Set on the Napa Valley floor, with sweeping views of Mt. St. Helena, this new winery is designed to maintain a discrete presence within its predominantly residential neighborhood, while providing a quintessential experience of this storied part of the valley.
Money Lane Winery
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Money Lane Winery
Napa Valley, CA
Set on prime vineyard real estate in Oakville, on a site shared with the owner’s primary residence, Money Road Winery is tucked into a landscaped berm in the midst of the vine rows
The new winery is designed to be a discrete presence within a neighborhood made up of both vineyards and private homes, while capturing sweeping views of the valley floor and Mt. St.Helena and providing visitors with a quintessential experience of this storied section of the Napa Valley.
The arrival journey takes visitors through a formal gate to a shared motor court, then through a natural break in the existing cypress grove to the winery. Since the site sits within a 100-year floodplain, the ground floor is raised 12 inches above ground level, set into a berm planted with vines to minimize its visual impact. Positioned to be out of view from the rear of the house, the oval structure invokes classical architectural forms without being referential, oriented to accommodate public access to the south and access to the working winery to the north. The design concept comprises two primary curves, with the winery structure set into the void. Tank storage and working winery are set into the berm, while a curved walkway leads to a transparent second-story hospitality space ringed with a broad terrace.
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