Tasmania
Callington Mill Distillery, located in the shadow of Oatlands’ iconic windmill, balances industry and tourism, traditional materials and contemporary design.
The design navigates the need to house the industrial manufacturing requirements of a working whisky distillery while providing the immersive visitor experience of a traditional cellar door.
The material selection was heavily influenced by the local heritage code requirements for masonry cladding. The predominant brick has a soft and chalky patina that references the sandstone of the surrounding buildings whilst the simple gabled forms reference the town’s rooftops in height and aesthetic.
The interiors are weaved together with materials that references whisky’s rich tones — Tasmanian Oak joinery, brass fittings, minimal lighting, and marble with a golden hue.
Callington Mill is a refined, considered and modern working building within one of the oldest Georgian settlements in Australia, providing a unique tourist experience, and immersing visitors in the story of local whisky.
Oatlands is a town frozen in time, rich in heritage homes and in sites of significance. Cumulus has designed our distillery to align with this colonial character and created an architectural marvel that fuses the past with the future — creating a sense of place with distinction and prestige.
This ‘past’ seamlessly flows into the fabric of our building. Cumulus designed a world class visitor’s experience — creating a series of spaces where visitors can indulge their temptations in our restaurant, engage in the art of the whiskey making process in our distillery, and stimulate their senses in our barrel room.
Andrew Geeves, Design Architect and Documentation
Andrew Grimsdale, Designer and Documentation
Chi Chee Goh, Graduate of Architecture
Elizabeth Walsh, Design Architect
Luke Waldron, Design Architect
Peter Walker, Design Director
Ronja Scherer, Graduate of Architecture
Rosella Sciurti, Designer
COVA, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic & Fire Engineering
Damien Mackey, Whisky Consultant
ERA Planning and Environment, Town Planner
Green Design Group, Kitchen Consultants
Milan Prodanovic, Traffic Engineer
Pitt & Sherry, Building Surveyor
Playstreet, Landscape Architects
Purcell, Heritage Consultant
Saltmarsh And Escobar Consulting Engineers, Structural Engineer
Still Smiths, Process Engineers & Trade Waste
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
