Case study · Toorak, Melbourne

Toorak Cellar

Designed by Eamonn Egan. A traditional cellar in Toorak, Melbourne, for about 10,000 bottles, in a stained mahogany finish. He consulted and designed. He did not build, supply or install it.

Wide view of a stained mahogany cellar: single-bottle racking, display shelves and antique carved columns with wall sconces, arched opening at the end.
Stained mahogany racking with antique columns and wall sconces, an arched window to the next room.
Designer
Eamonn Egan. Design consultancy only.
Place
Toorak, Melbourne.
Capacity
About 10,000 bottles.
Finish
Stained mahogany.

Features

The room

The cellar holds about 10,000 bottles. The finish is stained mahogany. Antique columns are integrated with the single-bottle racking and the display racking. Diamond bins are used for maximum storage, and a large amount of the room is given to large-format display and storage.

The photographs are shown at their own size. They are not enlarged. The joinery was made and installed by the client’s own trades, from the design. Eamonn designed the cellar. He did not build, supply or install it, and he does not carry construction liability for the work.

The finished cellar

Wide view of a stained mahogany cellar: single-bottle racking, display shelves and antique carved columns with wall sconces, arched opening at the end.
Stained mahogany racking with antique columns and wall sconces, an arched window to the next room.
Narrow aisle with a terracotta tiled floor between tall single-bottle racks, leading to an arched glazed opening with lattice racking below.
Tiled aisle between single-bottle racking to an arched window.
Long wall of stained single-bottle racking with carved column capitals and a wall sconce, protective sheeting on the floor.
Six-metre run of single-bottle racking with carved column capitals.

Design renders

Design visualisations prepared by Eamonn Egan before construction.

  • Single-bottle racking aisle to an arched window, wall sconce at right. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Aisle to the arched leadlight window, bottles in display racking. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Display table with lit tilted shelves, racking and sconces behind. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Lit display table in the centre aisle, diamond bins and single-bottle racking. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Long aisle of diamond bins and single-bottle racking. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Diamond bins and racking down a narrow aisle. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Diamond bins beside a column of single-bottle racking. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Diamond bins and single-bottle racking beside a wall sconce. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Case storage bays beside a timber column. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Arched timber entry doors flanked by framed artwork. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Large-format display shelves above single-bottle racking. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Panoramic render of the full cellar. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Panoramic render through the central display table. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Panoramic render along the racking aisles. 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan.
  • Walkthrough of the Toorak Cellar 3D rendered design by Eamonn Egan. Music: Satie, Gymnopédie No. 1 (public domain).

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