Built for the City
The 11-story Printing House Hotel, part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection, in downtown Nashville offers nearly 200 guest rooms along with ground-level retail, a restaurant and lounge, and a rooftop pool overlooking the city skyline. Located just blocks from the Ryman Auditorium, the hotel places guests at the center of Music City while providing a comfortable retreat within a dense urban setting.
Wells partnered early with the project team to translate the hotel’s architectural vision into a high-performing, buildable envelope solution. The regular stacking of guest rooms informed a repeatable panel strategy that supported efficiency while preserving the intended vertical and horizontal ribbed patterns across the facade. Angled panels with return legs introduce true dimensional depth, while concave and convex surface articulation creates a dynamic play of light and shadow. Two concrete colors and finishes — buff at the lower levels and a darker tone at the guestroom tower above — reinforce clarity and cohesion across the building. This disciplined approach to panelization reduced the number of forms required, minimized material waste and supported a more efficient manufacturing process.
