Richmond BizSense Soda Flats Project Snapshot
We’re thrilled to share Richmond BizSense’s project snapshot of smbw’s newest mixed-use development: Soda Flats.
Located on West Broad in Scott’s Addition, Soda Flats is a mixed-use project named after historic soda bottling facility that was once on the same block. Soda Flats takes its cues from the neighborhood’s vernacular architecture, and its large window openings, regular structural bays, and simple brick detailing respond to the nearby factories and manufacturing facilities, now lofts and breweries. Ground floor retail and a stepping façade respond to the specific site conditions and add to the urban fabric and pedestrian experience along Broad street.
“It’s, to me, an architecturally timeless design. The idea was, we’d rather do something timeless than something that’s new and flashy,” Christian Kiniry of Bank Street said. “We spent a lot of time on the windows and the skin of the building. We tried to make it more of a classic style.”