1 Hotel Nashville
A sustainable luxury oasis in the heart of Nashville
The Challenge
1 Hotel Nashville marked my first project with a globally recognized sustainable hospitality operator. The brief called for delivering a luxury hotel that reflected Nashville’s natural landscape while meeting the brand’s rigorous sustainability standards and operational requirements.
Located in the urban core of Nashville, the project required translating a biophilic design ethos into a dense city context. The challenge was to balance brand identity, local narrative, construction realities, and commercial performance across guest rooms, public areas, F&B, and wellness spaces.
As Senior Project Manager, I led the coordination between design, consultants, and contractors from concept through execution, ensuring the vision remained aligned with budget, timeline, and brand standards.
Image credits: Workshop / APD
Project type - Interior Architecture & Design
Location - Nashville, TN, USA
Company - Workshop/APD
Year - 2023
Scope - Interior Architecture & Design
Role - Sr Project Manager
The Result
The completed 215-key hotel delivers a cohesive, nature-driven interior aligned with the brand’s sustainability principles and achieved LEED Silver certification within a $40M project scope.
The design integrates reclaimed wood, local stone, and regionally sourced materials throughout public areas and guest rooms. A natural boulder was incorporated as the reception desk focal point, grounding the arrival experience in a direct expression of material authenticity. Custom joinery details reference the rhythm and structure of Tennessee tobacco barns, translating local architectural heritage into contemporary interior language.
Most of the FF&E was bespoke and developed in-house, with detailing tailored to meet both brand standards and project-specific conditions. I led the project through full design and construction stages, including model room development, consultant coordination, documentation oversight, and on-site execution, ensuring design intent was carried through to completion.
Arrival Experience: The lobby is designed as a transition from city to landscape. Double-height volumes, suspended sculptural lighting, layered timber elements, and integrated planting create depth and visual permeability, softening the urban context and establishing a grounded interior atmosphere.
Material Palette: Reclaimed wood, natural stone, blackened steel, and tactile textiles are used consistently across public spaces and guest rooms. This restrained palette creates cohesion throughout the 215-key property while reinforcing the brand’s nature-driven identity.
Architectural Detailing: Bespoke millwork and structural expressions reference Tennessee tobacco barns. Vertical timber rhythms, exposed framing cues, and crafted joinery translate local vernacular architecture into contemporary interior elements.
