Brewery
Studio Brewing
Location
Beresford Street, Burnaby, BC
Size
300 sq m
Completed
2021
Owners
Mark Quinlan, Andrew Somers and Matt Leslie
Local Collaborators and Artisans
Disher Construction
Divert Millwork
Skeleton Crew Creative Studio
Richard Thacker Welder (1000 Parker Studios)
Photographer
Ian Lanterman
When the clients uncovered a potential location for their new brewery in Burnaby it was very rough around the edges. Oil stained floors, walls soaked with bondo repair dust, a rainbow of car paint overspray everywhere and inappropriate wallpaper on office walls illustrated the many years of use as a body shop. Adding to the archaeology of the building, a fire had burned through a portion of the building several years ago and smoke stains and charred plywood had been left behind. This historical patina and bright natural light from skylights and north facing glazing evoked the characteristics of a 1000 Parker artist studio. This idea of an artist studio also resonated with the clients as their vision was for a brewery that felt like the craft experience was on clear display for patrons to observe and feel a part of the creative process.
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Similar to an artist studio, the area of the Tasting Room is very small in footprint but with very high ceilings. New raw steel columns, additional skylights and a folding origami band of baltic birch plywood are used to draw the eye of patrons upward and accentuate the bright volume of space overhead.
On the west side of the room, a series of small seating nooks sit below new skylights which wash light down a sloped wood wall changing the feeling of the seating nooks over the course of the day and the seasons depending on the height and angle of the sun. A central tasting grand table runs through the space and becomes a place for conversations between the brewmaster and patrons interested in understanding the intricacies of the brewing process.
Over the bar area, wood timbers found on site in the archaeology expedition are used to create an intimate trellis over the customer service area. Finally, an open patio allows patrons views of the passing skytrain and bike path ensuring that this industrial area becomes a new social hub for Burnaby.
This idea of an artist studio also resonated with their vision for a brewery that felt like the craft experience was on clear display for patrons to observe and feel a part of the creative process.
