Odette Estate Winery in St. Helena, California by Signum Architecture

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Signum Architecture’s LEED Gold-certified design Odette Estate Winery in Napa Valley has been selected by American Architecture Prize 2017 as an Industrial Building category winner.

Odette Estate Winery, LEED Gold-certified production facility, a 2017 winner of American Architecture Prize for Industrial Building Design, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

• Architects: Signum Architecture
• Project: Odette Estate Winery
• Location: St. Helena, California, USA
• Photography: Adrian Gregorutti

Sliding perforated-metal panels in voluptuous shapes screen the covered work space at the front of the facility, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

Odette Estate Winery’s environmental design expresses the owner’s commitment to sustainable farming and wine production. Juancarlos Fernandez, partner of Napa Valley-based firm Signum Architecture, designed Odette’s facility to reflect the elegance of the wines created there. Nestled in the valley’s eastern hills, the building’s living roof appears to have been pushed up from the earth. At the front of the building, sliding perforated aluminum screens in tall, voluptuous forms veil the winery’s covered crush pad and open-air workspace. Behind these screens, three repurposed shipping containers serve as comfortable and sophisticated winery laboratory and office space.

Odette Estate Winery’s production facility, 2017 winner of American Architecture Prize for Industrial Building Design, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

Under the winery’s covered crush pad stand a laboratory and office created from reclaimed shipping containers, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

Energy efficient design throughout the facility, on-site renewable energy created by solar panels, and conscientious use of building materials were some of the main factors in the project’s LEED Gold certification.

This reclaimed shipping container under a covered crush pad has been converted into a state-of-the-art wine laboratory, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

View from winery production area toward the cave portal and barrel storage, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

Of the project’s selection by the American Architecture Prize, Fernandez says, “I very much enjoyed designing this project and am honored for it to be selected among so much outstanding work.”  The American Architecture Prize celebrates creativity and innovation in the fields of architectural design, landscape architecture, and interior design, welcoming submissions from architects all around the world.

While tucked into the eastern hills of the Napa Valley, Odette’s production facility feels open and airy as ample natural light enters the work space, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

Solar panels and a living roof contribute to the project’s LEED Gold certification, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

About Signum Architecture

Signum Architecture is a full-service architectural firm focused on winery, residential, and custom commercial projects throughout Napa and Sonoma Valley, California, and beyond. Signum seeks to engage the power of architecture to stir emotion and invoke reflection while setting the stage for inspired living.

Odette Estate Winery’s production facility, 2017 winner of American Architecture Prize for Industrial Building Design, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

The building’s living roof replicates the contours of surrounding hills and overlooks the Stag’s Leap AVA, Image Courtesy © Adrian Gregorutti

Front view concept rendering, Odette Estate Winery production facility, Image Courtesy © Signum Architecture

The winery’s layout and a concept sketch for its sliding panels illustrate its unique industrial design, Image Courtesy © Signum Architecture

Concept sketches by principal Juancarlos Fernandez illustrate development of the sliding perforated-aluminum panels at the front of the building, Image Courtesy © Signum Architecture

Simple and sophisticated, these lines provided inspiration for the project’s design, Image Courtesy © Signum Architecture

Tags: California, USA

Categories: Building, Natural Farming, Winery

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