STEWART REICH a r c h i t e c t u r e
Lehrkind Brewery Reuse
In the industrial district of Bozeman, Montana, a once well-established brewery. Known as the Lehrkind Brewery & Bottling Company, it was partially tore down in 2007 to make way for a mixed-use facilty, which ended up failing financially. And in 2013, the remaining intact facade was completely demolished due to safety concerns and liabilities. The site still bears the scar of a historic landmark and its memories are washed away in time.
The design problem was to explore entry into the existing facade. Programmatically, light commercial and residential would habitate the interior. Set up as a 30x150 infill building type, consisting of five bays that would lie perpendicular to the facade, the layout would consist of a 3-level, mixed-use would entail a bakery, offices for the current Lehrkind Bottling Company, and two studio apartments.
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Site 1
Site 2 (selected site)
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Site 5
Existing structure (prior to 2013 demo)
Facade entry development & entry concept
Spacial layout development & interior concept
Due to the historical significance of the structure, creating any kind of opening in the facade was difficult. Any alteration would be deemed controversial, however, the strategy was to use that as an advantage.
By removing one of the panels and "pushing" it to the interior, the panel would become a celebrated focal point and used as a primary source of vertical circulation.
The main entry into the building would be a simple curtain wall where the voided panel was removed from the facade. A tall marquee bearing the Lehrkind name, would pay homage to the family and their original brewery.
Concept model
