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M1
Past
Year BuiltLate 1960’s
Designed byYuncken Freeman
Original UsePlant and Boiler Room
This part of the facility was responsible for all heating and cooling across the site, housing the large boiler and chiller that would condition all of M1 and M4 to approx. 22 degree celsius year round to ensure optimal production conditions.
Present
Year Updated2020
Designed byStudio Y and placeformspace
Current UseStomping Ground Brewery
Studio Y. and placeformspace have transformed an abandoned cigarette factory into a robust and welcoming multi-purpose hospitality space.
The design collaboration aims to showcase the brewing and distillery process in all its forms in order to implement character within the walls.
A full height timber grid that is fully exposed acts as a seam between the indoor and outdoor spaces. The grid carries a number of service functions internally, and supports a number of the building’s structures externally.