Location Templeton, CA
Client Epoch Estates Wines
Architect Lake|Flato Architects
Design Team Brian Korte, AIA; Vicki Yuan, AIA; David Ericsson; Karla Edwards;
June Jung
Contractor The Construction Zone
Civil Engineer Above Grade Engineering
MEP Engineer TEP Engineering
Structural Engineer SSG Structural Engineers
Electrical Engineer RESA Engineers
Fire Protection Engineer Collings and Associates
Geotechnical Engineer Mid-Coast Geotechnical
Lighting Designer Studio Lumina
CALGreen Consultant In Balance Green Consulting
Planning Consultant Kirk Consulting
This primarily subterranean winery blends seamlessly into the oak covered hills of historic York Mountain. This series of spaces, all housed under an expansive steel-framed roof, was designed to reflect traditional farming necessities with both simplicity and flexibility in mind. The 18,000 sq ft winery includes goods storage, a crush pad, open-air fermentation, a meeting room, administrative and employee space, and a winemaker’s laboratory. A ground-mounted photovoltaic array produces 95% of the complex’s power and integrated night cooling keeps energy usage to a minimum.