Beerhouse Rock

By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy the architect

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Evolving from carnage of shipwrecked metal, the interiors of Prost Beer House in Bengaluru, India, make it an attention-grabbing drinking hole…

With a tight budget as the driving force behind the design, the architect came up with an industrial theme and scouted for scrap that would be inexpensive as well as provide a unique ambience to the 6,000 sq ft, 3-level beer brewery.

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“Since it is a beer brewery, all the tanks, meters, gauges, pipes, etc., connecting to it, acted as inspiration and formed the central design of this 300-seater bar,” says Aamir Sharma, partner, AH Designs.

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With no singular characteristic style, AH Designs is known to imbue each project with a character of its own. Owing to the complex nature of the space, converting a South Indian restaurant into a beer brewery within the existing structure, not only proved challenging, but time consuming.

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The ambience spells raw pastiche that exudes a strong masculine vibe. Exposed brickwork, steel plates on the flooring, jail-like jaali, and prosaic furniture, décor created using nuts, bolts and spanners further adds a untreated, industrial feel. However, being exclusively a bar, it is able to attract the right clientele, who can unwind amidst this rugged environment.

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Interestingly, in the double height area, over 100 taps have been fitted with bulbs, while the brewing tanks have been left exposed and lit up.

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Overall, the mainstay is a 5 ft. jagged-edged blade that goes through a beam. Use of stools, garden instruments, spinning saws, pipes, rustic metal sheets and many other forms of metal consolidates this grungy look and feel — making it a ‘tough guys’ zone to enjoy cold beer on the tap.