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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Sanders Pace Architecture

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 7/1/2025
Program type(s): Public Assembly – Recreation
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 2,831,000
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 556
Project substantial completion date: 7/1/2025
Climate zone: 4B
Project site: Partially previously developed
Project team: Architect: Sanders Pace Architecture

Brandon Pace: Sanders Pace Architecture
John Sanders: Sanders Pace Architecture
Michael Aktalay: Sanders Pace Architecture
Jake Froning: Sanders Pace Architecture
Daniel Jones: Sanders Pace Architecture
Natalia Almonacid: Sanders Pace Architecture

Landscape Architect: PORT Urbanism

Sean McKay: PORT Urbanism
Madelynn Clark: PORT Urbanism
Brandon Biederman: PORT Urbanism
Anna Darling: PORT Urbanism
Kara Swanick: PORT Urbanism
Andrew Moddrell: PORT Urbanism


Engineer - Civil: JMT
Engineer - MEP: FSC
Engineer - Structural: Haines Structural Group
Consultant - Graphic Designer: Robin Easter Design

Robin Easter: Robin Easter Design
Whitney Sanders: Robin Easter Design

General Contractor: Southern Constructors, Inc.

Project Overview:
Augusta Quarry re-positions an abandoned industrial site within the Urban Wilderness of Knoxville, Tennessee as a City-operated swimming hole and a civic staple for hot summer months. The program introduces amenities including a vendor kiosk, restrooms and a changing room near the quarry’s entry. New site paths connect the amenity structures to overlooks and floating docks that host and animate gathering, recreation and leisure. The design is grounded in sustainable strategies that engage the site and visitors through a light touch, allowing the natural beauty of the quarry and civic life to remain a primary focus.

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