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MANCHACA VITICULTURE + LEARNING CENTER
Land Stewardship
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Design VI Spring 2022
Instructor: Michael McCall
Group: Austin Li + Rohaan Saripella
Location: Manchaca, TX
Description
Located just 20 minutes from downtown Austin, the Manchaca Viticulture + Learning Center is a space for the learning and practice of land stewardship through viticulture.
The functions of the center are split between the two floors. The first floor is where wine is produced and bottled, while the second floor contains educational facilities. The learning center partners with local elementary schools giving field trips to students, and teaching them about land stewardship. Night classes are also available to adults who want to learn more about how they can engage in land stewardship in their backyards.
In addition to classes, community gardens are also available to provide a more hands-on approach to land stewardship. Visitors learn to plant and create one’s backyard garden.
The curved form of the roof works as a rainwater collection system. Water is redirected towards collection points located within the wood columns. The rainwater is filtered and reused for the center’s aquaponics system, drip irrigation, and toilets. Gray water from sinks is also collected and filtered for reuse. Although viticulture uses a lot of water, drip irrigation, rainwater collection, and gray water collection can reduce water usage.
