March 12, 2008

AIA Project of the Month: The winery gets reinvented in Woodinville

Photo by Benjamin Benschneider for Mithun [enlarge]

The winery is dominated by solid north-south lines made of tilt-up concrete. The east-west walls are largely transparent, for controlled views through the building.

There are many winding drives in wine country, U.S.A. Most seem to lead to another faux chateau, a fantasy of Tuscany or the Loire Valley.

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Previous columns:

• AIA Project of the Month: A shell and more that 'parties fantastically', 02-13-2008
• AIA Project of the Month: Agnes Lofts: it's the windows, 01-16-2008
• AIA Project of the Month: Alley 24: A lab for redevelopment, 12-12-2007
• AIA Project of the Month: Bringing science and sea together, in the woods, 11-14-2007
• AIA Project of the Month: SSCC center: a zipper to bring campus together, 10-10-2007
• AIA Project of the Month: Marysville restroom makes a simple statement: ‘Wow', 09-12-2007
• AIA Project of the Month: The library is a big step up for Montlake, 08-08-2007
• AIA Project of the Month: A former fortress becomes Bellevue City Hall, 07-11-2007