903 Manchester
903 MANCHESTER
A warehouse of a bygone era was transformed into retail spaces, a studio, and an active gallery with a prominent storefront presence at the front of Lexington’s burgeoning Distillery District.
Watertower
WATERTOWER BEER GARDEN
Creation of this outdoor music venue began with the conversion of a 1940’s distillery barrel house into a highly sought after mixed-use development. In the shadow of the adjacent tower, a concrete water processing tank was converted into a stage with the downbeat for music anticipated soon.
Old Tarr Distillery
OLD TARR
DISTILLERY
Reclamation of a 1890’s distillery building with masonry exterior and heavy timber framing. This building is now a hip entertainment venue.
Pepper Rickhouse
PEPPER RICKHOUSE
STOREFRONTS
The renovation and revitalization of a beautiful 1930′s industrial distillery.
Wisebird Cider
WISEBIRD CIDER CO
As a part of the adaptive reuse of the Pepper Distillery Rickhouse, we chose to value, preserve, and extend the original industrial aesthetic with white washed wood accents and matte sealing of the existing concrete floors. Concrete bartops with steel support detailing, and translucent “garage door” windows furthered the theme. An illuminated shelving motif (inspired by the flattened, horizontal espalier apple tree) provides the space with a focal point through placement on axis with the main entry and by using one of the concrete columns as it’s ‘trunk’. The ‘branch’ shelves are lit from behind to illuminate the golden cider ‘apples’ on display.
