ELV Tasting Pavilion
Santa Barbara, California

The Owner of ELV wines had found a greenhouse on a Connecticut estate from the 1930's and wanted to relocate it to his California vineyards as a tasting pavillion. The variable sun and climate would only allow a comfortable setting during specfic times of the day, in only certain seasons. The large sheds move on railroad tracks and allow varying degrees of openness and shading from the sun and wind. A reflecting pool adds coolness to the hot afternoon breezes as well as reflections of the daytime sky and nighttime stars.