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Ateliê Wäls ; An immense wooden barrel open over the green mountains of Belo Horizonte: this is the scenario designed by GPA&A office of the architect Gustavo Penna, a large brewery center surrounded by nature, in the Olhos d’Agua neighborhood, south of the capital of Minas Gerais.
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Opened in early June, the complex includes a restaurant, shop, office, wine cellar, beer factory and outdoor area for food trucks. The proposal is to create a center of innovation in the sector, as well as promoting the meeting between friends and offering the experimentation of special craft beers. “It’s a playful and fun project that shows the union of architecture and beer in a magical way,” says Gustavo. Courtesy of Gustavo Penna Arquiteto&Associados – Photographs : Daniel Mansur
In the interior of the brewery, there is a large balcony in reddish color, a reference to the celebrated English-style India Pale Ale, and a large shelf full of bottles designed especially for the project. Sets of tables for tasting are distributed among hundreds of wooden barrels that frame and divide the ambience.
Courtesy of Gustavo Penna Arquiteto&Associados – Photographs : Daniel Mansur
In this one of the largest barrel rooms in the country, dedicated to the aging of beers, more than 100,000 liters of the beverage age and ferment, e...