Jelly Roll's Goodnight Nashville

This four-story restaurant is located downtown along legendary Lower Broadway in 
Nashville, Tennessee, filled with live music and buzzing energy of tourism. Responding 
to the site’s historic context, the building is constructed with mass timber, a nod to the 
commercial warehouses within the area that are heavy timber and load bearing masonry.   
A portal of light draws patrons in to be greeted on the interior by a large rotating skull 
nestled within the double-height space. An open stair, directs people to either the two-tiered
mezzanine, allowing a birds-eye view of live music below, or to continue moving 
upward to experience the excitement and energy on floors above. The top level, equipped 
with garage doors opening to a roof-top terrace, create indoor/ outdoor space for everyone 
to experience.  On all levels, an interesting dichotomy is created between the warmth felt 
by the mass timber structure mixed with the industrial, borderline rebellious, material 
pallete. A thoughtful gesture to pay homage to the Nashville native singer, Jelly Roll.