Martin’s Lane Winery
Kelowna, Canada
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Design Principal
Tom Kundig
Tucked into a hillside, the design of this 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, 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 its sister winery, Mission Hill, also designed by architect Tom Kundig, across the water.
Throughout its 34,800 square feet, the winery’s office, wine lab and visitor spaces are woven into the manufacturing areas, including a tasting room, dining room, and visitor walkways that offer intimate glimpses of the production process alongside views of the surrounding landscape. Interior details such as perforated steel walls and a spiral steel staircase based on the Fibonacci sequence draw on the forms and materials of the winemaking industry, continuing the building’s dialogue with the unique gravity-flow winemaking process.
The building is split into two parts, with one part literally following the land, and the other part following the horizon line. My favorite element of the project is the magic that happens when these two parts of the building come together.Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA
Team
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Design Principal
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Project Manager
Awards
2021
AIA National Honor Award – Architecture
2017
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Awards, Citation Award
Chicago Anthenaeum, American Architecture Award
2016
AIA Seattle Honor Awards, Honor Award
Publications
2021
“AIA Names Recipients of 2021 Architecture Awards.” Floor Focus Online, 3 May 2021. Web.
“Projects by two Seattle architects win AIA awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 3 May 2021, 1, 10. Print.
Sheber, Alicia. “4 Wineries Usher in a New Era of Design.” Hospitality Design, 21 Oct. 2021. Web.
Sheber, Alicia. “Off the Vine.” Hospitality Design, Oct. 2021, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30. Print.
Volner, Ian. “2021 AIA Awards.” ARCHITECT, Jun. 2021, 113-121. Print.
2020
Camillo, Paola. “Tom Kundig.” Contract Book, #3 / Jul. 2020, 108-112. Print.
Paul, Linda Leigh. Wine Country Living: Vineyards and Homes of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. New York: Rizzoli, 2020, 174-179. Book.
Rozzo, Mark. “Call of the Wild.” Air Mail, 13 Jun. 2020. Web.
“Tom Kundig.” Christie’s International Real Estate, Oct. 2020, 22-23. Print.
“Tom Kundig on Redefining our Relationship with Architecture.” Luxury Defined, 17 Aug. 2020. Web.
2019
Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture. London: Phaidon, Feb 2019, 16. Print.
Arnan, Julie, Kurtis Kolt and Kerry Newberry. “The Cork Dork’s Bucket List: 9 Wineries to Visit Before You Die.” Sip Northwest, Cover, 67, Spring 2019. Print.
Arnan, Julie, Kurtis Kolt and Kerry Newberry. “The Cork Dork’s Bucket List: 9 Wineries to Visit Before You Die.” Sip Northwest. Web.
Dara, Jillian. “The Vintage.” Hemipsheres, May 2019, 28. Print.
Zamboni, Agnes. “Architectural Winery.” Villas, September 2019, 92-97. Print.
2018
Castro, Fernanda. “The Best Architectural Drawings of 2018.” ArchDaily, 26 Dec. 2018. Web.
Castro, Fernanda. “The Best Architectural Drawings of 2018.” Architecture, 26 Dec. 2018. Web.
“Game Changer.” Western Living, June 2018, 66-67. Print.
Griffiths, Alyn. “Massive stone blocks form walls of Provence winery.” Dezeen, 3 Nov. 2018. Web.
Janzen, Emma. “Inside Look: Martin’s Lane Winery, British Columbia.” Imbibe, 5 Feb. 2018. Web.
Lewis, Tomos. “Phoenix in the Valley.” Monocle, 20-26 Dec. 2018, 1, 32-33. Print.
“Martin’s Lane Winery.” Hinge, Oct. 2018, 20-23. Print.
“Martin’s Lane Winery / Olson Kundig.” ArchDaily, 2 July 2018. Web.
McLennan, Neal. “This New Okanagan Winery Gives Napa a Run for Its Money.” Western Living, 11 June 2018. Web.
Mulligen, Daenna Van. ” Every Step of the Way.” Montecristo, Summer 2018, 24. Print.
Mulligen, Daenna Van. ” Martin’s Lane Winery.” Montecristo, 30 July 2018. Web.
Sardar, Zahid. “Field of Dreams.” Spaces Magazine, Summer/Fall 2018, 48-52. Print.
Sardar, Zahid. “Field of Dreams.” Spaces Magazine, 1 July 2018. Web.
Sasvari, Joanne. “Wine by design.” Vitis Magazine, 28 Sept. 2018. Web.
Sasvari, Joanne. “Wine by design.” Vitis Magazine, Fall/Winter 2018, 4, 22-25. Print.
Theren, Ida. “Winemaking through gravity at Martin’s Lane.” Cool Hunting, 23 Nov. 2018. Web.
Tobler, Jim. “Building a Legacy.” Absolute Okanagan, Oct. 2018, 56, 58, 60. Print.
Tobler, Jim. “Building a Legacy.” Absolute Okanagan, 25 Sept. 2018. Web.
Welton, J. Michael. “Shelter.” Ocean Home Magazine, April 2018, 16-18, 20, 22, 24. Print.
Welton, J. Michael. “Tastemaker.” Ocean Home Magazine, 1 April 2018. Web.
2017
Santos, Sabrina. “2017年美国建筑奖获奖者公布.” ArchDaily China, 23 April 2017. Web.
“The Okanagan’s 8 Most Stunning Wineries.” Vancouver Magazine, 12 Jan. 2017. Web.
“UW Station, winery among the NW winners of 2017 architecture awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 6 April 2017. Print.