Retrospect Vineyards House, Russian River Valley Property, Sonoma County Home, Architecture Images
Retrospect Vineyards House
Russian River Valley Home: Contemporary California Residence, USA ? design by Swatt | Miers Architects
23 Dec 2016
Retrospect Vineyards House in California
Location: Starr Road, Windsor, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Design: Swatt | Miers Architects

Retrospect Vineyards, a 20-acre plot in the Russian River Valley, has been producing pinot noir grapes and selling them to nearby wineries for fifteen years. However, when the new owners bought the property in 2010 they knew they wanted to have a greater involvement in the winemaking process.

The result was a modern home designed to function as both a family retreat and a working vineyard, respecting the privacy of the residents without hampering the functionality of the land.
Equipment and materials for the vineyard are stored in the adjacent barn, clad in the same Windsor Stone as the main house, and a large parking pad accommodates trucks picking up new harvests. A second driveway separates the commercial activity from the residential, but traffic to and from the barn passes in front of the main house.

Faced with these business operations on one side and an expansive view of the surrounding vineyards on the other, the building was designed with two distinct façade treatments on either side of a narrow, ?T?-shaped plan: to the north, a relatively opaque entry court provide...