Sheldrake Point Winery Hotel
Framed on issues of recent leisure developments, the Winery Hotel investigates the geometry of the wine barrel as a generator for new model types and aggregations of social form otherwise not found in traditional hotel typologies. Capitalizing on its visual and performance based processes, the logic of the wine barrel is used to develop a specific ornamental strategy, branding itself as a communication tool while pursuing an operational approach to its production.
The differentiation of the model is appropriated into a series of variable geometric and organizational relations subject to rhythmic and scalar variation to introduce an upward gradient from intricate order to dynamic chaos. These structures inform of program, building envelope, infrastructural strategies, circulation, and structural systems, followed by a set of tools to inherit greater control.
The simple system produces a myriad of different courtyard types which can accommodate different functions based on its geometry and scale, ranging from large meeting spaces to a parasol for shade. These tools further inform of the building’s many assets, including levels of privacy due to cluster density and facade porosity, physical proximity of courtyards, and density of circulation spaces. They are further manipulated by local parameters such as topographic measurements, where openings of the shell are mod lated depending on structural requirements, views, and sun exposure.
