Emblem Park
Located just 1.5 miles south of Downtown Nashville in the rapidly evolving Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood, Emblem Park is the redevelopment of a 5-acre site that previously housed commercial and warehouse buildings. Nestled within an Opportunity Zone, this new development is a mixed-use residential community, featuring 346 apartments, over 20,000 SF of retail space and vibrant tenant amenities within the 5-story residential building, including fitness area, clubhouse, co-working, pet spa and bike storage.
The fabric of the existing warehouse informed the design features and elements throughout including a corrugated metal skin system on a majority of the facades and portions of the roof. The pitched and undulating roof pattern plays off the retail framework and enlivens the public facades. The monochromatic color palette is highlighted with pops of teal accents. Generous glazing along street frontages and amenity spaces blur the delineation of indoor and outdoor spaces, as well as highlight ground floor live-work spaces.
The strong formal and material language of the architecture was carried through to the design of the project interiors, where bold color-blocking and strong geometric forms mix with textures and patterns reminiscent of the industrial warehouse buildings that once occupied the site. An intentional exercise in restrained materiality led to an exploration of the ways that color, finish layout, and patterning can bring dynamism and richness to a space. Special care was taken to enrich the property with a spirit of eclectic artfulness. Local artisan surface designers, New Hat, were engaged to create a custom feature wallcovering for the project, and furniture was chosen with an eye for playful, sculptural forms and unique textiles.
Through an adaptive reuse and preservation of a portion of the former warehouse on the property, Emblem Park will develop unique convenience-focused retail and amenity opportunities within the community. This project is a collaboration with our friends EOA Architects, EMC Structural Engineers, Hawkins Partners, Inc., and Kimley Horn
- Client: Somera Road
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Year: 2022