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wine country
On pastureland in Delaplane, Virginia, RdV Vineyards winery melds with
its bucolic surroundings. A winner of a 2013 Palladio Award and a Virginia
Society AIA award, the 21,400-square-foot, board-and-batten structure was
designed by Andrew Lewis of Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects to connect
with its farm origins while conveying “an edgy, agricultural look.” Says Lewis,
“It settles into the landscape but catches the eye.”
The sloped site was chosen for its unusually arid and rocky soil, which
approximates the California terrain where grapes thrive. Nestled amidst the
vineyards—planted by owner Rutger de Vink before the design was ever conceived—the winery encompasses
three wings: one for fermentation, one for entertaining and one for bottling, labeling and shipping. All are
connected by a light-filled central silo with a Kalwall roof. A 5,500-square-foot cave is connected to the main
structure and built into the slope. It stores wine barrels in reliably cool, humid conditions. —Julie Sanders
Clockwise from top:
The winery overlooks the Blue Ridge
Mountains. A vast
cave stores wine
barrels; a wing with
a fireplace beckons
guests to enjoy
wine tastings and
mountain views; and
a silo topped with
a translucent dome
invites natural light.
ARCHITECTURE: ANDREW R. LEWIS, AIA, Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects, Washington, DC, and Middleburg, Virginia. CONTRACTOR:
Crenshaw Construction, Culpeper, Virginia. CAVE CONSTRUCTION: B-U Corp., Charleston, South Carolina. PHOTOGRAPHY: GORDON BEALL.
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