S9 Architecture led the design for the second phase of this mixed-use development consisting of a 262-unit apartment building, 160-key hotel and supporting retail space. Located in North Capitol Hill, adjacent to Germantown and East Nashville, the development site holds a key position in the city’s landscape. The site design integrates residential, hotel, and retail spaces that address the various site edge conditions and creates publicly accessible pedestrian pathways to connect the surrounding site to spur future neighborhood development.
The residential building’s architecture is a modern interpretation of a brick loft building, blending modern detailing with timeless materiality to create a comfortable and contemporary living experience with thoughtful spatial planning. The hotel component takes on a more sculptural form, adding a distinctive landmark within the neighborhood which the activated ground plane is centered around.
Nashville, TN
Nashville is filled with different neighborhoods that vary in architecture. The site is located in an area of the city where the architecture is not well defined, sitting in between North Capitol and Downtown.
This Project brings more activation to this neighorhood with a residential and hotel building, as well as plenty community areas with retail and a pedestrian streetway/plaza.
Residential
For this building we offer townhouses and apartment units. The intent was to go for a very familiar brick design, yet introducing a more modern approach with metal panels on the top floors.
The gradient between the brick and the metal is successful by showing parts of it whithin the brick, this way giving the sense that this building has a modern inner skin.
Private/Public
The residential terrace amenity sits on top of the parking structure that serves both the residential and hotel buildings. This is a true flex space that can be used as a park and recreational space.
Hotel
For this building we decided to go for a very modern approach, as if we were treating this building as an arctifact.
The organic shape, together with the pattern created by the two different mullions creates a slight illusion of movement.
The depth achieved with the band that goes around the perimeter of every floor adds a level of complexity and richness to the facade.
Main Streets
We take Gay St. and James Robertson Parkway as the most visible streets around the site, which was the reason we placed the entrance to the hotel here, as well as both access points for the paseo/pedestrian way, retail, and plaza spaces.
Plaza
To make the plaza feel like an enclosed and semi-private space, we decided to create a tunel-like experience by breaking down the hotel’s lobby and allowing the structure to span between these two support points. The result is a more intimate plaza with no dead ends, since the circulation in the plaza works as a loop.
Constrasting Structures
The contrast between both structures and programs create architectural diversity that simulate de diversity of the architecture around Nashville, bringing a refreshing activation of space to this area of the city.
Human Experience
The main driver for the design of this project was the human experience for the public spaces, it was the reason behind the shape of the structures and the leftover space between them, our intention is to create a common space that creates a sense of belonging and a micro neighborhood-like experience.
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