Overmountain Vineyards in Tryon, N.C.

by Christopher Brinckerhoff | May 1, 2019 12:00 am

Julia McIntyre, the architect for two guest villas at Overmountain Vineyards in Tryon, N.C., designed them with modern aesthetics. Insulated metal panels (IMPs) clad the structures’ roofs and walls. Each 1,300-square-foot guest villa has two bedrooms, a bathroom and views of the vineyards. Interior decorating features a combination of modern design and some antique architectural woodwork, salvaged from old buildings in the area.

“The outside is a very minimalist look, but the inside is not,” says McIntyre. “Each house front features sliding glass doors that lead to an extended patio with a view of the vineyards. The insulated metal panels have a clean look and are very low maintenance, easy to care for.”

The roofs slope from the front of the villas to the back, and extend 6 feet beyond the front walls to cover patios. The roofs also extend 5 feet beyond the walls in the backs and on the sides. The villas were constructed on a concrete slab, which also functions as interior flooring. The concrete was colored while mixing in the mixer truck, and was finished with an acrylic coating.

For roofs, Trademark Contractors LLC installed Metl-Span’s 5-inch-thick LS-36 IMPs. The panel exteriors are 26-gauge Galvalume in Sandstone and the interiors are 26-gauge Galvalume in Mesa Almond. They provide an R-34 R-value.

For walls, Trademark Contractors installed Metl-Span’s CF-42 IMPs, 14 feet tall in the front of the buildings and 8 feet tall in the back. The 2 1/2-inch-thick IMPs have 26-gauge Galvalume exteriors in Sandstone and interiors in Almond. They provide an R-value of R-19. A metal building system from Mesco Building Solutions was also used for the project.

Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/projects/overmountain-vineyards-in-tryon-n-c/

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