Music Venue/Artist Space Planned for Former Burg Factory

Today the Observer reports on a non-profit music venue/rehearsal space/recording studio/club/restaurant opening at 80 North 6th Street, at Wythe, in a former sawdust factory. The 12,900-square-foot space (to be called the Original Music Workshop) will accommodate a 2,200-square-foot performance hall, geared toward, as the Observer says, “music of all types for all ages.” But the space is being designed to be versatile and will provide an “A-to-Z support structure” for artist who want to rehearse and record. There will also be a two-story, independently-owned restaurant and two full bars. The $15.6 million project began construction in December of last year and will hopefully wrap December of 2013. The project is designed by Brooklyn-based firm Bureau V, also designing this affordable new build nearby. See a few more renderings of the OMW after the jump.
Is an Unconventional Music Venue with a Jagged Design the Last Hope for Williamsburg’s Art Scene? [Observer]