This study employs the A frame as both iconic presence and enclosure. Arrayed on roof terrace, they intersect at angles to provide crossing views and daylighting. They cover the entrance ramp, the stairs down to cellar and production, and enclose the central formal space, all elements in service of the coinage Crossing Gables, itself in service of the prime Coináge, Vineyard Agora.
…Elemental constructs (or coinages) beyond these studies are many: Edge, View, Gate, Field, Path, Grange, Commerce, Cooperative are possibilities. These titular coinages carry imprint of brand, identity, spirit…