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Atlungstad Distillery

Atlungstad Distillery was established in 1855 as one of the first food processing companies in the country. By 2008 production stopped due to obsolescence. In 2011 a project was established with the aim to re-establish Atlungstad Distillery into an industrial heritage site, ...
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Project details

Title:Atlungstad Distillery
Entr. year: 2022
Result:Award
Country: Norway
Town: OTTESTAD
Category type: industrial and engineering structures and sites
Notes:The rehabilitation of the distillery complex was co-funded by Atlungstad Distillery SA, which manages the site. The project also received funding from the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Hedmark County Municipality and the Innlandet County Municipality. The volunteers of the NGO Friends of Atlungstad Distillery proved instrumental in the project’s success by acting as local ambassadors and supporting the project financially and in the form of voluntary work. Thanks to the sustainable business plan, Atlungstad Distillery SA has been profitable and has reinvested these profits in the heritage site.
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:A food processing company
Actual use:meeting venues, catering facilities and a small museum
Built: 1855
Architect / Proj.leader: Mr. Per Harald Grue
The Jury's citation: “This project stresses the importance of restoring industrial buildings. The rehabilitation of the Atlungstad Distillery included the reuse of the old factory machinery and restoring the building’s industrial character, as well as giving it new cultural and social purposes. The transmission of skills, the revival of the old production methods and other intangible aspects of this restoration project are especially impressive,” commented the Awards’ Jury.
GPS:60.75919870889014, 11.08034299986308
Web, Links:

www.atlungstadbrenneri.no

Description:
Atlungstad Distillery was established in 1855 as one of the first food processing companies in the country. By 2008 production stopped due to obsolescence. In 2011 a project was established with the aim to re-establish Atlungstad Distillery into an industrial heritage site, qualifying for the National Program for Industrial and Technical Cultural Heritage. The priorities were: Start up production of the distillery, provide funding and establish a plan for the renewal of the industrial site, aiming at year round activities and establish a (NGO). Atlungstad was incorporated as a public company in 2011, with a tri-partite ownership structure. It was imperative for Atlungstad to establish a cost efficient and profitable operation out of the large industrial complex being converted to adaptive reuse. A voluntary organization was formed, critical for the success of the project. The upgrading was completed in 2019, listed and protected by the Directorate of Cultural Heritage.