Pyramidal Corten metal roofs outline a distillery designed by ODOS Architects on the outskirts of Monasterevin in rural County Kildare, Eire.
Positioned by the banks of the Grand Canal, the distillery occupies an present 18th century grain mill and and an extension made from fair-faced concrete and corten metal.
Designed by ODOS Architects for whiskey producer Church of Oak, the structure of the distillery celebrates the commercial heritage of the positioning and goals to creates a landmark alongside the canal.
“The intentional alternative of a pitched roof design was pushed by the consumer’s imaginative and prescient for a up to date and iconic construction that stands out whereas remaining true to its time,” undertaking architect Elisa Maye instructed Dezeen.
The working distillery is open to the general public and has a restaurant, in addition to mezzanines and glass flooring all through the manufacturing space which provide views into the whiskey making course of.
The buildings of the previous Ballykelly mill now include exhibition halls and versatile workplace house for the Church of Oak, and are topped with a brand new roof terrace.
The varied programme for the distillery was organized in a linear trend, with the extension that homes the manufacturing space and public entrance positioned to the south of the present mill buildings.
The supplies used within the additions had been chosen to mirror the commercial nature of the positioning’s previous and its current. Truthful-faced concrete defines the partitions of the extension and acts as a up to date hyperlink between the historic cloth of the positioning and its distinctive roof.
The extension was topped with a roofscape of Corten pyramids, the weathered materials symbolising the passage of time and offering a “placing” distinction in opposition to the gray of the opposite buildings.
“The introduction of recent pyramidal corten metal roofs and concrete buildings required a fragile dance between honouring historical past and embracing innovation,” Maye defined.
“Cautious consideration was given to scale, proportion, and materials choice to make sure that the brand new buildings harmonised with the previous, making a seamless mix of custom and modernity.”
On approaching the distillery from the street, sculptural retaining partitions of corten lower via the panorama, with beds of planted wildflowers softening the arduous edges.
The economic buildings that contribute to the whiskey manufacturing course of are celebrated all through the constructing. Giant grain silos are prominently displayed above the one storey entrance exterior the distillery, and will be considered via round rooflights.
Contained in the distillery, giant copper stills rise via a void within the flooring and will be considered from a mezzanine above.
ODOS Architects was established in 2002 by David O’Shea and has studios in London and Dublin. Earlier initiatives by the studio embody designs for the London and European places of work of the office messaging system Slack, and a home designed to appear like a backyard wall in Dublin, Eire.
Elsewhere in Eire, Gro Works have accomplished an infill dwelling clad in crimson brick and perforated steel panels in Dublin, and Stirling Prize-winning studio Niall McLaughlin Architects have designed a seven-storey museum for the Worldwide Rugby Expertise in Limerick.
The pictures is courtesy of ODOS Architects.
