Jury citation
A bold and playful marker for a vineyard and tasting room on Tasmania’s spectacular east coast, the project provides a striking visual signifier for the site. Using an economy of means through an inventive repurposing of shipping containers, this new intervention in the landscape is both a sign and lookout for a commercial venture. Manipulating the visitor’s circulation through and onto the site, the structure defines and frames particular views of the landscape that encourage contemplation and consideration of the site in a different way. The containers have been compositionally stacked to belie their original form and intent, resulting in a building that becomes an inhabitable sculpture. The building determines an experience for the visitor, beginning at the front door, shaping and establishing an impression before the wine-tasting begins. Detailing is raw but rigorous and appropriate to the industrial roots of the containers. The structure is a playful folly that provides a successful and memorable identity for Devil’s Corner and its cellar door.
Credits
- Project
- Devil’s Corner
- Architect
- Cumulus Studio
Tas, Australia
- Project Team
- Peter Walker (Design Architect) Liz Walsh (Design Architect) Andrew Greeves (Design Architect) Fiona McMullen (Graduate of Architecture) Todd Henderson (Principal Architect)
- Consultants
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Builder
Anstie Constructions Pty Ltd
Building surveyor Castellan Consulting
Construction manager Ross Dean
ESD consultant RED Sustainability Consultants (Steve Watson)
Engineer Aldanmark (Tim Watson)
Hospitality consultant David Quon & Associates
Project manager Simon Currant
- Site Details
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Site type
Rural
- Project Details
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Status
Built
Completion date 2015
Category Commercial
Type Adaptive re-use, Tourism
Source
Award
Published online: 3 Nov 2016
Words:
National Architecture Awards Jury 2016
Images:
Tanja Milbourne
Issue
Architecture Australia, November 2016