Cumulus Studio has designed an addition to a winery cellar door on the east coast of Tasmania, six years after completing a series of shipping container buildings for the winery.
Set within the wild landscape by Moulting Lagoon and the Apsley Marshes, Devil’s Corner is a popular stop-off along Tasmania’s Great Eastern Drive.
The cellar door’s loose collection of timber-clad buildings was conceived of as a modern interpretation of traditional rural settlements, with a tower formed of shipping containers that offers novel views of the surroundings. The project won the 2016 Colin Philp Award for Commercial Architecture in the Tasmanian Architecture Awards and was commended in the National Architecture Awards.
The winery says the expansion would help make Devil’s Corner a “year-round destination” with more space and shelter to enjoy food and wine. Construction is expected to begin later in April.
Cumulus Studio director Peter Walker said the design team was excited to continue the environmentally conscious strategies put in place from the beginning.
The expansion to Devil’s Corner Cellar Door by Cumulus Studio.
“It is highly satisfying as designers to see a place that we helped to create become so used and loved by visitors and locals alike,” he said. “With increasing awareness of the role buildings play in our environment, we felt it was important to continue many of the environmentally sustainable practices that we initiated at the beginning of the project – from material selection to prefabrication techniques.”
The additions will include new cellar door tasting area and an underground cellar, which will host wine and food masterclasses, private functions and exclusive events.
The kitchens for The Fishers and Tombolo restaurants will also be expanded.
Devil’s Corner by Cumulus Studio, completed in 2015.
Image: Tanja Milbourne
Devil’s Corner marketing manager Will Adkins said the expansion would cater for all seasons. “Calm autumns, wild winters or warm summers, we have no control over the weather,” he said. “But with the new site expansion, we will be able to ensure visitors can experience the very best of Devil’s Corner no matter the season. New and improved shelter areas as well as more casual spaces will help accommodate the increasing number of consumers visiting the cellar door each year.”
