Sour Kettle Brew Pub
A 21st century brewing cooperative
A 21st century brewing cooperative
"There can't be good living where there is not good drinking." -Benjamin Franklin
Granville Island in Vancouver BC has been met with great amounts of success over the years due to its popularity as a tourist attraction, but it has become a less desired place to visit for local Canadians due to the massive inflow of tourists, and the lack of night time activities that relate to the local lifestyle. This project is challenged to create a place that is attractive to both tourists and locals of Vancouver. The Sour Kettle Brew Pub becomes a place that is focused around the traditions of brewing and grand beer halls and gardens as a place for locals and tourists to gather and enjoy each others company.
Photo of the island in its context (above)
The process began with this concept collage, focused around a vision for the beer hall and beer garden. Embracing the industrial aesthetic of the island, the brew kettles become the back drop to the dining and drinking experience, with hops growing on the edges, so that people can make the connection between hops growing, beer brewing, and drinking.
By creating a brew pub that opens out to an adjoining open space that has become detrimental and under used, there is the potential to create an “urban food plaza.” A place where, on nice days, people can grab food and eat outside, like an outdoor food court.
The main focus of the project is the beer hall/beer garden. As a result, it becomes the central anchor to the entire building, and everything else is organized around it. As the main feature of the building, people are able to see it from every main entry to the building.
The circulation also becomes fairly simple. Through every entrance, there is a connection to the main beer hall/beer garden. Whehter you are accessing the teaching kitchen to the east, or the brew pub to the west, you will always be connected to the main space.
