Set in the remote volcanic mountains of Lanzarote, this high-tech vineyard utilises automated harvesting drones to pick the grapes and process them on transport. This vision coming to life via Unreal Engine 4 by the UK-based studio, Factory Fifteen, won the Grand Prize award in “The Vineyard” Challenge last October. Today I’m sharing the first part of their making-of which covers a design that includes an underground production facility, wine storage and tasting area, 6 luxury apartments, a world-class spa with interior and exterior pools, massage parlours, steam rooms, saunas, interior and exterior restaurant / bar and a gallery space for local artists. The film they produced, along with a bespoke soundtrack, takes us on a short journey from the drone harvesting fields through to the buildings interior.

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