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BROOKLYN KURA
BROOKLYN KURA
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BROOKLYN KURA
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Brooklyn, NY
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A place to steal a moment of calm, Brooklyn Kura is a sake Brewery and Tap Room located within the post-industrial context of Industry City. Our approach was influenced by the overlap between Japanese architecture and industrial elements. Unfinished cedar, which is a traditional wall cladding used in sake production rooms, is layered onto rough, imperfect concrete and wall finishes (the product of time and layers and layers of paint). The aluminum frame and glass block storefront blend the notions of a grid system - used traditionally to organize space in Japanese architecture - with the industrial use of glass blocks and filters light into a soft glow.