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Custom homes • commercial • urban infill • adaptive reuse
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10/24/2026

🚆 All aboard! What could 2703 Lebanon Pike become?

Here’s a pretty interesting development opportunity in Donelson, one of Nashville’s most established suburban communities, and we’re having a little fun exploring the possibilities!

This property is being marketed for sale, and we’ve been studying how to make better use of the land by introducing higher-density residential housing with some pretty cool amenities.

We’re talking private patios, balconies, a massive elevated courtyard, rooftop turf, fire pits, outdoor lounges, dog runs, and plenty of places for residents to gather and enjoy the outdoors.

And how about that location? Right along the WeGo Star commuter rail corridor, with easy access to downtown Nashville and all the shopping, restaurants, and conveniences that make Donelson such a desirable place to live.

We even gave the WeGo Star a Tennessee-inspired paint job for our little architectural flyover! 🚆

Here’s the bigger question: Why can’t we bring more housing density to our established suburbs without sacrificing good architecture, outdoor space, and neighborhood character?

That’s exactly what we’re exploring here at rootARCH.

These are conceptual renderings, not an approved development, but they illustrate the kind of potential we see in this property.

Developers and investors, this one’s worth a look! If you’re interested in the property or want to explore what could be built here, let’s have a conversation.

10/08/2026

The world has come full circle! 🌎🔥

After a little lakeside vacation at Lake Martin, our World Fire Globe by has officially returned to its original home in the front courtyard here in Oak Hill, Tennessee.

There’s something about a fire that brings people together. Good friends, great conversations, and a little warmth under the stars. That’s exactly why we designed this courtyard around a social fire in the first place.

From Sweet Home Oka Choy to Sweet Home Oak “a” Hill. The world is right back where it belongs!

A little more skyline. A lot more sidewalk.Our 3rd Avenue North project with MXB Partners just made the Nashville Busine...
10/06/2026

A little more skyline. A lot more sidewalk.

Our 3rd Avenue North project with MXB Partners just made the Nashville Business Journal.

The proposal brings 75 for-sale homes above ground-floor retail to Germantown, with stepped terraces, private outdoor spaces and a rooftop pool overlooking Nashville.

The architecture pulls back as it rises, opening up light, air and views while keeping the building’s presence along the sidewalk more intimate. Warm brick grounds it in the neighborhood, with places to gather above and street life below.

Six months of conversations with neighbors helped shape the proposal. The goal: give more people a place to put down roots in Germantown.

Rooted in Place. Designed to Belong.

“We could have simply filled the site with a big infill box, but we didn’t think that was the right answer here. We inte...
10/01/2026

“We could have simply filled the site with a big infill box, but we didn’t think that was the right answer here. We intentionally pulled portions of the building back and moved that square footage to the top. It makes the building a little taller, but gives the neighborhood and future residents more light, air and openness, better views, and some great livable terraces, while making the building feel much smaller from the street. We also really like the idea of bringing more for-sale housing to Germantown so homeowners have another opportunity to actually put down roots here.” - John Root, AIA | rootARCH

Rooted in Brentwood.A house shouldn’t simply sit on the land. It should belong to it.Here, the architecture follows the ...
09/16/2026

Rooted in Brentwood.

A house shouldn’t simply sit on the land. It should belong to it.

Here, the architecture follows the hillside, allowing the house to reveal itself gradually through changing levels, terraces, outdoor rooms, framed views and places to gather. Stone anchors it to the ground while glass opens it back to the landscape.

The hillside isn’t an obstacle we designed around. It’s part of the architecture.

09/09/2026

Tucked into an established Nashville neighborhood, the Law Offices of Brazil Clark sit right at the point where residential character begins to transition into mixed use.

The architecture responds to both—maintaining the scale, rhythm and familiarity of the surrounding neighborhood while establishing a distinct professional presence for a growing law practice.

Good urban infill doesn’t have to overpower its neighbors. Sometimes it’s about fitting into what’s already there while helping shape what comes next.

Law Offices of Brazil Clark
Nashville, Tennessee
Architecture by rootARCH.

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