The luxury hotel and residences at 1100 Porter seeks to embrace the urban nature of the surrounding Gulch neighborhood while setting itself apart from other developments. Visual connection to nature became a key exterior feature of the proposed 28-story hotel and residences, a biophilic offering for guests seeking a connection to nature within the less green urban environment.
Occupying the top 15 floors of the tower, The Residences at The Nashville EDITION are a curated collection of 84 ultra-luxury homes perched above the hotel. These residences range from one to four bedrooms, each envisioned as a sanctuary in the sky with floor-to-ceiling views and refined finishes. Two half-floor penthouse units occupy the very pinnacle of the tower commanding sweeping vistas of downtown and midtown Nashville from generous interior and exterior spaces.
The Nashville EDITION hotel will occupy the lower floors of the tower and will feature approximately 282 guest rooms and an array of food and beverage venues – including a signature three-meal restaurant, a stylish lobby lounge, a rooftop bar with skyline views, a chic poolside bar, and a 5,000 square foot ballroom and additional break out meeting spaces.
Planters are used throughout the build as not only that connection to nature but also used a threshold to and boundaries from key areas aid in defining key areas for outdoor access in prominent public areas including the meeting spaces with a ballroom, and the sky bar on the 13th floor. Material selection is crucial in the presentation of the project along Porter Street and Grundy Street. Glass, brass-toned metal, wood, and varying masonry act as biomorphic forms & patterns to create an inviting and warm entry. The tower is a mixture of cast concrete, metal, and glass—materials that differentiate from each other texturally and reflect the cosmopolitan nature of the Gulch—that will integrate into Nashville’s skyline and the surrounding urban landscape. The project seeks to showcase the capacities of cast-in-place concrete that is prevalent as an exterior material for a large portion, highlighting the building’s permanence. The flared concrete columns begin to identify key programmatic transitions within the tower while visually setting it apart from traditional by creating visual movement across an otherwise flat façade.
Pursuing LEED Silver certification.
