National wine centre Australia

Cox Grieve Architects

Opened in 2001, Adelaide’s National Wine Centre was conceived as an iconic tourist and educational facility, showcasing Australia’s wine industry.

In developing the design the architects sought to reflect the complexity of wine. The building itself is said to be reminiscent of wine barrels, wineries and the skeletal frames of vines. The architects have noticeably favoured the use of wood for a number of key elements throughout the building. Entering the building visitors are greeted by a row of curving glue laminated columns. The arrangement of the columns provides an extremely distinctive façade and a memorable experience for those that visit. Throughout the building visitors continue to be reminded of the tradition associations between wood and wine.

Location:

Adelaide, Australia

Reference:

NZ Timber Design Journal: Issue.2 Vol.12, 2003 p3
http://www.timber.org.au

Awards:

Coffey Geosciences 2001 Excellence in Urban Planning Presidents Award
Architecture Award at the 7th World Conference on Timber Engineering, 2002

Structural Engineer:

Wallbridge and Gilbert – Adelaide
Mark Batchelar – New Zealand