Gabled structures featuring repurposed wood and large stretches of glass make up this winery in Sonoma Valley, designed by Californian studio Piechota Architecture.

The winery provides the second outpost of  Silver Oak Cellars ? a small, family-owned winery established in 1972 that produces a widely acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon. The first is located the Napa Valley town of Oakville, while the new venue is nestled within the gently rolling hills of Alexander Valley, just outside of Healdsburg.

Situated on a 113-acre (46 hectares) estate, the winery consists of production facilities and a visitor area ? all of which feature gabled roofs that take cues from the area's vernacular architecture.

"The shape of the exterior references the dominant barn form in the area ? here reduced to its simplest clarity," said San Francisco-based Piechota Architecture in a project description. "Driving up, the visitor sees the barn-like tasting room, and production spaces emerge effortlessly from the hillside."
The visitor area is composed of two offset bars and generous outdoor spaces, including an entrance promenade lined with trees and a reflecting pool. The interior programme consists of tasting areas, a library, an event space, a kitchen, and cold and dry storage rooms. The full scope of the project is meant to be gradually revealed as a visitor approaches the site.

"The building becomes a study in aesthetic rhythms, syncopations," the studio said. &q...