The site is located in downtown Knoxville Tennessee along Gay street and West Jackson Avenue. The site is currently an under-utilized parking lot with the Gay Street viaduct running along the east side edge of the site. The area is in close proximity to the Old City’s (Knoxville’s entertainment district’s) shops, restaurants and residential buildings. This makes it a prime location for bustling business. 

The project was to design a museum on the 75’ x 125’ site with approximately 48,000 gross square feet. The spaces would comprise of approximately 12,000 square feet of exhibition, 18,000 square feet of educational studio spaces, approximately 5,000 square feet of assembly, 5,000 square feet of administrative spaces, and approximateky 3,000 square feet of retail and cafe spaces.