Article source: OLSON KUNDIG

Tucked into a hillside in Kelowna, British Columbia, the design of the newest von Mandl Family Estates winery draws a close parallel between the topography of the land and the gravity-flow winemaking process taking place inside. Conceived of as a rectangular form with a central split or “fracture” down the middle opening the building to daylight, the production side of the building follows the direction of the site, utilizing the downhill slope for its gravity-flow process. The other half containing the visitor area cantilevers out over the vineyards, offering sweeping views of nearby Okanagan Lake and the iconic belltower of Mission Hill Winery, von Mandl’s first winery in the region, also designed by architect Tom Kundig.

Image Courtesy © James O’Mara

• Architects: OLSON KUNDIG
• Project: Martin’s Lane Winery
• Location: Kelowna, Canada
• Photography: Nic Lehoux, James O’Mara
• Design Principal: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA
• Project Manager: Steve Grim, AIA, LEED® AP BD+C
• Project Staff: Michael Picard, LEED® AP and Wonsik Lee
• Associate Architect: Meiklejohn Architects, Inc.
• Interior Design: GCA Architects
• Landscape Architect: Paul Sangha Landscape Architecture
• Project Size: 34,800 SF
• Completed: 2016

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