The Pilgrim Brewer

How can the evocative process of brewing be abstracted to develop an engaging architecture of craft?

Evan Spence | April 2005

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (First Professional) at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

© Copyright by Evan Spence, 2005

Abstract

This thesis investigates how the combination of poetry, programme and site can be used to develop a heightened architectural experience for the process of brewing. Drawing from the allegory of John Barleycorn and its similarity to a Passion Play and organized through a three-way spectrum of community, experience and process, vivid imagery is layered through collage, modeling and drawing to produce engaging architectural events in a notional brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Contents

• Introduction
  • Introducing John Barleycorn
  • Making Beer
  • Brewing in Halifax
  • Brewery Spectrum
• Design Strategy
  • Ordering
  • Site
  • Building Form In Urban Context
  • Materials
  • Structure and Elevations
  • Testing the Thesis
    • Sections
    • Plans
    • The Craft of the Designer
    • The Return of John Barleycorn
• Folio of Brewery Drawings
• Summary
• Appendix A: John Barleycorn Must Die
• Appendix B: Permission To Use Images
• Notes
• References

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