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Abbott Claim Winery
Submitting Companies: Andrew Scott Construction and Soderstrom Architects | Ferar Studio
Location: Carlton
Cost: Confidential
Owner/Developer: Beck Family Estates
Architect: Soderstrom Architects | Ferar Studio
Engineer: Equilibrium Engineers
General Contractor: Andrew Scott Construction
Subcontractors: AD Construction Solutions, American Welding, Architectural Metal Works, Architectural Specialties, Basco, Clear Water Pump Services, Dan Maust Construction, Fjelland Floors, GT Construction Services, Harris Rebar, Holm Bros Construction, Kriegsco, Local Plumbing, Mac Glass, Masco, Metalfab, Michael’s Precast, Narum Concrete Construction, Ness Campbell, Nice Electric, North Santiam Paving, North Star, Parr Lumber, Pihl, Portland Millworks, Pure Floors, Ridgway Supply, Sawtooth Caulking, Sierra Pacific, Smith & Co Painting, Solid Form, Southtown Glass, Teufel Nursery, TJ Overhead Door, Town & Country Fence & Deck, Troy Schulz Insulation, Viking Automatic Sprinkler, Webster Heating & A/C

As Beck Family Estates’ first winery built outside of South Africa, Abbott Claim Winery makes its home in the rolling hills and beauty of the Yamhill-Carlton region. The project features a living room, semi-circular barrel cellar, and an underground wine library lit from an oculus above. Large canopies provide weather protection and screening for the crush pad and mobile bottling line.

The owner challenged the team to conceal as much utility piping as possible, which included glycol piping used to heat or cool fermentation tanks, electrical control circuitry, room conditioning equipment and fire sprinklers. This proved especially challenging during construction of the pre-cast elements, which needed to incorporate all the system components into each individual concrete tilt panel and vault section.

Materials incorporated into the project reflect the landscape’s beauty. Airfoil-shaped, tilt-up panels were formed with Corten steel that was left in place as the exterior skin. Combined with integrally colored concrete, these materials evoke the color of the native soil, while the airfoil-shape of the panels mimics the curvature of the surrounding hills.

With the building largely set into a hillside, the team took every opportunity to introduce natural light into the interior spaces.