Wine Country Living: Rowland+Broughton Creates Dream Home for Avid Collectors

For a family of passionate oenophiles, few settings could be more appealing than a home surrounded by vines. Newly constructed in Washington’s most prolific wine region, Walla Walla, the architecture and interiors by Rowland + Broughton respond directly to the rural landscape through both form and materiality. Gray stone flooring, for instance, echoes the area’s basalt rock—ideal for grape growing—while cedar cladding references the wooden stakes that support the vines. The dwelling comprises three gabled volumes, shaped to recall the historic barns of the agrarian surroundings, and a fourth cuboid block wrapped in weathered corrugated metal in homage to the region’s industrial structures. These are offset from one another to accommodate programmatic needs and oriented to capture sweeping views of the Blue Mountains. In the central portion, a pitched ceiling soars above the living spaces and extends beyond a double-sided fireplace to shelter an alfresco terrace. Throughout, interiors are intentionally minimal, ensuring that nothing competes with the vistas framed by expansive walls of glass. Smaller connecting volumes link the four primary forms and enable seamless single-level living. The unconventional layout creates a series of plein-air rooms, including a kitchen, bocce court, sculpture garden, and pool area, all easily accessed through retractable walls that facilitate the indoor-outdoor lifestyle synonymous with wine country.

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