Hermana República is a tasting place for Patito a beer made in a local brewery. Behind this tasting spot is the factory where the beer is made.

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Architect: Muñoz Arquitectos

Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Architect In Charge: Javier Muñoz Menéndez

Area: 235.55 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Marcos Betanzos

Construcción: Ing. Eduardo Ancona

Gaviones: Ing. Ricardo Solís

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From the architect. Hermana República is a tasting place for Patito a beer made in a local brewery. Behind this tasting spot is the factory where the beer is made.
© Marcos Betanzos

There are two conceptual axis that ruled this project; the first one was to create an environment that has a bound with the beer production, an industrial environment that is also a comfortable place to drink beer. The plan was to create a place that had an environment of a yucatecan cantina and a good restaurant where you can go and have a quality meal.

© Marcos Betanzos

On the other hand, one of the strongest concepts of the craft beer served in Hermana República, is it’s ingrained with the sister republic of Yucatán, therefore its name. The formal and constructive concept of this point of sale has strong roots on ...