ATA RANGI TASTING ROOM
ATA RANGI
TASTING ROOM
Martinborough, New Zealand
Nestled in the heart of Martinborough, Aotearoa, Ata Rangi is a family-owned business that has been producing award-winning wines since 1980. Known for their dedication to sustainability and biodynamic farming practice, Ata Rangi's new Tasting Room was designed to embody their brand experience of integrity, quality, and a sense of custodianship.
Modern and simplistic in form, the Tasting Room draws inspiration from the surrounding elemental and humble vernacular. The design takes cues from local agricultural and small industrial buildings, featuring Zincalume cladding, and gable roof structures with veranda shelter over decks supported by colonnaded posts. The surrounding environment, including the vines, significant tree trunks, and canopies, informed the rhythmic proportions and detailing of the space, creating a sense of belonging and familiarity.
Functionally, the Tasting Room accommodates up to 20 visitors per sitting and up to 50 people for special events, featuring a concealed prep-kitchen and on-site wine storage to support sales.
Nestled in the heart of Martinborough, Aotearoa, Ata Rangi is a family-owned business that has been producing award-winning wines since 1980. Known for their dedication to sustainability and biodynamic farming practice, Ata Rangi's new Tasting Room was designed to embody their brand experience of integrity, quality, and a sense of custodianship.
Modern and simplistic in form, the Tasting Room draws inspiration from the surrounding elemental and humble vernacular. The design takes cues from local agricultural and small industrial buildings, featuring Zincalume cladding, and gable roof structures with veranda shelter over decks supported by colonnaded posts. The surrounding environment, including the vines, significant tree trunks, and canopies, informed the rhythmic proportions and detailing of the space, creating a sense of belonging and familiarity.
Functionally, the Tasting Room accommodates up to 20 visitors per sitting and up to 50 people for special events, featuring a concealed prep-kitchen and on-site wine storage to support sales.
Area: 100m² | Type: Tasting Room
Year: 2022 | Construction: Makers Fabrication
Visit: atarangi.co.nz
NZIA – New Zealand Architecture Awards 2023
Winner – Hospitality
Timber Design Awards 2023
Finalist – Commercial & Public Building Design Award
Timber Design Awards 2023
Finalist – Commercial & Public Building Design Award
Timber Design Awards 2023
Finalist – Commercial & Public Building Design Award
NZIA – Wellington Architecture Awards 2023
Winner – Hospitality
Best Awards 2023
Spatial: Hospitality – Bronze
Best Awards 2023
Spatial: Hospitality – Bronze
"Setting a tranquil wine-tasting facility amongst vineyards and a collection of buildings inspired a triangular form as a response to the existing built environment. The resulting dart, narrower at the carved-out entry, then expanding toward the back-of-house areas, is both dynamic and yet tempered by plaster textured walls, the sight and smell of locally sourced lawson cypress, and views out into the vineyard. Architect, builder and client have all sung from the same song sheet and it shows in this elegant, superbly executed building."
Jury Citation — NZIA Architecture Awards 2023
Photography by Simon Devitt