UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards

the project unfolds as an architectural narrative of transformation, where a futuristic object gradually reads as an ancient ruin within the landscape.

thomai tsimpou March 11, 2026 4 min

314 Architecture Studio’s winery emerges from the vineyards

Among the vineyards of Nemea in the Peloponnese, Greece, 314 Architecture Studio imagines a winery that takes the form of a circular structure partially embedded within the terrain, titled Metamorphosis. The project, whose planted roof extends to the surrounding vineyards on its surface, reads from afar almost like a geological formation.

The concept unfolds through a speculative narrative in which the winery resembles a flying saucer that once landed among the vineyards thousands of years ago. Over time, the alien object was not rejected by nature but slowly absorbed by it. Vegetation spread across its surface and soil wrapped itself around its edges, transforming what was once foreign into something that now feels inseparable from the terrain.

Its smooth circular geometry evokes a futuristic machine, yet the vegetation spreading across its surface allows it to read as something ancient, almost ruin-like. In this sense, the narrative of Metamorphosis echoes the allegorical transformation found in Franz Kafka’s homonymous novella. The building is imagined in a continuous state of change, shifting from a speculative artifact of the future into something that feels archaeological.

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 1 — all images by 314 Architecture Studio

Metamorphosis: a vessel shaped by time in Peloponnese, greece

A thin linear incision that cuts through the vineyard fields allows access to the winery. From a distance the entrance appears as a subtle fracture in the earth, but as visitors approach, it becomes a descending passage leading beneath the planted roof of the circular structure. The spatial sequence recalls the experience of Mycenaean tholos tombs scattered across the Peloponnese, where movement from light into shadow creates a gradual transition from the open landscape to an enclosed interior.

Through this gesture the project places itself between two temporal readings. Its smooth circular geometry evokes a futuristic machine, yet the vegetation spreading across its surface gives it the presence of an ancient ruin. The building exists in a state of transformation, suggesting an object that may have arrived from the future but is perceived as something long buried in the past.

For the Athens-based team at 314 Architecture Studio, Metamorphosis reflects the same processes that define winemaking itself. Just as grapes slowly transform into wine through fermentation and aging, the architecture becomes a vessel shaped by earth, vegetation, light, and air.

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 2 — 314 Architecture Studio imagines a winery that takes the form of a circular structure

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 3 — nestled among the vineyards of Nemea in the Peloponnese, Greece

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 4 — Metamorphosis is partially embedded within the terrain

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 5 — the planted roof extends to the surrounding vineyards on its surface

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 6 — a thin linear incision cuts through the vineyard fields

ufo-winery-314-architecture-studio-half-buried-greek-vineyards-designboom-large01 — the architecture becomes a vessel shaped by earth, vegetation, light, and air

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 7 — the concept unfolds through a speculative narrative

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 8 — the winery resembles a flying saucer that once landed among the vineyards thousands of years ago

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 9 — transforming what was once foreign into something that now feels inseparable from the terrain

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 10 — the smooth circular geometry evokes a futuristic machine

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 11 — the vegetation spreading across its surface allows it to read as something ancient

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 12 — the narrative of Metamorphosis echoes the allegorical transformation found in Franz Kafka’s homonymous novella

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 13 — the building is imagined in a continuous state of change

UFO-like winery by 314 architecture studio appears half buried in greek vineyards - 14 — shifting from a speculative artifact of the future into something that feels archaeological

ufo-winery-314-architecture-studio-half-buried-greek-vineyards-designboom-large02 — Metamorphosis reflects the same processes that define winemaking itself

project info:

name: Metamorphosis

architects: 314 Architecture Studio | @314architecturestudio

location: Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece