NORTH LONDON TAP ROOM

The clients brief was to adapt a new-build commercial unit - with tall ceilings and large expansive windows - into a new tap room with an in house brewery. Located near a busy train station, the client was keen for the taproom to have an inviting and distinctive identity with a variety of seating options to allow for evening drinks or daytime working. 

Key to organising the space was the insertion of the bar and brewery at opposite ends to provide a physical focus to the room as well as allowing maximum visual surveillance across the seating. High-level individual stools, low-level communal seating and separate event spaces provide flexibility and a variety of options to suite a range of customers. 

Within the concrete framed building with concrete block partitions, a new low level, painted timber lining - or ‘dish’ - provides a distinctive colour, warmth and texture. The dish also provides a contrasting scale to the tall ceilings and grounds the bar and brewery. Practically, it acts as a service void around the unit for the water supply and electrical feeds to be distributed. 

The lining is constructed from off-the-shelf materials of standard lengths that can be assembled quickly and cheaply. The use of standardised components also allows for future flexibility and for easy replacement if damaged.