The project prioritizes connection through the formation of a community hub that invites users to participate in all the stages of brewing and beverage production. Expansive glass garage doors line the warehouse’s walls to provide a visual story of the brewing process, from production to consumption. Within this lens, manufacturing is considered a social connector rather than a fringe use to civic activities. Bright facade improvements and a lofted canopy structure give the warehouse campus an iconic character. The canopy structure’s exaggerated geometric steel frames, defining the relief of a roof, form the outdoor hearth of the campus. Informed hardscaping responds to the geometry to create seating, meeting, and community spaces between furniture, plantings, and re-purposed brewing equipment.

The design team embraced the warehouses’ fundamental elements by accentuating the structure, refinishing the concrete flooring, and multiplying many existing building details such as the use of overhead doors at all entry points to celebrate the reuse of the space.
Today, the design serves as a backdrop for artwork and creativity, as the business invites rotating local artists and sculptors to display and sell their work. The design team’s ongoing partnership with this art initiative collaborates with these artists and community partners to make their vision a reality.