New Story Brewery
Year
2024
Location
Downtown - Tulsa, OK
Location
Downtown - Tulsa, OK.
Client
Newstory Brewery
Construction
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//Brief
//Brief
Convert a former newspaper-printing building in Tulsa's East Village/Blue Dome fringe into a modern brewery, taproom, and taqueria — one that could support both an all-ages, laid-back daily hangout and a larger outdoor event/live-music venue.
Convert a former newspaper-printing building in Tulsa's East Village/Blue Dome fringe into a modern brewery, taproom, and taqueria — one that could support both an all-ages, laid-back daily hangout and a larger outdoor event/live-music venue.
//Constraint
//Constraint
The site sits in a former industrial pocket on the east edge of downtown: an existing single-story industrial shell not built for public gathering, with no built-in outdoor amenity, while the brand needed both an intimate indoor taproom feel and a large-capacity outdoor "Yard" with skyline views — two very different programs on one lot.
The site sits in a former industrial pocket on the east edge of downtown: an existing single-story industrial shell not built for public gathering, with no built-in outdoor amenity, while the brand needed both an intimate indoor taproom feel and a large-capacity outdoor "Yard" with skyline views — two very different programs on one lot.
//Design Move
//Design Move
The design preserves the industrial bones of the printing building — exposed structure, clear sightlines to the working brewhouse — while opening the site's west-facing edge outward into "The Yard": a lawn, firepit, stage, and patio oriented to capture downtown Tulsa's skyline at sunset. Indoors, simple material choices (blonde wood tables, a long communal bar, big open sightlines) keep the taproom flexible for everything from remote work by day to live shows by night.
The design preserves the industrial bones of the printing building — exposed structure, clear sightlines to the working brewhouse — while opening the site's west-facing edge outward into "The Yard": a lawn, firepit, stage, and patio oriented to capture downtown Tulsa's skyline at sunset. Indoors, simple material choices (blonde wood tables, a long communal bar, big open sightlines) keep the taproom flexible for everything from remote work by day to live shows by night.
//Result
A dual-mode venue: a casual, pet- and family-friendly taproom for daily coffee-shop-style hangs and happy hour, and a full-scale outdoor stage/event lawn for concerts and community nights — all anchored by a visible working brewery that keeps the building's industrial identity legible rather than hidden.
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