Thomas Eriksson Arkitektur & Design, AB

Mackmyra Gravity Distillery

Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes

MACKMYRA GRAVITY DISTILLERY

TEA

ARCHITECTS
 TEA - Thomas Eriksson Arkitekter

LOCATION
Gävle, sweden

CATEGORY
Industrial architecture

AREA
1460.0 m²

PROJECT YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
Robin Hayes

Text description provided by architect.

Mackmyra Svensk Whisky's new distillery just outside of Gävle was inaugurated in December 2011.

It's an industrial building designed around the production process but with the visitors in mind. Here you will be able to follow the production.

Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes

Which is led by gravity, from milling and mashing the malt at the top to the distillation and filling of the casks at the bottom.

The goal of the design has been to give the building a unique character, based on the unusual contents, which can support Mackmyra’s identity and convey their mix of playfulness, craftsmanship and good quality production.

Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes

The exterior malt silos and elevator are wrapped in a lightweight steel structure that embraces a precast concrete volume. The building opens up via a glass facade, exposing the processes inside towards what will be the square of the Whisky Village and future expansions.

The glass façade leans forward making it both more transparent from the ground and effectively screens off solar heat radiation, while responding to the variable space requirements of the inside.

Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes


Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes
Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
© Robin Hayes


Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
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Mackmyra Gravity Distillery
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Thomas Eriksson Arkitektur & Design, AB
T +46 8 55551800
Thomas Eriksson Arkitektur & Design, AB
Gävlegatan 12A, 113 30 Stockholm, Sweden