These are the final boards for a winery and vineyard project in my 3rd year fall Landscape Architecture studio at the University of Kentucky
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PROGRAM • WINERY o Open and Educational • Large window into production facility • Guided Tours • Tastings – at different stages of wine development o Separate White and Red production Facilities o Bar • Small – seating about 5 • Reclaimed oak barn timbers o Outside terrace in back • Large planting beds of shrubs and perennials o Outside porch in front • Sparse “farm house” style plantings • Persimmon and Hickory tree • VINEYARD o Rows minimize erosion first and maximize sunlight second o Invite free range viewing of vines o Guided tours o Volunteer days • Pruning, picking, and other general maintenance • Volunteers rewarded • Based on hours worked • Encourage involvement and promote pride o No netting • ACITIVITIES o Dinners • On site kitchen adjacent to Winery • Terrace for outside eating • Seating inside winery o Event Facility (weddings, concerts, etc) • Open, permanent pergola • Draped in flowering vines (Trumpet vine) • Large lawn area for guest seating (300-400) • Lined with Hally Jolviete Cherry trees • Platform for attraction • Good views – vineyards and surrounding landscape • Designated parking o Reception Area • Adjacent to event facility • Seasonal tent • BED AND BREAKFAST o Secluded and private but integrated o Adjacent to Rock Chimney Garden • Hide and distract from power lines • Layered planting – large trees to groundcover • Open area for picnic/gathering around fire o Parking inside refurbished old barn • APPLE ORCHARD o Rows staggered to subtly allude to adjacent cemetery o Apples harvested for cider and fruit wines o Invite free picking by patrons • NATURE/CULTURAL o Nature walks • Old historic road – south • New trails o Preserve useable barns • Restore as necessary • Storage and appeal o Preserve majority of existing trees/woods o Cemeteries • Subtly celebrated – not disguised or hidden o Rock fences • Preserve, restore, and integrate o Rock Chimney • Make centerpiece of garden • OTHER/PROBLEM SOLVING o Berms to slow erosion • Bring in soil and amend as necessary • Contour planting o Clean up and maintain sinkhole o Natural Pest Control • Permits absence of netting • Enlist volunteer/paid falconers for pest control • Most effective means around harvest • www.airstriketech.com • Hawk Perches placed on berms for native pest control • Dead redcedar trees limbed artistically • Bat boxes placed in barns for native pest control MASTER PLAN Eagle Rock Winery & Vineyard In Clark County on the Kentucky River Justin T. Menke December 2010 Studio III Ned Crankshaw overflow parking vines vines facilities orchard woodland trail vines historic road barn parking vines bed & breakfast sinkhole rock chimney garden storage barn power lines cemetery vines vines berm berm berm rock walls event space receptions entrance from athens boonesboro rd. planter w/ sign fence
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PROGRAM• WINERY o OpenandEducational • Largewindowintoproductionfacility • GuidedTours • Tastings–atdifferentstagesofwinedevelopment o SeparateWhiteandRedproductionFacilities o Bar • Small–seatingabout5 • Reclaimedoakbarntimbers o Outsideterraceinback • Largeplantingbedsofshrubsandperennials o Outsideporchinfront • Sparse“farmhouse”styleplantings • PersimmonandHickorytree• VINEYARD o Rowsminimizeerosionfirstandmaximizesunlightsecond o Invitefreerangeviewingofvines o Guidedtours o Volunteerdays • Pruning,picking,andothergeneralmaintenance • Volunteersrewarded • Basedonhoursworked • Encourageinvolvementandpromotepride o Nonetting• ACITIVITIES o Dinners • OnsitekitchenadjacenttoWinery • Terraceforoutsideeating • Seatinginsidewinery o EventFacility(weddings,concerts,etc) • Open,permanentpergola • Drapedinfloweringvines(Trumpetvine) • Largelawnareaforguestseating(300-400) • LinedwithHallyJolvieteCherrytrees • Platformforattraction • Goodviews–vineyardsandsurroundinglandscape • Designatedparking o ReceptionArea • Adjacenttoeventfacility • Seasonaltent• BEDANDBREAKFAST o Secludedandprivatebutintegrated o AdjacenttoRockChimneyGarden • Hideanddistractfrompowerlines • Layeredplanting–largetreestogroundcover • Openareaforpicnic/gatheringaroundfire o Parkinginsiderefurbishedoldbarn• APPLEORCHARD o Rowsstaggeredtosubtlyalludetoadjacentcemetery o Applesharvestedforciderandfruitwines o Invitefreepickingbypatrons• NATURE/CULTURAL o Naturewalks • Oldhistoricroad–south • Newtrails o Preserveuseablebarns • Restoreasnecessary • Storageandappeal o Preservemajorityofexistingtrees/woods o Cemeteries • Subtlycelebrated–notdisguisedorhidden o Rockfences • Preserve,restore,andintegrate o RockChimney • Makecenterpieceofgarden• OTHER/PROBLEMSOLVING o Bermstoslowerosion • Bringinsoilandamendasnecessary • Contourplanting o Cleanupandmaintainsinkhole o NaturalPestControl • Permitsabsenceofnetting • Enlistvolunteer/paidfalconersforpestcontrol • Mosteffectivemeansaroundharvest • www.airstriketech.com • HawkPerchesplacedonbermsfornativepestcontrol • Deadredcedartreeslimbedartistically • Batboxesplacedinbarnsfornativepestcontrol
The Lower Howard’s Creek State Nature andHeritagePreserveisanimportanthistoricKentuckysite.Beforetheadventoftheindustrialrevolution,specifically the railroad, Lower Howard’s Creekwascentraltotheeconomyofthearea.Historicmills,factories,andquarriesriddledthebanksofthe fastmoving LowerHoward’sCreek. Our site contains manyantiquated aspects that arerepresentativeofwhatoncewas
