Functional wine building pleasing to the palate

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Nestled in a cosy valley near Sandspit north of Auckland is Brick Bay Winery’s newly completed wine tasting and function centre.
Designed by Noel Lane Architects, the building is spectacular yet functional. The structure which borders a natural pond and spans the weir, serves Brick Bay Wines as its tasting facility/function room, and provides a base from which people start out on the vineyards sculpture walk set within the property.

The steelwork for the building was manufactured and installed by MS Engineering of Warkworth. It features a complex paint finish which required sand blasting and four coats of paint.
The exterior envelope of the building is constructed entirely of aluminium, glass and perspex, manufactured and supplied by Gulf Windows & Doors of Warkworth and installed by Architectural Aluminium Installations.

Given the nature of the structure, all the joinery was design specific. The roof uses glazing bar combined with glazed units.
The balance of the joinery was a combination of Elite Shopfront and the Elite Architectural Series.

The externally mounted sliding doors running both sides of the building are inserted into 100mm Shopfront. The use of the “seismic” head in the installation was an integral part of its success.

Given that ground was broken in September 2006 and handover took place in January 2007, credit must be given to all who were a party to its construction.
It was a job with a difference, and a definite “must see” when visiting the area. The New Zealand Herald rated it as one of Auckland’s Top 5 attractions over the summer.

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