The Art of Placemaking: Planning and Urban Design - HPA

THE ART OF PLACEMAKING

PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN

OUR STORY

It all started in 1987 in the Fulton Market when it was an active meat packing district in the middle of Chicago. Founded by Ray Hartshorne and Jim Plunkard, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture is inspired by the power that buildings have to positively contribute to the economic and social fabric of urban communities.

We are innovative designers who share a common sensibility toward placemaking and the resourcefulness to drive projects forward - from challenging, complex building rehabilitations of desolate landmarked structures, to compelling new developments that set the bar for sustainability and marketplace success.

Our portfolio spans the innovative reuse of time-worn historic buildings, cutting-edge skyscrapers and multi-purpose projects that revive post industrial destinations.

Clockwise From Top Left: 800 W. Fulton, 1KFulton, Soho House Chicago, “The Lab” (Former HPA Office), Mondelēz Headquarters

FULTON MARKET

HPA Projects Historic District

HPA’s extensive design work in the Fulton Market landmark district includes loft conversions, adaptive reuse for office tenants and hospitality ventures, and renovation of the vintage storehouse that HPA previously called home.

Transforming the way people live, work, and play NATIONWIDE

NORTH UNION

Chicago, Illinois

TYPE: MASTER PLANNING, MIXED USE, RETAIL, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE

SIZE: 8.15 ACRES, 2,656 DWELLING UNITS,

2.5 ACRES PUBLIC OPEN SPACE

CLIENT: JDL DEVELOPMENT

COMPLETION: UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2022-2029

North Union is the ambitious transformation of a prime 8.1-acre parcel that will bring thousands of residents to nearly 2,700 homes constructed across a five-block-long site on Chicago’s Near North Side.

A $1.3B investment over a nine-year period, the five-phase project is planned to include a variety of 14 new construction and adaptive reuse projects.

As the development’s master planner and architect, HPA is designing a mix of low-, mid- and high-rise buildings and townhouses - that will ultimately offer thousands of residential units, 30,000 SF of commercial space and 2.5 acres of public parks and open green space.

NEIGHBORHOOD DOG PARK AMENITY

LOCUS ST. PARK

FRANKLIN STREETSCAPE AERIAL VIEW

FRANKLIN ST. MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AERIAL VIEW ALONG CTA

WEDGEWOOD HOUSTON

TOWN SQUARE

Nashville, Tennessee

TYPE: MASTER PLANNING, MIXED USE, OFFICE, RETAIL, HOSPITALITY, MULTI-FAMILY

RESIDENTIAL, MUSIC VENUE

SIZE: PHASE I - 5.20 ACRES, PHASE II - 6.20

ACRES, PHASE III - 2.50 ACRES

CLIENT: AJ CAPITAL PARTNERS

COMPLETION: UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2021-2025

HPA is the master planner of AJ Capital’s redevelopment of nearly 20 acres of a Qualified Opportunity Zone in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. Phases I and II are comprised of a mass-timber office structure, a 275 -unit concrete residential tower, a parking structure, a one-acre public plaza and band shell, and Soho House Nashville. Phase III is located on a 275,000 SF site, and features 8 mixed-use office and residential buildings totaling 853,400 GSF, 90,000 SF ground retail, 1.5 acres of public open space, below-grade parking, and the relocated Merritt historic mansion.

ORIGINAL GREER STADIUM SCOREBOARD

NASHVILLE WAREHOUSE COMPANY SITE

BELLE

MEADE THE RECLAMATION

Nashville, Tennessee

TYPE: MASTER PLANNING, MIXED USE, RETAIL, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, HOSPITALITY

SIZE: 10.53 ACRES, 387 UNITS, 78 HOTEL KEYS, 80,000 RETAIL SF

CLIENT: AJ CAPITAL PARTNERS

COMPLETION: CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING 2024

This master plan reconceives a 10.53-acre site that currently houses a grocery store and strip mall. The mixeduse development includes a new town square, residential, hospitality, retail and parking components.

Four residential towers, 80,000 SF of retail space, and an underground parking garage will bring density and activate the site. An estimated 6.5-acres of open green space envelopes the property, offering walking paths, dog parks and recreational spaces that are integrated into Richland Creek.

ATLANTIC YARDS

HISTORIC CONNECTOR

Atlanta, Georgia

TYPE: MASTER PLANNING, OFFICE

SIZE: PHASE I - 500,000 SF; PHASE II - 612,000 SF

CLIENT: HINES DEVELOPMENT

COMPLETION: PHASE I - 2021, PHASE II - 2025

Once the site of the old Atlantic Steel Mill and railroads, Atlantic Station today is a thriving, 138-acre, mixed-use development.

Drawing design inspiration from the site’s history as home of the Atlantic Steel Yard and Mill, the development is a marked counterpoint to its setting. The site plan and massing are inspired by a conceptual train track running through the center that defines the axis for the Southwest building’s distinctive curved facade.

The pair of masonry structures forms a horizontal “high-rise” with a connector and ground-level retail that engages tenants and passersby. The design raises the ground plane to connect and engage with 17th Street by stacking the buildings on a three-story deck. Contemporary interventions of glass and steel along the east facade and main entry expand the existing openings, providing additional dialogue between the interiors and their urban context.

HISTORIC ATLANTIC STEEL

ATLANTIC STEEL WITH SITE DIAGRAM OVERLAY

17TH STREET AERIAL VIEW

17TH STREET MAIN ENTRY & AUTOCOURT

PROMENADE, BAND SHELL AND PLAZA

MID-BLOCK PROMENADE

PHASE II LOBBY

PHASE II ROOF TERRACE

HARTSHORNE PLUNKARD ARCHITECTURE

2023