G5 Brewing Company

G5 Brewing Company
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G5 BREWING COMPANY

Cushing Terrell

ARCHITECTS
Cushing Terrell

DESIGN TEAM
Shawn Pauly, Charles Deese, Sarah Holnbeck, Kaare Sola

CUSHING TERRELL’S SCOPE
Cushing Terrell’s Scope

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Angus Young Associates

CIVIL/GEOTECHNICAL
R.h. Batterman & Co., Inc.

CONTRACTOR
Rockford Structures Construction Company

MANUFACTURERS
Spectrum Lighting, Barrington , Mcelroy Metals, Montana Timber Products, Rockford Interiors, Viridian Re, Whiterock

CLIENTS
G5 Brewing

AREA
14000 ft²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Beloit, United States

CATEGORY
Brewery

Text description provided by architect.

For the Gundersons, the G5 Brewing Company is a legacy project that celebrates family and the places they call home. 

G5 Brewing Company
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G5 Brewing Company
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Melding aspects of Montana and the Midwest, the design balances local vernacular, contemporary details, and western materials to create a timeless brewery and restaurant to gather for good company and a pint or two.

The building’s primary areas represent the five members of the family and are organized around a central beer garden with views into the brewing operations — the heart of the project.

G5 Brewing Company
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G5 Brewing Company
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Tumbled red brick on the exterior and within the space alludes to Beloit’s industrial past, while rustic wood siding and corten steel accents reflect places the Gundersons enjoyed in Montana.

The two material influences tie together banquet, bar, and dining areas with the help of a common material pallet of concrete, hot-rolled steel, and barn wood.

G5 Brewing Company
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G5 Brewing Company
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For the silo-shaped private banquet room, narrow linear light fixtures are arranged vertically up the walls in the two-story space.

The playful installation is reminiscent of light passing through metal panel joints in a grain silo. A similar detail is repeated in the barnwood-like paneling adjacent to the stairway to the brewer’s loft.

G5 Brewing Company
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G5 Brewing Company
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The brewery walls are high-gloss white panels that brighten up space and bring attention to the brewing tanks and spiral staircase.

To soften the industrial elements, cozy lounge furniture was incorporated with decorative pendant lighting above. With an eye to every detail, the dining chairs and barstools were powder coated to match the G5 beer taps.

G5 Brewing Company
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G5 Brewing Company
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An example of what can be accomplished with an integrated team and an engaged owner, the process involved a design competition with team members from locations in Montana, as well as Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Austin, Texas.

Submissions were judged by the Gunderson family, with the winner being the basis for the final design.

G5 Brewing Company
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G5 Brewing Company
© Ryan Hainey Photography

For this project, the journey (and a little friendly competition) created an even stronger relationship with the client, while exhibiting talent from a variety of Cushing Terrell offices.


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Ground floor plan
G5 Brewing Company
Floor plan


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