioned wine bins (I'll send plans). These store huge numbers of bottles in the ergonomic manner which the French designed their bottle shapes for.
Further ideas, observations below....
We should conceal the conditioning equipment with a vent above set in the ceiling or on a high level shelf.
Q