Delatite Cellar Door – Delatite, Australia
Title
Delatite Cellar Door – Delatite, Australia
Designed by
Lucy Clemenger Architects
Project Description
With sweeping views across Taungurung Country, the new Delatite Cellar Door provides a unique wine tasting and dining experience located in the foothills of the Victorian Alps. The building utilises environmentally sustainable design principles and reflects the warmth and generosity of Delatite’s owners in a new commercial setting.
Stretched out along the ridgeline, the building is a series of interconnected pavilions surrounded by expansive decks, terraces, and courtyards. Timbercrete blade walls extend into the landscape with curated openings allowing glimpses through and across the building and surrounding vines.
Horizontal timber cladding references the construction of local cattlemen’s huts and wraps the building in a rich textural warmth. The material palette draws upon the deep hues of the Howqua River and the rugged high-country bushland. The colours and tones allow the building to sit quietly in the landscape, whilst the interior palette is inspired by the vibrant and everchanging vineyard.
