Rabbit Hole Distillery and Campus

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Natural wood around the courtyard is a warm complement to the mu... Read More Natural wood around the courtyard is a warm complement to the multifaceted metal exterior.

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Blackened wood louvers over glass create full transparency and p... Read More Blackened wood louvers over glass create full transparency and panoramic views in the Manufacturing Atrium. The blackened wood honors the charred barreling process and the full-glass atrium allows for full transparency as the distillery’s owner requested.

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Metal from the old industrial building on the site was recycled ... Read More Metal from the old industrial building on the site was recycled into a trellis above the open-air courtyard.

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Overlook, Rabbit Hole’s events space, is cantilevered above th... Read More Overlook, Rabbit Hole’s events space, is cantilevered above the Manufacturing Atrium, perching like a crown on top of Louisville’s newest bourbon distillery.

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The dramatic view of the events space from the sidewalk.

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An innovative system of parts turned a standard metal wall mater... Read More An innovative system of parts turned a standard metal wall material into a formalized metal skin system adapted specifically for this project.

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A wide outdoor staircase clad in perforated aluminum panels lead... Read More A wide outdoor staircase clad in perforated aluminum panels leads guests to the hasting and Hospitality space above the atrium. Metal played an active role in the building’s architectural expression.

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The design team’s understanding of metal as an expressive wall... Read More The design team’s understanding of metal as an expressive wall material was key to the design process.

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pod architecture + design developed Rabbit Hole’s signage, inf... Read More pod architecture + design developed Rabbit Hole’s signage, informational graphics (example at right), and way-finding systems, all of which are fully integrated into the architecture.

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The “High Wine Spirit Safe” with gold letter inlay, made by ... Read More The “High Wine Spirit Safe” with gold letter inlay, made by Vendome Copper & Brass Works, sparkles in the sunlight that slips between the Manufacturing Atrium’s louvers.

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The public passageway allows visitors to meander through the Man... Read More The public passageway allows visitors to meander through the Manufacturing Atrium without interrupting the work going on there.

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The distillery design’s narrative examines two paths – one f... Read More The distillery design’s narrative examines two paths – one for workers and another for visitors -- and where they intersect and diverge from one another. The building was designed around the two.

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The heart of the three-level structure is the 48-foot-tall, 24-i... Read More The heart of the three-level structure is the 48-foot-tall, 24-inch wide, continuous column copper still created by Vendome Copper & Brass Works.

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To establish the special character and purpose of the distillery... Read More To establish the special character and purpose of the distillery’s events space, pod a + d positioned it on top of the three-story structure.

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The distillery’s modern vocabulary includes floor-to-ceiling g... Read More The distillery’s modern vocabulary includes floor-to-ceiling glass exterior walls around Overlook and exposed steel beams.

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