Custom wine storage installation at The Lotos Club in New York City

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The Lotos Club Custom Wine Cellar

A custom climate-controlled wine storage installation created for The Lotos Club in New York City, combining traditional mahogany craftsmanship with modern wine storage technology.

Capacity Approx. 130 Bottles

Material Mahogany

Racking VintageView W Series

Cooling CellarPro Houdini

The Project

Historic Character. Modern Wine Storage.

A custom wine storage installation designed to feel at home within the distinguished architectural character of The Lotos Club.

Rich mahogany, solid bronze-framed doors and insulated glass establish a traditional architectural framework, while label-forward metal wine racking, integrated LED accent lighting and a concealed ceiling-mounted cooling system introduce the performance of a modern climate-controlled wine cellar.

01 Bottle Capacity Approx. 130 Bottles

02 Wood Mahogany

03 Wine Racking VintageView W Series

04 Climate Control CellarPro Houdini

Insulated Glass Dual-pane insulated glass framed doors and side windows.

Solid Bronze Bronze door framing complements the traditional mahogany surround.

LED Accent Lighting Integrated lighting brings depth and visibility to the displayed collection.

Magnum Storage Lower racks provide dedicated storage for larger-format magnum bottles.

Used at The Lotos Club

01 Label-Forward Wine Racking

VintageView W Series

The W Series creates the label-forward presentation used throughout the installation, allowing the wine collection to remain visually prominent against the traditional mahogany and glass enclosure.

Metal Racking Label Forward Wall Mounted

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Used at The Lotos Club

CellarPro 1800H Houdini ceiling-mounted wine cellar cooling unit

02 Wine Cellar Climate Control

CellarPro Houdini

A ceiling-mounted CellarPro Houdini cooling system provides climate control while keeping mechanical equipment from competing visually with the wine display, glass enclosure and surrounding millwork.

Climate Control Ceiling Mounted CellarPro

Explore Houdini Cooling

Part of a complete wine storage system. The racking and cooling equipment work alongside the mahogany enclosure, dual-pane insulated glass, bronze-framed doors, LED accent lighting and dedicated large-format bottle storage incorporated into the project.

Architecture & Materials

Traditional Materials. Contemporary Display.

The design brings together the warmth and permanence of traditional architectural materials with the lighter visual presence of contemporary wine racking. Mahogany, bronze and glass frame the collection, while the label-forward display keeps the wine itself at the center of the installation.

Completed custom wine cellar installation at The Lotos Club in New York City

Completed Installation · The Lotos Club

01 / DESIGN The Material Palette

Built to Belong in the Room.

Rather than separating the wine storage from its surroundings, the enclosure was designed as an architectural element of the room. Rich mahogany establishes warmth and depth, while bronze-framed glass creates a refined transition between the surrounding interior and the displayed collection.

Inside the enclosure, contemporary metal racking creates a deliberate contrast. Its minimal profile allows bottle labels and the collection itself to remain visually prominent without competing with the traditional millwork.

Detail of The Lotos Club custom wine storage installation — Project Detail · Mahogany & Glass

Wine racking and bottle storage detail at The Lotos Club — Project Detail · Wine Display

Custom wine cellar enclosure detail at The Lotos Club in New York City — Project Detail · Custom Enclosure

01 Mahogany Rich woodwork gives the installation its traditional architectural character and visual warmth.

02 Solid Bronze Bronze door elements add substantial architectural detail alongside the mahogany surround.

03 Insulated Glass Dual-pane insulated glass is incorporated into the framed doors and adjoining side windows.

04 Metal Racking Label-forward VintageView racking introduces a modern, minimal display within the traditional enclosure.

The result is a wine display that feels integrated into the architecture rather than added to it.

Approximate Capacity

130

Bottles

A combination of standard bottle storage and dedicated space for larger-format bottles.

01 Label-Forward Display Bottles are presented horizontally with labels visible, making the collection part of the visual design.

02 Standard Bottles The primary racking system provides organized storage for the collection's standard-format wine bottles.

03 Magnum Storage Lower racks provide dedicated storage for larger magnum-format bottles.

04 LED Accent Lighting Integrated accent lighting adds visibility and depth to the bottle display within the glass enclosure.

Display Strategy

The bottles become part of the architecture.

The VintageView W Series places each bottle sideways to the viewer, creating rows of visible labels rather than hiding the collection behind traditional cork-forward storage.

Within the glass-fronted enclosure, that presentation allows the collection itself to contribute color, texture and rhythm to the room while maintaining a clean, organized wine storage layout.

Presentation Label-forward horizontal bottle display

Bottle Formats Standard bottles + lower magnum storage

Display Lighting Integrated LED accent lighting

Climate Control & Enclosure

Performance Behind the Presentation.

Behind the mahogany, bronze and glass is a climate-controlled wine storage system. The Lotos Club installation combines a ceiling-mounted CellarPro Houdini with dual-pane insulated glass and a purpose-built enclosure, allowing the mechanical components to remain visually secondary to the collection.

01 / ENVIRONMENT Integrated Climate Control

The Technology Stays Out of the Way.

The cooling system was incorporated above the wine display rather than becoming a dominant visual element within the cellar. The ceiling-mounted configuration allows the mahogany enclosure, bronze detailing and bottle presentation to remain the primary focus.

Together with the insulated glass enclosure, the cooling equipment forms part of the complete climate-controlled wine storage installation.

01 CellarPro Houdini A ceiling-mounted cooling system selected for the climate-controlled wine storage installation.

02 Dual-Pane Glass Insulated glass is incorporated into the framed doors and side windows of the wine cellar enclosure.

03 Custom Enclosure Mahogany, glass and bronze elements form the architectural enclosure surrounding the collection.

04 Visual Integration Mechanical equipment remains secondary to the wine, millwork and architectural detailing of the room.

Component 01 Cooling The CellarPro Houdini provides the dedicated cooling component for the climate-controlled wine space.

Component 02 Enclosure Dual-pane insulated glass is integrated into the custom doors and side windows surrounding the cellar.

Component 03 Integration The climate-control components are incorporated without disrupting the traditional mahogany, bronze and glass presentation.

Installed System CellarPro 1800H Houdini

View Cooling System

Completed custom wine cellar project at The Lotos Club in New York City — Completed Installation **The Lotos Club · New York City**

Custom wine cellar detail at The Lotos Club — Architectural Detail

Wine storage enclosure at The Lotos Club — Custom Wine Storage

Location New York City

Capacity Approx. 130 Bottles

Racking VintageView W Series

Material Mahogany

Cooling CellarPro Houdini

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