MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE This internationally flavored urban development is a wonderful fusion of living, working and socializing in a pedestrian oriented, environmentally progressive community. The energy-efficient mixed-use buildings are built to the sidewalks along the two public streets and the rear alley. A straight drive with on-street parking on the north end of the lot separates the medium density development from a parceled off lot for a friend who intends to build a single family detached home. This road also provides drivers convenient access to an off street covered daylit parking lot adjacent to the alley located under the owner’s private tennis/sports court, serving the retail areas and the residential units along Fourth. Parking for the other residential building is beneath those units and located inside the existing building accessed from Madison. By pushing the new multi story structures to the property’s outer limits and stacking other functions above all surface parking areas, this new development illustrates how a variety of uses can comfortably coexist when properly planned in a sustainable fashion. An additional overall community benefit from this design strategy is the creation of a found interior community courtyard covering the underground geothermal well field - just one of several renewable energy sources planned for this eco-friendly development. The court is artistically designed as a contemporary blend of pervious hardscape, softscape and water features which will incorporate grey water harvesting from the adjacent buildings. This outdoor room, suitable for relaxing or dining al fresco, is conveniently accessed from the street or any of the two sided retail spaces. Planned above the Madison Street residential building is a roof top community terrace and garden space where residents can spend time with each other in a sunny location outside their home or even enjoy working in their garden growing vegetables or flowers. Photovoltaics, planned on the roofs over the residential units and doubling as solar shading devices, will be used to generate power to sell back to the supplier in surplus times and to reduce the development’s need to purchase power, whether green or otherwise, during peak times. All other roofs are generally planned to be either planted low maintenance green roof areas or accessible hardscaped areas. |
