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 for visitors 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.