Though the Blatz Brewery in Milwaukee has been closed for about 50 years, and the Blatz Beer is now being contract brewed by Pabst, the original brewery building found new life in 2006 after it was converted to condos. After clearing out the basement, cases of unused beer bottles were found and instead of sending them to be recycled, they were upcycled and made apart of the re-design of the Blatz building. Bringing back a sense of the history and heritage of the building and brewery, the bottles were made apart of giant pivoting  doors that open up to a lower lounge and provide spatial flexibility and a warm glow from the diffusion of light through the amber bottles.

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