Martin’s Lane Winery Kelowna, British Columbia, von Mandl Family Estates Winemarking Facility
Martin’s Lane Winery, Kelowna
von Mandl Family Estates Building in BC, Canada – design by Olson Kundig Architects
Apr 29, 2017
Martin’s Lane Winery in Kelowna
Design: Olson Kundig, Architects
Location: Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, southern British Columbia, Canada
Martin’s Lane Winery Building
Tucked into a hillside in Kelowna, British Columbia, the design of the newest winery in the von Mandl Family Estates creates an intimate relationship between the topography of the land and a new gravity-flow winery.
The design of the production facility follows the direction of the land, utilizing the downhill slope for its gravity-flow process while the visitor experience cantilevers out over the vineyards, offering views to the surrounding landscape.
The functional areas of the winery step down the hillside, from the grape-receiving area at the top through fermentation into the settling room, bottling room and ending at a below-ground barrel storage area. Office and visitor spaces are woven into the manufacturing portion of the structure, including a tasting room, dining room, and visitor walkways that offer intimate views of the production process.
The barrel storage is set back into the hillside to take advantage of stable earth temperatures, minimize HVAC use and maintain a constant, ideal temperature and humidity without the need for conventional heating or cooling systems.
The facility’s exterior is cladded with obsidian-painted structural steel and rusted corrugated steel for siding and roof overhangs. Siding panels are tilted downhill to visually underscore the story of the gravity-flow process.
Guided tours bring visitors into the facility through a rough board-formed concrete tunnel and then to an exclusive tasting room accented by a glass and perforated steel wall that overlooks the barrel storage area. A signature spiral stair case leads up to larger tasting room and visitor experience area with perforated steel on the outside and solid steel inside. The form of the staircase was inspired by the stainless-steel filtering equipment as well as the Fibonacci rationale that structures how grape vines propagate.
The split roof design with strategically located clerestory windows provide ample natural light throughout the space. The operable windows draw in breezes from the lake, which funnel through the building, providing natural ventilation. The windows also provide a visual connection to the land and nature with views to the lake and surrounding vineyards.
Martin’s Lane Winery Kelowna – Building Information
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Architects: Olson Kundig
Client: The Mark Anthony Group
General Contractor: PCL Construction
Photographers: Nic Lehoux Architectural Photography
Conpany address: 5445 LAKESHORE ROAD KELOWNA, BC. CANADA V1W 4S5
Location: 5445 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1W 4S5
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