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This month we’re awarding Brad Coe, from Aurora Glazing, Installation of the Month for his fantastic work at the beautiful Tinwood Vineyard Estate, located on the outskirts of Chichester, West Sussex.
Brad and his team installed huge Origin bi-folds (8.8 x 2.7m) and large sliding doors (3.4 x 2.7m) in anthracite grey, into the contemporary tasting room of this popular vineyard.
This stunning premises, set in the picturesque location of the South Downs, became a vineyard back in 2007, when the owners (Jody and Art Tukker) planted their first vines. They had to wait until 2009 before they had their first small crop and in 2010 they saw their first commercial harvest. In 2013, a small tasting room was built, which was developed into a larger tasting room in 2019 that enabled them to hold tasting sessions of 30-40 people.
Inspired by a winery in South African (Ernie Els) and multiple Australian vineyards, Art was keen to create an open and contemporary tasting room, which welcomed people into the vineyard. Large expansive bi-fold doors were the perfect solution to achieving space and light, allowing one side of the property to be completely opened.
Art said: “Our tasting room, with the wood and the glass tells people that we’re very open, and there are no secrets. You don’t need to wear a suit and tie. You can come in your shorts and wear your jandals [flip flops]. Having a modern tasting room and making those connections is really important.”
Shortlisted for a RIBA regional award, this beautiful tasting room is recognised as a step-change in modern architecture, which demonstrates how large bi-folds can be used to create space, light and openness in a property.
In additional to the tasting room, Brad also installed bifolds, residential doors and flush casement aluminium windows into the owner’s family home, situated next to the vineyard. Much like the tasting room, this stylish property combines natural materials (wood) with urban style (concrete) for the perfect contemporary architectural design.
Well done to Brad for such a fantastic installation, we look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.
