A phenomenological approach to architecture: the colon-wurth winery

THIS THESIS INVESTIGATES THE MAKING OF PLACE THROUGH AN ARCHITECTURE THAT SENSUOUSLY ENGAGES THE BODY. CREATING A "WHOLE" PHENOMENOLOGI-CAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE OCCUPANT. IF EXPERIENCES ARE REDUCED TO VISUAL ABSTRACTIONS AND DIMENSION. THEN WE HAVE REDUCED OURSELVES TO MERE OBSERVERS. THE BODY AND THE SENSES ARE CRITICAL BECAUSE THEY PLACES US IN THE HERE AND NOW-THEY HELP US TO DEVELOP AN INTIMACY WITH THEPLACE. SEVERAL QUALITIES DEFINE THIS INTIMACY. THESE INCLUDE MATERIALITY (TOUCH): ACOUSTICS (HEARING). TOPOGRAPHY. AND LUMINOSITY OF PLACE(LIGHT AND SHADOW) SMELL OF A PLACE AND EVEN CLIMATE. IN THIS THESIS. IHAVE EXPLORED HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN FOSTER AND SUSTAIN A SYNESTHETIC EXPERIENCE. MOVING BEYOND LIMITS OF THE FORMAL AND VISUAL.SITEThe winery is on Highway 29. 7 miles north of St. Helena in calistoga.California, it provides unique opportunities and constraints, dividedINTO North and south sectors by a public road, the north sector is dominated BY A HEAVILY WOODED KNOLL. THIS IS IDEAL FOR CREATING CAVES TO AGE WINE AT A CONSTANT TEMPERATURE IN THE EARTH.