SLO LIFE Jun/Jul 2017

July Project Recognition
Hilliard Bruce Winery
Architect Val Milosevic
Green Consultant In Balance Green Consulting
Structural Smith Structural Group
Civil Tartaglia
Mechanical Knecht’s Plumbing and Heating
Electrical JMPE
Landscape Arcadia Studio
Interiors Christine Bruce
Lighting ILLUM
Contractor Rarig Construction
Commissioning/HERS Palt and Associates
Photographer Jeremy Ball, Bottle Branding
Hilliard Bruce Winery is an 11,750-square-foot production facility and
event space that unites aesthetics and function in dramatic fashion. Set
in the hills of Lompoc, California, the modern glass and steel structure
provides an energy- and water-efficient space for grape processing,
bottling, and storage, as well as celebrations. The cyclical and intermittent
nature of the building’s occupancy made multi-functionality important
from an investment perspective and presented opportunities for resource
efficiency and design optimization.
The two-story winery is built into a hill, facilitating grape delivery on a
second floor covered crush pad and then a gravity-fed production process.
Energy is also saved by locating the barrel storage in subterranean first
floor rooms. Blending and processing share space with the project’s
open kitchen and event area, which is fronted by a 28-foot north-facing
window wall. The views from within and without are extraordinary and
practical, as natural daylight is allowed to penetrate the production area,
balancing light from suntubes, without unwanted solar heat gain.
About the AIA CCC
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of Architects has been
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emerging professionals,
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1957. The local California
Central Coast division
works in collaboration
with SLO LIFE Magazine
to showcase its monthly
award-winning projects
demonstrating notable
concepts that have
been constructed after
being designed by local
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This is a LEED Silver Certified project that has incorporated many
additional environmentally sensitive design elements, such as balanced
daylight throughout and reusing the processed water for adjacent field
irrigation. Since water is such a sensitive resource, this project also
maintains that 99% of stormwater is infiltrated and treated in on-site
bioswales, and 52% of the site remains vegetated open space with droughttolerant
plantings. Beyond the winery’s approach to water conservation,
this project was constructed by regionally sourcing 32% of the materials.
Also, a ten-kilowatt photovoltaic system provides 28% of total energy usage.
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