Frame Magazine Features Avling Kitchen & Brewery in Toronto
Avling Kitchen & Brewery by LAMAS was featured in Frame Magazine in 2019 in an article titled “How a Bean Sprout Farm Became a Toronto Restaurant-Brewery.” The project is located in Toronto, Canada, and was highlighted as part of Frame’s editorial coverage of contemporary hospitality and interior design projects.
The article focuses on the transformation of a former bean sprout cultivation facility into a combined restaurant and brewery in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood. It describes how the existing industrial building, previously used for food distribution and sprout production, was adapted into a layered hospitality environment with brewing, dining, and rooftop agriculture integrated into a single system. The feature frames the project as an example of adaptive reuse driven by food production and circular operational logics.
The project demonstrates an approach where architecture and program are closely linked to production processes, with visible brewing infrastructure, on-site food cultivation, and a rooftop garden that supports both kitchen and brewery operations. The result is a spatial arrangement that keeps production and public experience closely interconnected within a single continuous environment.