Steve Pantalemon and his team recently built a modern glass-enclosed wine room with white acrylic back panel for a client. One of the major challenges for the project was the wine cellar was exposed to direct sunlight for the majority of the day. This scenario could potentially ruin wines inside the wine cellar. Continue reading to find out how Steve overcame this obstacle.
The luxurious interior design of the home goes perfectly with the modern wine room design.
Modern Glass Wine Room with White Acrylic Backpanel
Acrylic LED backpanel in a modern glass-enclosed wine cellar is an innovative way of adding emphasis to your impressive wine cellar collecton.
The team did amazing work on the modern wine room for this homeowner. This contemporary wine cellar is enclosed in metal-framed glass. From the entrance of the wine cellar, a cabinet with a marble top could be readily seen. And, directly above it is the vent of the WhisperKOOL ceiling mount cooling unit.
Located on both sides of the cabinet are wine shelves and square bins. Some of these shelves have LED lighting on their surface. These shelves were designed specifically to display liquor and spirits. When LED lighting is turned on, it passes through the contents of these liquor bottles. This highlights the bottle even more.
The wine peg racking system for this wine cellar is equally as impressive. There are basically two panels that hold these wine pegs. The two panels are separated by a cabinet. They are white in color and made of acrylic. Behind these panels are LED bulbs. When these bulbs are turned on, light passes through the translucent surface of the back panel. This gives subtle lighting which adds emphasis to wine bottles placed on wine pegs.
Wine pegs are metallic with a brushed finish. It is triple deep, which means a pair of wine pegs can hold up to three bottles. With the LED lighting switched on, it appears that the bottles are floating through the air.
You can also opt for partial backlighting which we installed inside this small modern wine cellar. We still utilized the triple-deep metal pegs but placed the LED lights behind a dark, solid wall.
For the cooling system, a ceiling mount cooling unit from WhisperKOOL was installed to maintain the humidity and temperature inside the wine room. No visible part of the cooling system could be seen. The only thing you can see is the vent of the cooling unit. This minimalist approach to the cooling system gives the wine cellar a clean and spacious look.
Obstacles During the Design and Construction of the Contemporary Glass-Enclosed Wine Room
Horizontal racks with LED channels is great way of presenting large format bottles.
Steve and his creative crew tackled the problem with direct sunlight striking the wine cellar. He knew he couldn’t ignore this problem since it could cause a lot of trouble for the client in the future. Had Steve ignored this, condensation within the wine room would be inevitable. Then, heat from the sun would be transferred directly inside the wine cellar. It could have drastically disturbed the cooling process. The cooling unit could have worked non-stop because of the continuous disturbance of the cooling process in the wine cellar.
Steve anticipated this and came up with a brilliant solution. His team used double-paned glass panels to strengthen the insulation of the wine room. And, to further make sure that there will be no leaks or gaps in the glass panels, they framed the glass panels with metal.
Importance of Maintaining Optimum Temperature and Humidity in a Modern Wine Room
It was critical for Steve and his team to resolve the problem with the direct sunlight proactively is simple. They knew the importance of maintaining the optimum levels of temperature and humidity in the wine cellar. The team wanted to make sure that the wine cellar they built for the client would serve its purpose – any wines kept there will be protected from unwanted spoiling.
The cork, which serves as a stopper and seal for wine bottles, is also affected by fluctuating temperature and humidity in the wine room. It is important that the corks never dry out. If they do, the corks will contract and lose their seal. Once air enters the wine bottle, its contents will undergo oxidation and spoilage which will ultimately ruin the flavor of the wine. It is for this reason that many wine cellar owners prefer to keep and display their wines horizontally. Doing this will keep the content of wine bottles in constant contact with the cork. It’s a time-proven fix to keep the cork from drying up.
With the LED acrylic panel turned on, light passing through the alcohol bottles gives an interesting effect.
Ideally, wines should be kept at a temperature ranging from 55°F to 59°F and humidity levels from 55% to 75%. Going under or beyond that could damage or even ruin the quality of wines in the cellar. It may sound simple enough. But, if you’re looking to build your wine cellar, you should pay close attention to the insulation in your wine cellar and the suitable cooling unit for your project. Research and consulting with experienced professionals on how to build your wine cellar will have a long-term beneficial effect on your wine collection.
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