Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed Alcove, a new residential tower in Nashville, Tennessee, developed by Giarratana LLC. Located at 900 Church Street, adjacent to the 17-acre, Amazon-anchored Nashville Yards development, the new 34-story, 416-foot-tall tower includes 356 units. Totaling 375,800 square feet, the building will feature such amenities as a rooftop game room, two pools and several communal alcoves. GP is designing the building as well as the interior layouts.

由Giarratana LLC开发，国际知名建筑设计公司GP建筑设计有限公司 (GP)设计的新住宅大楼项目Alcove近日完成设计工作。该项目位于田纳西州纳什维尔教堂街900号，紧邻亚马逊所持有的17英亩Nashville Yards地块。该住宅楼高416英尺（127米），拥有34层共356间房，总建筑面积375800平方英尺（34913平方米），配备屋顶游戏室、两个泳池及数个公共空间。GP同时负责该项目的建筑设计和室内设计。    

The building is composed as a series of stacked, shifted cubes organized in pairs on four levels. The unique arrangement opens up inner sections of the building and allows for unique views and alcoves. The tower footprint maximizes the site, with residential units—currently designed for flexibility as either apartments or condominiums—including 32 studios, 224 one-bedroom units and 100 two-bedroom units. Two second-floor units have adjoining, private outdoor terraces. The building façade uses an intricate window wall featuring two varying shades of glazed metal panels, which frame floor-to-ceiling glass for each unit. 

该住宅塔楼由一系列交错堆叠的立方体组成，成对排列于四层。独特的布局于建筑内部广开截面，创造了独特的视角和多重公共区域。塔楼占地面积最大程度利用了场地，住宅单元设计灵活，普通公寓和产权公寓兼而有之，还包括32间工作室，224间一室户和100间两室户。二层两套单元带有私人露台。建筑外立面采用复杂的窗墙系统，辅以两种不同色调的玻璃金属板，每套单元内均装有落地玻璃幕墙。

“The design of the project is driven by the developer’s goal of ‘visually stimulating’ architecture and the desire to create unique spaces and vantage points in the center of the building,” says Vladimir Andrejevic, AIA, principal and senior project designer at GP. “In some cases, you will be able to step off the elevator and immediately overlook the city.”

“本项目的设计理念基于开发商对 ‘视觉刺激’ 类建筑的追求，以及对建筑内部特殊空间和有利位置的需求，”美国建筑师协会理事，GP董事兼高级项目设计师Vladimir Andrejevic说。“在某些位置，你一走出电梯厅就能饱览整个城市的风景。”

As part of the overall program, signature amenity spaces are creatively placed within four wood-finished aluminum cutouts, or alcoves, that feature intimate, communal outdoor terraces. Two of the 75-foot-tall terraces will face east toward the Nashville skyline, and two others will face west, with unobstructed sunset views. Rooftop amenities include a business center, private dining with a catering kitchen, a game room, lounge, and an outdoor pool deck, featuring a lap pool with a six-inch-deep sun shelf and a separate glass-bottom pool that overhangs the 27th floor amenity terrace on the west side of the building. Initial planning also calls for incorporating state-of-the-art package delivery and retrieval systems for residents.

作为项目整体功能的一部分，标志性的配套空间特意设置于四个木装饰铝制镂空或内凹空间之内，形成具有私密性的公共室外露台。两个75英尺（22米）高的露台朝东面向纳什维尔天际线，另外两个露台朝西享有开阔的日落景观。屋顶配套设施包括商务中心、带定制厨房的私人餐厅、游戏室、休息区和室外泳池平台，设有一个带6英寸（15厘米）深日光浴架的游泳池，一个独立的玻璃底游泳池悬于塔楼西侧27层的露台之上。最初的设计还要求为住户们提供最先进的快递收发系统。

In addition to Alcove, GP is currently working on other residential projects in Nashville, as well as Austin, Texas; Chicago; and several cities in China. The Alcove project is expected to break ground later this year, with anticipated completion in 2022.

除了Alcove，目前GP在纳什维尔、德州奥斯汀、芝加哥以及中国一些城市均开展了住宅项目的设计。Alcove住宅项目预计将在今年晚些时候动工，预计在2022年完工。