In a nod to the tobacco barns once common to the area, the 900-square foot space is distinguished by its use of 100-year-old Southern Pine sticks – a humble material traditionally used to hang and cure tobacco leaves. Cut and stacked en masse, 25,000 individual sticks serve to clad the eastern side of the corner tenancy, fashioning a dynamic undulating surface. This textural gesture is punctuated by a grid of product display cases in powder-coated steel. Working in concert with a sink of reclaimed Southern Pine, these vessels symbolize the site’s unique history with bodies of water, including an adjacent natural spring which influenced the local industry.
Aesop Georgetown
Program: shop
Architect: Tacklebox – Jeremy Barbour
Completion: 2017