Wild Hop Brewing Company - Brewery HQ
Some projects are special.
An amazing location, great clients and a venue that provides live music, mouth watering food and a family friendly environment to soak it all up. But the greatest element is the beer. Ever changing freshly brewed craft beer that just puts a smile on your face. Located down a track off Wildwood Road in Australia’s south-west corner, this brewery created by Matt and Ali Scott-Malcolm is worth a visit.
Client: Ali + Matt Scott-Malcolm, owners “Wild Hop Brewing Company”
Location: Wildwood Road, Yallingup, Western Australia
Size: 499m2 newbuild
Architect: Tim Pardoe
Photography: Ricky Gestro
Draftsman: Richard Norrish
Builder: Steve Barratt
Sculpture: Russell Sheridan
Graphic Art: Jaes777
„I grew up down south, so the chance to return home and design a brewery was a dream come true. The first afternoon I met Ali and Noel to discuss the brewery, we walked the site discussing their dream. They were passionate, informed and very determined. That evening I started sketching and pulled my first “all-nighter” since university. I was really excited to be involved with this project“
– Tim Pardoe
This project was very much driven by the owners, and its a credit to them how great it turned out.
They understood and tapped into a great Australian past-time of the sunny afternoon beer garden session. Sitting with your mates and family and enjoying a cold frothy.
Throughout the design process, we kept coming back to a single, simple principle to help guide our decisions…
Its all about the beer!
Having pretty amazing food helps also.
A highlight and definite drawcard is the sprawling beer garden, overlooking the dam, framed by native bush, hops and the kitchens produce garden.
Local artist Russell Sheridan created a sculpture in the playground which kids and adults alike love.
Graphics, Art and Branding played a huge part in the design process of this brewery.
Wild Hop already had a branding design that was clear, punchy and had attitude.
The brewery had to embody this also.
Exploring Brand + Architecture integration
The Brewery in its own words…
“Wild Hop is a small brewery, built on our family's property in the Yallingup hills. Our overall vision was to create a brew-pub that appealed to locals and visitors alike, creating an interesting environment for the whole family to enjoy. We are family owned and operated, and are really lucky to have and epic crew that make Wild Hop work. We don't have grand plans to take over the world - we're just here, in this beautiful corner of the world, having a good time and doing what we love!!
Kid friendly, dog friendly and beer-geek friendly, we wanted to create a place that would be exciting to visit, with a rotating tap list and menu, meaning that there is always something new to try.”
