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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Sanders Pace Architecture 

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 10/5/2022
Program type(s): Residential - Multi-Family, 5 or more units
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 13,953
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 10,558
Project substantial completion date: 10/5/2022
Climate zone: 4A
Project site: Previously developed land, Historic structure or district
Project team: 
Engineer - Civil: Will Robinson & Associates
Engineer - MEP: Engineering Services Group, Inc.
Engineer - Structural: Mallia Engineering Co.
General Contractor: Elite Diversified Construction Inc.
Landscape Architect: Hedstrom Design LLC

Project Overview:
Built in 1963 as the Dogan-Gaither Motor Court, this motel adaptive reuse as supportive housing to parolees plays a redemptive role in an area with a rich African-American history. Today, Dogan-Gaither Flats provides counseling, work placement, and transitional skills training to formally incarcerated individuals in the 16 dual-occupancy one-bedroom units.

In serious disrepair prior to the renovation, the design team worked to uncover and utilize the original mid-century design elements while reactivating the space with light filled connections to the exterior landscape. Through strategic interventions, the original efficacy of the building remains while continuing to serve a greater social purpose.

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