Resembling a rustic gold-miner's saloon, the Tap Room stands inside a Whole Foods Market serving a wide selection of beer to its local community - in this case, the patrons of a grocery store. The pub is reminiscent of an old dilapidated shed, constructed primarily of salvaged, reclaimed, and reused materials, as might be found laying about a miner's camp.
The design succeeds in creating a comfortable environment within its unique context, sheltered from the routine of a grocery store, yet enlivened by the bustle outside of its windows. Coming in under $180k construction cost and built in just over a month, the 500 square foot pub is the first of its kind in a Whole Foods Market and has proven to be quite popular among its neighboring community.