{"id":129491,"date":"2020-12-24T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/the-joseph-hotel-in-nashville-by-inc-architecture-and-design-exemplifies-the-power-of-innovation-and-art\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T21:24:12","slug":"the-joseph-hotel-in-nashville-by-inc-architecture-and-design-exemplifies-the-power-of-innovation-and-art","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/the-joseph-hotel-in-nashville-by-inc-architecture-and-design-exemplifies-the-power-of-innovation-and-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joseph Hotel in Nashville by INC Architecture & Design Exemplifies the Power of Innovation and Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
The art-in-hotels phenomenon has been percolating for a while now. Like all trends, however, it could use an update. At the Joseph, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Nashville, the concept has undergone a savvy refinement by INC Architecture & Design<\/a>. \u201cSometimes, an art hotel can be like a gallery with rooms attached,\u201d says INC partner and creative director Adam Rolston, who spent nearly five years conceiving the interiors for the Joseph alongside partners Drew Stuart and Gabriel Benroth. \u201cHere, it\u2019s intended for guests to feel like they\u2019re living<\/em> with the art. It\u2019s a more residential approach.\u201d The 297-key property is the second developed by the Pizzuti Companies under the umbrella of Marriott International\u2019s Luxury Collection. The Pizzutis, an art-collecting family with a private museum in Columbus, Ohio, opened the first Joseph there, naming the brand after patriarch Joseph Pizzuti, and more may be on the way. \u201cThere are three primary forces,\u201d Rolston continues, \u201cNashville, an Italian family, and the art. Those dynamics really came together to define every aspect of the hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n INC\u2019s experience with installation design for the Jewish Museum and the Museum of Arts and Design was a plus for a project featuring, right at its entry, a 7-by-9-foot turquoise sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas in the form of a jagged exclamation bubble. \u201cOne thing that sealed the deal: We know how to\u00a0handle art,\u201d Rolston says, as well as game-changing hotels; the firm\u2019s portfolio includes 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge and the club\/spa for the forthcoming Six Senses New York.<\/p>\n But in the pre-opening phase of the Joseph, when COVID-19 struck, INC had to invent a new strategy to supervise design work. \u201cVirtual walk-throughs, or VWTs, as we call them now, involve a single team member cleared to walk the property or visit a workroom to review on-site placement, quality, or prototypes with an iPhone in hand and the full team participating virtually,\u201d Benroth explains. \u201cVWT\u2019s have turned out to be a very productive tool because more eyes are involved to catch errors and suggest improvements. We\u2019ll be using VWTs long after the pandemic is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n It helped that INC had a strong piece of contemporary architecture to work with. The 21-story, glass-and-steel building is by Arquitectonica, renowned for its trademark strong diagonals. The firm kept true to form here, where a corner of the facade consists of triangular forms folding in on each other. \u201cWe hate when the exterior of a project doesn\u2019t relate to the interior,\u201d Stuart says. \u201cSo we used Arquitectonica\u2019s language of formal geometry.\u201d That strategy is on display in the lobby, where an uplit rectangular coffer in\u00a0the ceiling glows like a James Turrell artwork and flooring in tri-colored marble is a rhythmic configuration of cream, gray, and black squares and trapezoids. The marble\u2019s look also refers to the Italian heritage of the Pizzutis. \u201cWe went through a million Italian churches and palazzos to find that specific pattern,\u201d Rolston notes.<\/p>\n That country\u2019s more recent design heritage informed the furniture, fabrics, and finishes for the 430,000-square-foot hotel. \u201cThe ghost of Gio Ponti and the Italian mid-century overall is definitely apparent, but brought up to date,\u201d Rolston says of the streamlined custom pieces throughout, such as the curving gray-mohair sectionals on chromed pedestals and marble floor lamps topped by large, simple spheres.<\/p>\n The lounge off the lobby is perhaps the place where the key material choi\u00adces come together most symphonically. There\u2019s the copper bar top itself, but also an ebullient copper-and-glass chandelier by Misha Kahn; it explodes with conical and bulbous shapes, all the better to set off the round-backed swivel armchairs nearby. The stools in satin nickel and brown leather echo the mid-century notes elsewhere in the project.<\/p>\n Oak and walnut factor in significantly to the materials palette, too. Flooring in the suites is engineered live-sawn white oak. Headboards in all guest rooms are carved walnut. At Yolan, one of the Joseph\u2019s three restaurants, dining tables are also walnut, trimmed with mother-of-pearl inlay.<\/p>\n The complimentary muted color scheme, seemingly incorporating every shade of gray, from elephant\u2019s ear to mushroom, imparts a feeling of calm and provides a neutral backdrop for the multitude of stellar, and often colorful, artworks. A pair of vivid large-scale oils by Jackie Saccoccio occupy almost two entire walls in the lobby. A nearly 7-foot-tall mixed media by Marta Vovk titled KLASSENKAMPF I<\/em>, German for class combat<\/em>, enlivens a\u00a0prefunction lounge. A painting by another German artist, Danni Pantel, infuses the penthouse suite with orange, teal, and bubblegum pink.<\/p>\n Otherwise, understatement was the watchword for the Joseph\u2019s design inspirations. Even though it\u2019s located in Music City, \u201cone of the rules was no literal ties to music,\u201d Rolston explains. \u201cIt\u2019s all about abstract material references.\u201d But he and his team did want to incorporate local flavor. One instance where they did is in the lobby. The 16-foot-long re\u00adception desk is fronted by a piece of heavily tooled brown leather hide reminiscent of cowboy boots. In the guest rooms, perforated copper bedside lamps nod to Tennessee\u2019s great copper whiskey stills.<\/p>\n INC\u2019s storytelling is all the more impactful for being subtle. As Stuart puts it, \u201cWithout overt tropes, the Joseph is spiritually and culturally Nashville.\u201d It\u2019s also\u00a0miraculous: The hotel opened for business on August 25.<\/p>\n Project Team:<\/strong> Tyler Kleck; Megan Mcging; Louisa Revitte; Michael Nartey; Nathan Mohamedali: INC Architecture & Design. Victor Malerba, Jr.; Seth Salcedo: Arquitectonica<\/a>. ESG Architecture & Design<\/a>: Architect of Record. Schuler Shook<\/a>: Lighting Consultant. SMBH<\/a>: Structural Engineer. I.C. Thomasson Associates<\/a>: MEP. Woodbyrne Cabinetry: Millwork. Brasfield & Gorrie<\/a>: Construction Manager.<\/p>\n Product Sources:<\/strong> Innovative Carpets<\/a>: Custom Carpet (Prefunction). Coldspring<\/a>: Stone Cladding (Bar). Galaxy Glass & Stone<\/a>: Glass, Mirror. Demar Leather<\/a>: Banquette Upholstery. Project Light<\/a>: Custom Sconce (Penthouse Living Room). Composition Hospitality<\/a>: Custom Stools. Kaldewei<\/a>: Tub (Bathroom). Signature Plumbing Specialties<\/a>: Sink, Sink Fittings. Alger-Triton<\/a>: Custom Chandelier. Paola Lenti<\/a>: Ottoman. Peg Woodworking<\/a>: Dining Chairs (Deck). Teak Warehouse<\/a>: Dining Tables. Kettal<\/a>: Loungers. Tuuci<\/a>: Cabanas, Umbrellas. Jamie Young Co.<\/a>: Side Tables. Ego Paris<\/a>: Sofa. Tri-Kes<\/a>: Headboard Upholstery (Penthouse). Throughout:<\/em>\u00a0J.E. Wood & Metal; Samuel Lawrence Hospitality<\/a>; Quality & Company<\/a>: Custom Furniture. Better Designed Lighting<\/a>: Custom Lighting. Stone Ally<\/a>: Marble. Opuzen<\/a>; Tiger Leather<\/a>: Upholstery. Authentic Reclaimed Flooring<\/a>: Wood Flooring. Sacco Carpet<\/a>: Custom Rugs. PPG<\/a>: Paint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Completed in the midst of the pandemic, the Joseph Hotel in Nashville by INC exemplifies the power of innovation and art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3546,"featured_media":192558,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_image_focal_point":[],"legacy_django_id":18704},"tags":[],"id_tax_domain":[12,24],"id_tax_product":[],"id_tax_program":[],"id_issue":[],"internal_flag":[4220],"class_list":["post-129491","id_project","type-id_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","id_tax_domain-hospitality","id_tax_domain-hotel-hospitality"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n