HART'S PUB
Hospitality / Easton, PA / Proposal
Hart's Pub. is nestled between the base of a prominent hill and a creek. The brick structure was once occupied by the Chemical Publishing Company, owned and operated by Engineer, Chemist, and Professor, Evan Hart. The design of Hart's Pub. references the Hart's professional and academic accomplishments in chemistry and printing.
Hart's
Pub.
Hill
Building
Building
Creek
Exterior Wall
Circulation
Restrooms
Counter/Bar
Kitchen
Storage
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
2
5
3
3
1
1
5
5
6
6
6
Existing
1 Sprawling service spaces
2 Isolated social spaces
3 Historic windows bricked over
4 Superfluous circulation
5 Disconnected from creek and woods
6 Remote bar and kitchen counter
Proposed
1 Consolidated service mass
2 Continuous social space
3 Re-opened historic windows
4 Reduced area dedicated to circulation
5 Installed deck and large opening
6 Centralized bar and service counter
quad
Ground Floor
1
2
2
3
4
5
11
5
5
6
7
8
10
2
9
1 Bar / Service Counter
2 Flexible Seating
3 Kitchen
4 Deck
5 Bathroom
6 Elevator
7 Dumbwaiter
8 Glass Garage Door
9 Windows in Historic Locations
10 Fire Pit
11 Storage
Focal Point
In the center of Hart's Pub. is a prominent bar that wraps around the historic brick building core. A grid of open shelving was designed above the bar to provide a more intimate scale. The grid unifies storage, display, menus, and signage.
1 Enlarge Windows
2 Improved Lighting
3 Signage
4 Back Deck
5 Open Historic Windows
Front Elevation
1
1
3
2
3
Elevation
Side Elevation
3
5
4
Back Deck