URLAR Winery - Gladstone

DLA provided the architect, project management, interior design, and hard landscaping services for this very discerning and detail focused client. The dark stained folded yellow cedar façade of the amenities building integrates with the form and rhythm of the triangular metal roof & screens of the production building. The cellar door connects to the lake with a cantilevered deck and utilises the vineyards beyond for an enriched vista and tasting experience. The exterior form is expressed internally and triangular skylights bring sunlight deep into the spaces. The existing modest winery building is repurposed as a barrel hall, and surrounded by the new winery production & ancillary spaces provides a four-fold increase in space.  A central second level production office and laboratory provide overview and easy access to the fermentation halls.  New process spaces incorporate additional capacity, production efficiencies, robust finishes and were designed to allow the existing winery to remain in operation during the construction period.