Morilla Winery

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Moorilla Estate, established in 1958, is Tasmania’s oldest commercial winery and vineyard. Located 12km north of Hobart on a peninsula in the Derwent River, the estate has a significant physical and cultural context into which the new Moorilla Wine and Food Centre has been inserted. The building occupies the apex of the site in both topographical and hierarchical terms to capitalise on sun and views of the river and the wider landscape and to provide a strong public face to the estate. It is also sited immediately adjacent to the outdoor wine making facility so that patrons have a direct interface with the winery at work. The two storey building consists of an entry, reception, lobby and function rooms on the lower level and restaurant and wine tasting bar on the upper level. The ‘t’ shaped plan was generated by acknowledging two perpendicular axis. One runs the length of the peninsula entry axis] the other relates to the head of the peninsula where the dominant contour addresses the river view axis]. #2006 #architecture #Australia #awards #Berriedale #Commercial #institute #Jaws #RAIA #Rosevear #TAS