“The project as a whole has been called ‘a bit ahead of its time.’ We take that as a compliment.”
Marlon Blackwell
Co-Founding Principal
Marlon Blackwell Architects
.…on PS1200, a project in Fort Worth featuring a row of Quonset hut-inspired apartment homes, via The Architect’s Newspaper.
In the heart of Fort Worth’s eclectic Magnolia Village neighborhood, PS1200 is an eye-catching sight. The “public space with private moments” at 1200 6th Avenue comprises a public space, a park, eight row-house apartments overlooking the park, six offices within the park, and a restaurant and two retail spaces. The key attraction, though, is those eight apartments with their swooping Quonset hut-like arches:
Rendering of PS1200 in Fort Worth Image Marlon Blackwell Architects
“The sense of spatial generosity is really what makes PS1200 stand apart. It’s named not for the residences, but for the public space, and that idea carries into the design as well as into the social success the project has enjoyed,” Marlon Blackwell told The Architect’s Newspaper.
Detroit-based Prince Concepts, the developer on the project, first experimented with the corrugated metal Quonset approach at an eight-unit project in Detroit called The Caterpillar, AN’s Emily Conklin writes—adding that it’s no coincidence that PS1200 seems to pay homage to Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.
Rendering of PS1200 in Fort Worth [Image: Marlon Blackwell Architects]
You can see photos of PS1200 inside and out and learn more about the project at AN’s story here.
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