ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 339

Thu Jun 21 12:16:51 PDT 2007

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DOMINUS IN DEPTH
    by Kevin Matthews
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	Almost ten years ago, the Dominus Estate Winery was one
	of Herzog and de Meuron's first works in the U.S. to
	catch critical attention.  To understand the design
	approach of this Pritzker and Stirling Prize-winning
	firm, and more importantly in terms of the architecture
	itself, it is worth taking a closer look.

	Obviously a powerful, dramatic piece of pure Modernist
	minimalism, on close inspection the Dominus Winery turns
	out to also be a richly integrated building.  To start,
	synthesis is worn on its face, where the pure, hard,
	abstract silhouette is grounded by its rendering in rough
	local stone, stacked via the surprising informality of
	the gabions (rectangular baskets of heavy wire mesh,
	filled with rock, which are typically used in retaining
	earthworks).

	The long, low rectangle of the main facade is severe. 
	But within the overall plain rectangular wall expression
	of the gabions there is a charming measure of finer
	detail.  Variation in the wire mesh density and in the
	size of fill rock are finely orchestrated to a classical
	gravitational theme, with the strength of high-density
	mesh and close-packed rock establishing robustness at the
	base, then a middle then of more open mesh with
	close-packed rock for the main wall, capped by a top band
	with the more open spacing of larger rock.
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Words and Buildings
    by ArchitectureWeek
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	Some of the great and defining architects of the modern
	European tradition put their design and process
	philosophy and intentions into words.  Even if you've
	encountered some of these statements before - and whether
	or not you agree with the attiudes and explanations 
	expressed - you may find these thought-provoking today.
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