Peabody Plaza at Rolling Mill Hill

Peabody Plaza replaces a 250-space surface parking lot to introduce a park and 290,000 SF of office space with retail and restaurant opportunities enlivening the ground plane.

As part of a multi-site master plan, the design approach strategically buried a 1,050-car parking garage five stories below grade and positioned the building along the western edge of the site to create space for a pocket park. The 37,500 SF park and promenade anchor the site and establishes a pedestrian connection between SoBro and the Cumberland River Greenway. The north edge of the park is punctuated by an 8,000 SF restaurant space featuring
patio dining.

Patterned with precast concrete panels, brick, Oko-skin, and glass, the façade is an ever-changing reflection of the surrounding city. The façade pattern is derived from the organization of the adjacent historic trolley barns. The pattern erodes to all-glass corners at both the southeast and northwest corners to denote major entry locations.

The lobby frames views of the pocket park while its angular ceiling recalls the undulating topography of the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood. The monumental stair promotes healthy activity and is backdropped by a vertical feature wall that reinterprets the building façade.

The 6,000 SF amenity deck is oriented to capture views of the skyline and the Cumberland River. Designed to echo elements of the park below, the amenity deck also introduces 5,745 SF of planted and green roof which decreases the heat-island effect, reduces storm water runoff, and improves storm water quality.