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Landscape and Heritage Integration Plan
Location: Stein, The Netherlands
New design for existing brewery and restaurant property. The brewery is an old heritage site and the plan entails the reinstatement of an old brewery garden and a mill pond. The existing orchard and kitchen garden are to be restored.
Date: September 2021
Client: Private owner
Made for: MR.STIR Architect + Planner
Project status: unknown no signs of progress
Spatial analysis
This is a property where an old watermill was stationed. Currently, it is a brewery, restaurant and party venue. it is located on the outside of a small village and is near the vicinity of an old castle and a national reserve. Several long-distance trails run alongside the property. For this project, the assignment was to create a new plan for the entirety of the property with the different demands of the owner.
Built up of design
The design of this property is made up of different interventions that can be implemented over a long period, this was one of the demands of the client. Each of these interventions can be made separate from another but work towards an integral design.
1 Determine entrance
2 Accessibility guidance
3 New layout of paths
4 Push back kitchen garden
5 Restructure kitchen garden
6 Layout for new orchard
7 Layout for brewery garden
8 Allocation of parking area
9 Hedges to minimize visibility on cars
10 Redefine edges to road side
11 Replenish old orchard
12 Reconstruct historic water mill pond
The former watermill pond and the features of the historic watermill had been lost. In the renovation plans for the buildings, new construction for the watermill had been created. On elevation maps, it is still visible where the old pond had been situated. Within this plan, the aim is to reinstate the old water pond and create an experience for visitors of the watermill. The original elevation of the pond makes it possible for visitors to get a glance at eye-level over the water. A hard edge towards the roadside that is visible can be used to inform people about the history of this location and can accentuate the lines of the old watermill from the courtyard.
Reconstructed historic watermill pond
The final design focuses on the experience of visitors through the brewery without compromising on historic elements. A brewery garden is created to give visitors a tour pass by all the plants that are used during the brewing process. The kitchen garden provides the restaurant with fresh fruit and vegetables for dishes. In the orchard, larger party venues along weddings can be held. The parking lot is at the North of the property enclosed by hedges so that visibility on the cars is minimized. One new entrance near the chicken coup allows hikers to enter the property directly from the trail. The positioning of the new entrance along with the new terrace along the orchard provides the hikers with a clear overview of the functions of the property, making it clear to them that they can stroll in and have a drink and something to eat.
Final Design
Legend
1 Example brewery garden
2 Extra parking spots
3 Main parking area
4 Chicken coup
5 Main terrace
6 Duck coup
7 Playground
8 Kitchen garden
9 Enclosed brewery terrace
10 Orchard meadow
11 Main entrance
12 Private entrance for events
13 Historic watermill pond
14 Bee hives