NGA WAKA WINERY
MARTINBOROUGH
NZIA New Zealand Award, 2003
NZIA Local Award, 2002

“A careful composition of volumes and elements combined with the expressive articulation of structural components has taken the humble New Zealand shed to a new level” NZIA Awards Jury, 2003.

A winery and dry store (stage one) and a equipment shed and wine-maker’s office (stage two) has been completed of a master plan for a winery complex in Martinborough.

The larger form (stage 1) is orientated north-south and split into two parts: the winery proper and the dry store. They are separated by an open service zone.

The smaller element (stage 2) is orientated perpendicular to the winery, creating a walkway in the space between the two buildings.

The orthogonal, formal nature of the architecture continues into the landscape; low gabion walls and pebble gardens echo the nearby riverbeds.