The Arno Village property is located at the intersection of Arno Road and Hwy 96 on the boundary of Franklin, TN. The land’s location at the crossroads of two major streets in a growing area offers a unique opportunity to create a walkable mixed-use village in an area that is lacking that amenity. Intended to be a natural extension of the existing neighborhood the proposed village will be designed to respond to the land and offer a mix of living options, neighborhood-scale amenities and open spaces.

Importantly, nothing has been decided yet and we want to hear from you! The public is invited to join the design team in a multi-day series of workshops, known as a Charrette. The purpose is to offer a forum for open and meaningful dialogue where interested citizens, the design team, city staff, and public officials can come together to collaborate directly with the design team at the beginning of the planning process.

About Arno Village

Please join us for a Public Design Charrette to help us plan the future of the property. Before we put pen to paper and start designing, our process always starts with community input. You will be participating at the very inception of the project.

All events will be located at Grace Church at Franklin, 4052 Arno Rd, Franklin TN 37064. The Charrette will begin with an Opening Presentation and Hands-on Community Workshop at 6 p.m. on Monday July 28th. A pop-up design studio will be open for the next four days, in which the planning team will work and topical meetings will cover topics ranging from transportation, infrastructure and utilities, housing types, community character, and open space/conservation. The Charrette is entirely open to the public and input gathered from participants will be captured and incorporated into a conceptual Master Plan that will be created in realtime at the pop-up studio. A conceptual Master Plan will be shared during a Closing Presentation at 6 pm on August 5th. The full schedule can be found below.

Public
Charrette

Opening Presentation and Workshop 6:00pm-8:00pm
This presentation will feature principles of innovative planning and provide an overview of the Charrette process that will unfold over the next several days. After the presentation, participants will be invited to contribute their ideas for the property, working over maps of the land to identify how they might like to see the property develop in the future. In addition, participants can discuss any ideas and concerns they may have related to the property and how it affects the surrounding community. This will be followed by a Q&A session.
Open Studio 9am – 7pm
Drop in anytime between these hours to catch up on anything you may have missed, provide comments, ask questions, or simply watch the team work.
Topical Meeting #1 9:00am-10:00am Transportation, Infrastructure & Utilities
During this meeting, we will discuss streets, connectivity, and traffic, and the ways people are able to move to, through, and around the property and how services will be provided to the neighborhood. The design team’s civil engineer will be there to provide specific insight.
Topical Meeting #2 1:00pm-2:00pm Conservation & Open Space
During this meeting, we will discuss natural resources, conservation, sustainability, and types of open space. The design team’s engineers, landscape architect and stormwater specialist will provide their knowledge about sustainable strategies that can enhance and enliven the community’s conservation and open spaces.
Topical Meeting #3 5:30pm-6:30pm Housing & Community Character
During this meeting, we will discuss housing needs, preferences, housing types and community character. The design team’s urban designers and architects will facilitate a discussion with participants to articulate the distinctive design features that will make the community unique.
Open Studio 9am – 7pm
Drop in anytime between these hours to catch up on anything you may have missed, provide comments, ask questions, or simply watch the team work.
Open Studio 9am – 7pm
Drop in anytime between these hours to catch up on anything you may have missed, provide comments, ask questions, or simply watch the team work.
Open Studio 9am – 12pm
Drop in anytime between these hours to catch up on anything you may have missed, provide comments, ask questions, or simply watch the team work.
Closing Presentation 6:00pm
This presentation will highlight the input we received from the community and feature our analysis, an illustrative master plan, and artist renderings all of which were created in real-time during the Charrette.