{"id":277297,"date":"2025-11-11T23:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/277297\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T23:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:12:12","slug":"s9-architecture-converts-nashville-slaughterhouse-into-mixed-use-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/277297\/","title":{"rendered":"S9 Architecture converts Nashville slaughterhouse into mixed-use district"},"content":{"rendered":"

American studio S9 Architecture<\/a> has converted an early 20th-century slaughterhouse site in Tennessee<\/a>, USA, into the mixed-use Neuhoff District.<\/p>\n

Located in Germantown, a former working-class neighbourhood in Nashville<\/a> known for its historic warehouses and Victorian-style buildings, the\u00a0adaptive-reuse<\/a> development is on a\u00a0bluff overlooking the Cumberland River.<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffS9 Architecture has completed a mixed-use development in Tennessee<\/p>\n

New York-based firm S9 Architecture<\/a> set out to transform a 14-acre (5.6-hectare) site into a “vibrant micro-neighbourhood” with space for offices, residences, retail and a hotel.<\/p>\n

The centerpiece of the site is a former slaughterhouse complex, which had sat abandoned for decades. The Neuhoff District is named after the meatpacking company that ran the plant.<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffThe centerpiece of the project is a converted slaughterhouse complex<\/p>\n

S9 Architecture, which designed both the project’s master plan and the buildings within it, said the goal was to foster a sense of exploration and make the Neuhoff District a “destination within Nashville”.<\/p>\n

The firm collaborated with the local offices of Smith Gee Studio<\/a> and HKS<\/a>, along with the Brooklyn’s Future Green Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The design ethos, starting from the master plan, aimed to create a series of interconnected places to integrate into the existing neighbourhood while encouraging exploration for tenants, residents and visitors,” the team said.<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffOriginal building elements were restored and preserved<\/p>\n

The new district is meant to draw a mix of businesses.<\/p>\n

“Neuhoff is designed to foster a diverse community of tenants \u2013 from corporate workplaces in fields such as construction, design and law to independent retailers, restaurants, caf\u00e9s, dessert shops and bars,” the team said.<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffA stepped office tower and two mid-rise residential buildings were added to the site<\/p>\n

The site is being re-developed in three phases.<\/p>\n

The first phase, now complete, included the preservation and stabilisation of certain historic structures, while selectively demolishing others.<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffThe mid-rise buildings contain apartments<\/p>\n

The slaughterhouse buildings were converted into office and retail spaces, while an office<\/a> tower and two mid-rise residential<\/a> buildings were constructed.<\/p>\n

A network of landscaped outdoor spaces were also added to the site.<\/p>\n

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“The renovated slaughterhouse stands as the focal point, with a porous ground floor leading to a river bluff overlook,” the team said.<\/p>\n

“Surrounding it, the new buildings form a modern industrial village prioritising pedestrian-friendly environments, with shared streets and structured parking relegated to the site periphery.”<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffThe complex contains office, residential and commercial spaces<\/p>\n

Many original building elements \u2013 such as concrete framing and brick<\/a> facades \u2013\u00a0were retained and restored.<\/p>\n

While five of the slaughterhouse buildings were saved and repurposed, two were razed due to being structurally unsound. One was replaced with a courtyard, and the other was replaced with a sunken outdoor amphitheater<\/a>, which occupies a space that formerly was a cellar.<\/p>\n

Original stone and concrete walls line the open-air space. A metal bridge passes overhead.<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffThe complex was designed to draw a mix of businesses<\/p>\n

Next to the former slaughterhouse is the 14-storey office tower with a glazed exterior. One side faces the river and has a stepped form, while another side is angled and cantilevers over a road running through the development.<\/p>\n

Across the road are the pair of mid-rise buildings, which are clad with brick. The ground level holds retail space, while the upper levels contain a total of 542 rental apartments.<\/p>\n

\"NeuhoffIts interconnected spaces foster exploration, according to the studio<\/p>\n

The next phase of the mixed-use project<\/a> will entail construction of a second tower and the conversion of an industrial building into a boutique hotel. A third phase will include additional low-rise office and residential buildings.<\/p>\n

S9 Architecture was founded by Navid Maqami and John R Clifford in 2011. Other projects by the studio include a nonprofit organisation’s headquarters in Ohio<\/a> made of mass timber, and a tall residential building in New York<\/a> with a wavy, gridded facade.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Seth Parker<\/a> and Christopher Payne<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/p>\n

Design architect and master planning: S9 Architecture
Architect of record: Smith Gee Studio, HKS
Landscape architect: Future Green Studio
Interior designer: S9 Architecture, Husband Wife
Structural engineer: Uzun + Case
Lighting design: Niteo
Signage and wayfinding: Airspace
General contractor: JE Dunn
Steel fabricator: SteelFab, Snake Steel
Facade installation: GS Steel
Glass: Viracon
Glass installation: Momentum Glass
Curtain wall: Old Castle Building Enveloper
Client and developer: New City Properties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American studio S9 Architecture has converted an early 20th-century slaughterhouse site in Tennessee, USA, into the mixed-use Neuhoff…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75,7595,7002,53216,126638,49626,1445,183],"class_list":{"0":"post-277297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-nashville","16":"tag-offices","17":"tag-public-and-leisure","18":"tag-s9-architecture","19":"tag-sectionall","20":"tag-tennessee","21":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}