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A major renovation and expansion project is under way at beer and wine distributor Maletis Beverage‘s Swan Island office and warehouse. R&H Construction is the general contractor on the Holst Architecture-designed project, which includes a 24,000-square-foot office tenant improvement and construction of a new 18,630-squre-foot cold storage warehouse with capacity for 3,000 kegs.

Crews began work on the project last summer, starting with the relocation of a driveway to the loading dock to make room for the new cold storage warehouse. The company’s offices have been temporarily relocated to a building on an adjacent property while improvements are made to the two-story office space.

The ground floor of the office is being outfitted with ample event and entertainment space, including a kitchen, lounge, and outdoor patio with a gas fireplace. An open-office layout employee work space and meeting spaces will occupy the second floor. Skylights have been added above open-air pod spaces, which will also have double barn doors with reeded glass to provide natural light.

The interior finishes are comprised of only around a dozen materials, which are being used to pay homage to the industrial nature of the project. Custom-made storefront systems are being fabricated by Deform NW and installed on all meeting rooms and closed offices. The storefronts are designeed to replicate the look of a former Maletis warehouse, as are other details from tile joints and grout spacing to screw heads.

The office portion of the project is expected to be finished next month, while work on the warehouse will wrap this spring.