California winery impresses with conical colored glass pavilion

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Artist Olafur Eliasson and architecture firm Sebastian Behmann Studio Other Spaces have created the Vertical Panorama Pavilion , a conical pavilion made of colored glass for a California winery.

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The project features a conical shape that was constructed from 832 laminated glass panels in 24 different colors and a range of transparencies. Its structure is made of a stainless steel construction consisting of twelve columns that support a twisted concentric canopy above.

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The glass canopy, which measures 14.5 metres in diameter , is circular in plan and tapers to a round opening at its highest point that frames views of the northern sky.

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Winding pathways have been carved into the ground and flanked by brick retaining walls that lead and guide visitors to the pavilion.

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Seating areas were placed beneath the colorful canopy inside curved booths constructed of brick walls, arranged in a vertical, staggered formation . "The specific design elements are abstractions of components taken from a vertical slice through the pavilion's location on the property," said Eliasson and Behmann.

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"The pavilion maps the surrounding ephemera – the soil, vegetation, wind, sun, atmosphere and rain – and incorporates them into the colorful canopy, reflecting the wine's unique signature." Source: Dezeen

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