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Pour Winery

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Pour Winery

Pour Winery

The buildings that form Pour Winery in Kayamandi near the town of Stellenbosch in the winegrowing region of South Africa deal with the history of race relations in the country rather than avoid it. They claim with equal pride their origins in Cape Dutch Architecture which predominates in the wealthy regions of the Stellenbosch valley, as well as the Southern African Ndebele people’s bold geometric patterns that cover their homes in the north eastern part of the country. The careful interplay of black and white architectural elements of the winery signify and acknowledge the complex race relationship of the country while the expanded programmatic function of the winery as economic center and social hub supports the local community. Landscape is both a unique and omnipresent feature of this programmatically expanded winery complex that is part farm, part school, part housing, part community center. It is both the setting and the actual fabric that weaves together the experience of the complex. By expanding the typical winery program to include worker housing, a farm to table restaurant, an education center, and gathering spaces for the community, this project hopes to empower the community it serves while providing an economic model for the region.