Samenvatting

Heerlen generates space due to shrinkage, which can generate a new agricultural and geographical evolution. In this case winemaking creates an opportunity for starting an urban vineyard in the center of Heerlen. The basements of vacant buildings are reprogrammed into a winery with the slopes surrounding the town contributing as productive territory. The design is an assemblage of a natural (urban) vineyard, a subterranean indoor vineyard and stacked vines with vertical greenhouse. The project brings surrounding vineyards into town, reconnecting the town core with its productive context and at the same time providing a place for meetings and events.