Wine and UHPC - How does it work?

Last year we were approached by Italian and Spanish architectural firms to see if we could imagine
working on a renovation project. In this case, it is about the renovation of a very old wine cellar.
Especially the cellar floor is in need of renovation, as well as some storage foundations for large wine barrels. In some places the floor has moisture damage, among other things. With a few millimeters of UHPC TopLayer, we were able to make the floor permanently waterproof. The new flooring should be as light as possible and have a certain structure, which is also possible with UHPC TopLayer.

In one of the projects, the old cellar vault was to be renovated in some places and the architects wanted to

redesign a very large room for wine tastings. First models with UHPC/old wood combinations will be executed by us in the near future. As wood material we use among other things old vines.

For another floor project we have proposed a UHPC Phalt floor, that is a mixture of asphalt and UHPC mortar. The interesting thing about this solution is the possible color contrast between asphalt, aggregates and UHPC mortar. The UHPC mortar can be colored in various shades. By grinding the surface, a kind of terrazo design is created.
UHPC Phalt has been used for many years as a design floor in restaurants and exclusive stores.

Both flooring solutions have a very high strength so that heavy barrels and containers can be placed or moved on this floor without any problems.
To increase the sustainability of the projects, we have proposed that all the old building material that is removed for the new flooring is mixed into the new flooring where high strength is not required.