Commercial Architecture | Distillery Design | Adaptive Re-Use and New Construction
Brooklyn, New York
Project Description
The conceptual design for this artisanal bourbon distillery is a thoughtful, modernist approach to the adaptive re-use of a post-Civil War waterfront warehouse with 29” thick structural masonry walls. The design divides 15,000 square feet of raw space between three categories: Process, Exhibit, and Artifact, an organizational methodology based on usage between workers and visitors within an old warehouse. “Process” contains bourbon processing and industrial systems. “Exhibit” is flexible experiential spaces that includes a tasting room, a bar, informal event space, and tours. “Artifact,” the textural brick enclosure, surrounds both. The divisions between the “Process” and “Exhibit” volumes are expressive veils exploring light and transparency.