Saturday, March 6, 2010

"Client" Meeting

Notes from a meeting with my dad (the client..) from way back in January..

Began by googling "winery design"
Came across several HUGE wineries designed by large architecture firms such as BAR Architects in San Francisco, Hall & Bartley Architects, and Boxwood Architecture. These wineries, while impressive, were not exactly the precedents we were searching for. These wineries make far more wine than the small scale winery I am designing, and the companies have quite a bit more money to toss into these buildings than we do.
A general google search for small scale winery design produced few results, with nothing very helpful.
So we continued into what my father wanted as far as his winery:
-inviting from a distance
-high ceilings
-concrete floors (sloped to storm drains)
-Outside crush pad with roof
-Office space
-Access to water, electricity
-Ample storage space
-Separate barrel rooms for reds and whites
-Tasting room


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