Projects

Plymouth

On the boards
Mixed-Use + Hospitality
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Introduction

Concrete doesn’t forget—The Plymouth reimagines.

A striking adaptive reuse project in Northwest Arkansas, The Plymouth transforms the region’s first all-concrete parking deck into a modern mixed-use hub. Featuring exposed steel structure, board-formed concrete, and a vibrant rooftop green space, the design blends industrial heritage with contemporary architecture. The result is a bold, deconstructionist-inspired landmark that redefines urban space through sustainability, transparency, and reinvention.

Project Notes

Adaptive reuse
42,000 SF
Coworking + event space
Rooftop deck & green roof

The design restores the form of the original ESSO gas station and Plymouth dealership, with its distinctive white frames, while introducing natural elements like green walls and a vegetated roof to soften the hard lines. A cantilevered roof deck extends into the urban fabric, blurring the boundary between architecture and city, and inviting engagement from both patrons and passersby.

The terraced roof deck transforms a continuous surface into a dynamic sequence of distinct outdoor spaces, each carefully scaled to foster intimacy and a sense of place. By breaking the roof into cascading platforms, the design avoids the monolithic character of a typical flat roof and instead creates a composition of inviting, human-scaled experiences.

The cantilevered roof deck extends boldly into the urban fabric, allowing the structure to reach outward and engage its surroundings.

The formal outdoor wedding and event hall is anchored by two elegant portals, each framing a distinct experience. The primary portal welcomes guests into the hall, creating a transitional moment that elevates anticipation and frames the ceremony space. Opposite it, the secondary portal aligns with the distant Ozark hills to the east, offering a breathtaking natural backdrop and seamlessly connecting the hall to the surrounding landscape.

From its elevated, terraced roof deck, The Plymouth offers a layered perspective over the city—an intentional framing of the urban fabric through a lens of quiet elegance and curated nature. Here, softened edges meet raw structure, and plantings blur the boundary between concrete and canopy, transforming the rooftop into a living threshold between industry and renewal.

Summary

An adaptive reuse project in the heart of Fayetteville, Arkansas, revitalizes a historic structure into a mixed-use event space, blending references to past architecture with warm materials, green features, and inviting facade articulations. The design thoughtfully injects itself into the urban fabric, creating a vibrant, welcoming storefront facade.