CHEHALEM C R EEK

Sequitur Winery and Farm

Master Plan - Newberg, OR

Clients: Michael Etzel and Carey Critchlow

Collaborators: Linden, Brown Architects

RH Team: John Kett, Cammy Kuo

My Role: Project Manager 2019 - 2020

The Sequitur Vineyards sit atop the upper flats of Ribbon Ridge, a glacial uplift within the Willamette River Watershed. From the upper ridge, the property extends west through wooded slopes of Douglas Fir and Oregon White Oak, over a ravine, and across the broad Chehalem Valley Floor. An existing dilapidated dairy farm occupies this intersection between ridge, ravine, and valley floor. The project amplifies this unique siting to renew the farm landscape and structures as a premier destination for making and tasting wine. The plan’s guiding principle was to engage visitors, family, and workers with the renewal of the working farm by revealing and displaying the process of growing and making wine.

As the Project Manager, I collaborated with Principal John Kett to oversee, coordinate, and execute all aspects of design and project administration. This included concept development, design studies, graphic production, client and design team correspondence, billing, and contract negotiation.

Overlapping Experiences

The project promotes connections between family, visitors, and production through the working landscape of the farm.

Graphics and content I developed for Awards Submissions are frequently re-used in the firm’s promotional materials.

Awards Submissions

Annual Promotional Effort

RH Team: Doug Reed, Gary Hilderbrand, Eric Kramer, Kristin Frederickson Scott Geiger, Geoff Fritz, Karolina Hac

My Role: Project Manager

Every year, an internal team comprising firm leadership, marketing staff, design staff, and interns gather to evaluate significant projects in the office and refine their content for submission to the American Society and Boston Society of Landscape Architects awards programs. The process was a yearly exercise in applying the firm’s characteristic analytical rigor and conceptual clarity to hone project narratives, refine drawings, and curate imagery in order to illustrate each project’s most compelling themes and stories.

As the Project Manager I organized weekly meetings with the Awards team, coordinated with project teams to compile and distill existing content, oversaw graphic production, wrote and edited text narratives, and formatted the submission materials. Throughout my four years in this role, the firm received 18 total awards from ASLA, BSLA, and SCUP, including the ASLA Award of excellence for Long Dock Park in 2015.

Capture and Release