Four Pillars Laboratory Gin Shop / YSG.STUDIO

Location - The heritage-listed two-storey freestanding brick landmark located on Surry Hills’ gourmet and retail strip was constructed in 1939 for the Bussell Brothers tea company towards the end of the Great Depression. In subsequent years it has housed mixed retail, hospitality and commercial offices. The Gin Shop straddles the north-western corner while the entrance to the serious cocktail offering, Eileen’s Bar, is via a flight of ‘juniper berry blue’ stairs accessed from the southern corner.