Client, Year
Sagamore Development, 2017
Services
Wayfinding
Architectural Signage
Murals & Supergraphics
Illustration
Awards / Press
AIA Baltimore Award, 2018
Travel + Leisure, The 25 Best Distilleries in the U.S., 2018 & 2023
ULI WaveMaker Award, 2017
Photography
Ron Solomon
Sagamore Spirit Distillery
Shaping a signature on-site experience
Sagamore Spirit, maker of Maryland Rye Whiskey, opened a new five-acre distillery site in Baltimore City’s Port Covington neighborhood. The waterfront campus features three buildings: a welcome center, a distillery, and the Rye Street Tavern restaurant. We designed the exterior site signage, building signage, restaurant interior, exterior signage, and a two-story hand-painted mural that greets visitors entering the distillery.
The site identification and directional signage are made of corten weathering steel that naturally ages to an amber color over time, much like Sagamore Spirit’s barrel-aged whiskey. This also complements the natural architectural building materials used throughout the site. The main entrance sign is made of a 20-foot continuous piece of one-inch thick steel and weighs over two tons.
The angles of the sign panels were derived from the Calvert Coat of Arms on the Maryland flag and feature cutouts of Sagamore’s signature three diamonds.
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