R.U.C. Vineyards
Tara Redding
Advisor: Kelly Vresilovic
What is R.U.C.?
Site Description
Site Size
Metamorphic Soil Recycled rocks that have been subjected to varying degrees of pressure and temperature. Fairly uncommon
Site Topography
Renewable Energy
Upcycling
Carbon Neutral
German Wine Regions
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Program Abstract
Case Studies Pre-Internship
University of Geisenheim is an agricultural and business school that is centered around wine making.
Interpretation and Welcome Center for Visitors in La Antigua Cultural Center Zumarraga, Spain Architects: Ventura + Llimona Year: 2014
Vinero Winery and Hotel Winery-Çanakkale, Turkey Architects: CM Mimarlak Area: 16000 m2 Year: 2015 Has hotel and restaurant on site
Students must study for 26 weeks before starting their program and only half of students come from a wine making family Public/Private
J.Lalli "Qinshan" Villa Hotel Huzhou, China Architects: Peidong Zhu Area: 13328m2 Year: 2021
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Process
Building Design Options
Clay Topography Model
Site Plan
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Preliminary Design Review Tasting
Education
Barrel Room
Barrel Room
Winemaking Winemaking
Preliminary Design Review
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Technical Design Review
Technical Design Review
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Technical Design Review
Final Review
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Plans and Elevations Second
RUC Vineyards is designed around creating wine and informing visitors about sustainable wine. Located in southwestern Germany in the hills of the Rhine Valley it is placed at the bottom of steep wine growing hills. Through both design and the harvest process this vineyard hopes to educate both wine lovers and forward thinking people. RUC Vineyards also offers a student experience where students from a local school can live and work to learn more about the wine-making process. With architecture focused to showcase lovely views of the Rhine there is always a great place to try the wine.
Third Floor 1/16"= 1'-0" Floor 1/16"= 1'-0"
Second Floor 1/16"= 1'-0" 8
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Entryway
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Green Roof
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First Floor 1/16"= 1'-0"
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Tasting Room Tasting Patio Vineyards Event Space Office Wine Making Egress Bathrooms
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Lobby
Approach
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Green Roof
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Aerial Fermentation Resturant Water Catchment Loading Sales and Lobby Mechaical Rain Garden
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Third Floor 1/16"= 1'-0" Second Floor 1/16"= 1'-0" First Floor 1/16"= 1'-0" 8
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Green Roof
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Tasting Room Tasting Patio Vineyards Event Space Office Wine Making Egress Bathrooms
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Aerial Fermentation Resturant Water Catchment Loading Sales and Lobby Mechaical Rain Garden
Entryway
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Side Elevation
First Floor 1/16"= 1'-0"
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Tasting Room Tasting Patio Vineyards Event Space Office Wine Making Egress Bathrooms
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
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Approach
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Aerial Fermentation Resturant Water Catchment Loading Sales and Lobby Mechaical Rain Garden
Front Elevation
Second Floor 1/16"= 1'-0"
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Vignettes
Night/ Day Approach
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Site Plan
Sections
North South Section
East West Section
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Student Bungalows
Sustainability Section
6 month stay In Germany it is common to only have single occupancy student housing Space for 10 students
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Sun Shading
Material Palettes
2nd Floor- Vertical Louvers
3rd Floor- Block Wall
Exterior
Interior
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Building Model
Reflections Critiques from Final Presentation: Add in electric cars and a shuttle, encourage ways for people to get around without them - better biking path. Add in educational dashboard to building so people can see how much energy you are creating Better layout integration with the landscape for green roof More back of house required in the restaurant Be even greener - the shuttle, electric, green cleaning, building materials, irrigation organic , composting, go even farther Use fly ash and re-purposed aggregates/ local
in the concrete.
Personal Reflections: My goal through out the year was to try to push and create a more sustainable winery than I have came in contact with and I feel like I have succeeded in that. There are definitely ways in which I could have been more sustainable but I did not want to sacrifice some of the design. I did struggle with finding the right scale of my building, originally being way too large and scaling a little bit too far back in the end with not creating enough back of house space. I really like having a variety of angled cut outs and floor plates but that did cause a few issues with structure and trying to make any angled spaces not feel weird and left out. Overall, my senior project has been a changing experience that has helped me to explore an overall building experience that I truly loved the concept of. Thank you to everyone who has helped me through this experience including my advisor Kelly, It would not have been the same with out you all.
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Thank you!