This brewery was a special project for us, we dismantled, moved, and restored a 1901 timber frame barn that was originally standing in northern Wisconsin where we grew up. Our father orchestrated the bulk of the dismantling. We worked as a team to dismember the main frame elements. After dismantling, the barn was shipped to our facility in Montana where it was restored. The restoration included putting the entire barn back together, eliminating twist, replacing rotten members, flattening all exterior surfaces, housing and flattening all girts to carry floor loads,and refitting the entire frame. Using beams from the historic Bonner Mill we rebuilt the roof system to open up the second story floor plan for storage. We plugged old peg holes and re-drilled all members in there new positions. The owner and his crew are now resurrecting this barn into a straw bale timber frame brewery in Stevensville.

Design Elements

• Used Existing Barn and Joinery with Modifications to Create new Life for this Century Old Structure
• Navigated Challenges of Design and Components to Accommodate Needs of Our Client
• Another Great Example of Authentic Green Building Solutions