Louisville Rickhouse Whiskey Co. WHAT Distillery WHERE Lexington, KY WHEN 2026 Louisville Rickhouse Whiskey Co. brings a new bourbon destination to the heart of Louisville’s NuLu district. Joseph & Joseph Architects provided both the architecture and interior design, creating an immersive environment inspired by the character and craftsmanship of a traditional rickhouse while delivering a…
The West End Gin WHAT Distillery WHERE Lexington, KY WHEN 2027 The West End Gin Project uses a light, botanical-inspired palette that reflects the fresh character of the gin. Soft greens, warm neutrals, and subtle floral tones create a clean and natural look. Natural light fills the space and highlights simple materials, glass, and finishes.…
Green River Tasting Room WHAT Tasting Room WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2025 The new Green River Tasting Room at 714 W Main Street in Louisville, KY, stands as an architectural celebration of the brand’s 140-year heritage. The 4,400-square-foot space is located on historic Whiskey Row and blends industrial authenticity with modern hospitality. At the heart…
Heaven Hill Distillery WHAT Distillery WHERE Bardstown, KY WHEN 2025 Following a devastating fire in 1996 that consumed seven rickhouses and the distillery, Heaven Hill Distillery moved production to Louisville. With the construction of this new state-of-the-art bourbon distillery, Heaven Hill returns to its roots in Bardstown, Kentucky once again. The building and its support…
Mount Vernon Rickhouse and Tasting Barn WHAT Rickhouse WHERE Mount Vernon, Virginia WHEN On Hold Located within the historic grounds of Mount Vernon in Virginia, this new rickhouse and tasting barn is designed to support the estate’s legacy of spirits production while remaining visually and materially consistent with its 18th-century context. Sited in a natural…
The Last Refuge WHAT Distillery Brand Experience WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2024 Joseph & Joseph was selected by Weyland Ventures and Heaven’s Door Whiskey to provide architectural design services for the new Brand Experience in the Nulu neighborhood of Louisville, KY. The Last Refuge resides within a historic church originally built in 1880 as the…
Bardstown Bourbon Company D2 Distillery Expansion WHAT Distillery WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2024 The Bardstown Bourbon Company D2 Distillery expansion was a multiphased, 28 million dollar expansion that included 15,000-square-foot of expanded building. This allowed for the addition of 16 new fermenters attached to the original distillery and expansion of the old fermenter house to…
Woodford Reserve Pepper House WHAT VIP Tasting Experience WHERE Versailles, KY WHEN 2024 The Pepper House was first constructed in 1812 as the distiller’s home high above the Oscar Pepper distillery complex below. The original two-story log structure had several additions over the years as its use evolved. Our goal was to sensitively expand, repurpose…
Angel’s Envy Distillery Expansion WHAT Distillery Expansion WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN In Design Joseph & Joseph will continue its collaboration with Angel’s Envy as they plan to expand the downtown Louisville distillery by building a three-story bottling and event space on what is currently a parking lot at East Main and South Jackson streets across…
Whiskey House of Kentucky WHAT Distillery WHERE Elizabethtown, KY WHEN 2025 Located on a 176-acre campus in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Whiskey House is building the most flexible, sophisticated, technically advanced whiskey distillery in the U.S. Whiskey House was founded in 2022 by the same team that created The Bardstown Bourbon Company. Its founders said it’s the…
