Williams Selyem Winery
Barrel Vault
The Williams Selyem Winery is
located in Sonoma, California. Client and
owner of the winery John Dyson used architect Alex Ceppi of D.arc Group. Ground was broken on this new
state-of-the-art winery in 2006, with construction finishing in 2010. This winery is world renown, having been
served at the White House and receiving a perfect 100 points on their Pinot
Noir at the Wine Enthusiast awards (the only perfect score.)
I chose this building because I
found this winery very unique and I think the barrel vaulted roof makes it
specifically outstanding. As can be seen in the interior photo, steel beams
support this barrel vault, with what appears to be wood paneling filling the
spaces between the beams. As with most
barrel vault, I think by using this instead of a conventional flat roof the
space opens up immensely. Accompanying
this structure with the glass opening above the doorways that looks out onto a
vast field really adds to the effective opening of the building. However, what I think makes this particular
barrel vault stand out is the space that the architect put in the middle of the
top of the arch in the structure on the outside. From the outside looking in, it adds some
complexity to the appearance of the building.
It takes a rather conventional concept and adds a twist. From the
inside, it opens up the space even more, adding to the field of vision when one
looks outside to the fields.
Overall, by using a unique barrel
vaulted ceiling the architect has made this winery a much more interesting
building. If it had been a flat or even
a slanted roof, this piece of architecture wouldn’t have stood out. A particularly modern looking building, this
winery makes a statement against classic wineries. The way the light bounces off of the
wood-paneled ceiling of the vault makes the building appear very warm and
inviting. All of these interpretations
of the building: warm, open, inviting; are direct results of the way the
ceiling is structured. By crafting it
with the opening in the center, the architects help to make this structure
particularly outstanding.
Sources:
2012 Olympic Velodrome
Truss
The London 2012 Velodrome, located in London, England, was
finished with construction in 2012. This
was developed for all cycling races in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.
Built obviously for the Olympic Committee, the architect chosen was Hopkins
Architects.
This structure is composed of many steel trusses, seen in
the above construction photo. Trusses
combinations of various triangular supports that are typically used to enclose
vast spaces such as this one. This
particular building uses these structural supports to aide in an appearance of
simplicity in an otherwise complicated construction. The building has a perimeter ring truss which
is key in the structural support of the entire Velodrome. The structure’s shape
mirrors that of the oval bike track located in the interior. The asymmetry of
the roof and angled walls make this building a complicated thing to support,
and these steel trusses provide the stability this building needs. By not exposing them in the interior, the
Velodrome maintains its simple appearance, in what actually is a very
complicated structure as one can see in the photo.
I chose this example because I love how the complexity of
the building is hidden and it appears as such a lean and clean structure. The
versatility of truss structuring allows for it to be easily hidden in this example,
creating a sort of allure and mystery to the building. Being an Olympic venue, it is expected that
it be an outstanding building. However I
particularly love how it isn’t overly extravagant. It cuts out the frivolity (i.e. the 2008
Beijing ‘Bird Nest’) and says something about what a statement simplicity of
structure can make. By mimicking the
structure in the shape of the bike track, one immediately can envision the bike
race when they look at this building, also adding to the intended vision for
this complex. Overall I think the
simplicity and leanness of this building helps to make it stand out, and the
truss structuring helps in accomplishing these things.
Source:http://www.tatasteelconstruction.com/file_source/StaticFiles/Construction/SSDA/2012_SSDA_Brochure.pdf
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