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Cahaba Brewing Company

Williams Blackstock Architects

Project Team: Justin Collier, Lauren Gwaltney, Bill Segrest
Location: Avondale, AL
Type: Adaptive Re-use
Area: 21,000 sq.ft.
Construction Cost: $1.4 million

2016 AIA Birmimgham Merit Award, Adaptive Re-use.
2016 AIA Alabama Merit Award, Adaptive Re-use.
2017 AIA Gulf States Merit Award, Renovation/Restoration
Taproom perspective.
 
Photograhy: Owen Stayner
The brewery and taproom is located in Building C of the Continental Gin Complex. This facility was constructed in 1926 to manufacture cotton gins. Building C served as the foundry but was later repurposed during WWII to produce ammunition for the Navy. 
 
Photography: National Parks Service
Existing photos prior to renovation.
The monitor windows were restored to resurrect the orginal daylighting strategy.
 
Photography: Bill Segrest
Cahaba Brewing Company
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Cahaba Brewing Company

The renovation of Cahaba’s new taproom and brewhouse is an exercise in restraint. The minimal budget was not a hindrance but a foundation for hyp Read More

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