By Breathe
Welcome to Brunswick was about creating a space that is robust, friendly and flexible to have a casual drink in our own backyard.
Home to Four Pines first Victorian Brewery, Welcome To Brunswick is a fossil fuel-free pub and food truck park with a comprehensive waste management strategy, including plans to install a bio-digestor in the near future, which will transform food waste into energy for running the brewing equipment.
True to Brunswick, the design is born of recycled materials like timber, bricks and exposed scaffolding, and covered in art done by local muralists and street artists. An old shed on the site — a former telecommunications depot — was converted into the bar, seating is a mix of proper chairs and recycled old kegs with timber tops.
Photography by Kate Longley
We are proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which Welcome to Brunswick stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture.
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Our Approach
Breathe undertakes meaningful projects we can be proud of — those that align with our purpose and values.
Since we focus on maximising positive impact, many of our projects don’t fit the common definition of ‘architecture’.
We work to understand who we’re designing for. We strive to inspire, engage and support our clients and the broader communities we serve.
We prioritise social, environmental and economic sustainability in every project. We question the status quo to pursue outcomes that are informed by, and seek to better, those that came before.
Above all, we prioritise ethics along with aesthetics, and design without ego, to create the best outcomes for our clients and their communities.