ROOT Brewery + Gardens | OTR Cincinnati
Root is intended as a project of urban renewal. By awakening the sleeping earth below the concrete jungle of the urban fabric, Root will create an oasis for the OTR community which will supplement the impact and relative success of the gastropub and the social and economic realms that exist therein.
Translated into the built environment, Root will be initially perceived as a garden space, which upon further exploration, becomes infused with the spirit of the beer garden, and eventually, the actual production of the beer. This progression from natural to mechanical mimics the progression during the brewing process from natural ingredients through the machinery that creates the brew.
The potential for growth that manifests in a root symbolizes that potential for the space to take root in the community and influence its invigoration. The root anchors to the site, the history and the people of the OTR Brewery District, allowing it to begin the process of physical and figurative ecological transformation.
Designed by Megan.