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The Row at 12th Housing in Nashville
Residencial Project, Tennessee, USA – design by rootARCH, Architects
Feb 25, 2019
The Row at 12th Housing
Architects: rootARCH
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
The Row at 12th Housing
The Row at 12th is a residential infill project consisting of 17 single family rooftop townhome units with internalized parking on a vacant 3/4 acre long and narrow site along a popular and busy corridor in Nashville.

A variety of unit sizes make up this group of 17 urban infill homes. They bend, turn and twist to align with the roads along all the three sides of the property. A rhythm of three complimentary unit designs help divide and reduce the overall scale of the project while creating individuality amongst the group. Both street corners are met with grand three-story tall porches that announce the project to the neighborhood while porch stoops along the sidewalk are recessed into the homes to allow a public/private separation.
A mix of materials and a composition of forms set a pattern of rhythm and texture that marches down the sidewalk. Architectural bays and window shade forms twist and tilt to aid with passive solar design according to their orientations.

All rain water is captured and directed from the rooftops to rainwater treatment gardens integrated into the landscaping. All of the pavement on the site is pervious to minimize...