Lasting Joy Brewery
Lasting Joy is a farm brewery located on a 31 acre parcel of former agricultural land in the Hudson Valley. An existing barn was repurposed as the brewery portion of the program, and a new, purpose-built tasting room space was constructed. The tasting room is composed of a glulam structural frame and cross-laminated timber roof. The space is defined by its structural system, along with a fully glazed enclosure and exterior weathering-steel cladding. Though the enclosure is entirely glass, the interior has the character of a room made of wood as the trusses are very tightly spaced, and the CLT roof deck is left exposed. The inversely raised roof floods the space with natural light.
AIA New York State 2023 Honor Award
AIANY 2024 Merit Award
Chicago Atheneum 2024 International Architecture Award
The new tasting room was conceived as a pavilion -- an uplifting, light-filled space to facilitate a strong connection to the site, where ingredients used in the beer-making process are grown.
Natural light, views of the landscape, and materiality were critical design considerations. The tasting room’s relationship to the existing barn was studied closely, as well as the approach experience to the building. Visitors arrive along a winding path up and over a hill, as the building gradually reveals itself. Once inside the tasting room, views are solely of the open property.
The material palette was chosen to reflect the natural tones of the project’s Hudson Valley location. In particular, the weathering steel cladding references the rusted farm equipment that now dots former farm fields throughout the region.
The exterior passive solar screen was designed to shield the glass enclosed interior. The screen naturally keeps the space cool in the summer and warm in the winter, while maintaining a bright interior that requires no artificial lighting during the daytime. Visually, the screen -- which is constructed from the same weathering steel as the other exterior cladding -- provides a striking figure, set against the backdrop of the existing trees throughout the seasons.
As a contrast to the brawnier steel exterior, the interior space is a light-filled, soaring volume, with warm natural materials and expansive views of the surrounding landscape. The structure is composed of a glulam frame and CLT (cross-laminated timber) roof, left exposed and natural. The hexagonal bar is designed to float in the center of the space in order to keep the exterior glass walls unobstructed.
Custom hanging light sconces were designed as an integral part of the architecture. Suspended from each truss, they help define the rhythm of the building’s structure. All mounting channels and wiring paths were CNC milled into the glulam structure at the factory to allow for seamless installation on site.
In the evening, the up-lit wood ceiling creates the effect of a glowing lantern, visible throughout the property.
Credits
Architecture and Interior Design: Auver
Structural Engineering: Murray Engineering
Civil Engineering: Taconic Engineering
Contractor: Rondack Construction
Photography: Eric Petschek