This was truly a breakout project as it really allowed the company to showcase not only my personal architectural interests, but also demonstrate the high level of detailed construction we always administer.”

State of the Art Wine Making: Designing a building as smooth as the wine

The Ponzi winemaking family outgrew their makeshift tasting rooms and administrative office, so they built a contemporary Ponzi Wine Tasting & Corporate Office Building to showcase the bounty of one of their vineyards. The low-profile building contains 15 offices and an expansive wine tasting area with high ceilings, vast windows, and a clearstory. DCI Engineers kept the roof structure as thin as possible to maintain the architect’s vision of a clean look. The project team also accomplished a column-free structural system to emphasize the expanse of the tasting area and the sense of being immersed in the vineyard.