Upton Oxmoor
Louisville, Kentucky

Summary
In planning this garden-style, multifamily apartment community, NBA, practicing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky as G. Niles Bolton, AIA, Architect, looked back to the historical roots of the property, which in this case dates to the 1780s and one of Kentucky’s first families. The design’s goal was to maintain a link to the Oxmoor Farm estate and its agrarian past, so Upton Oxmoor’s ”farm houses” are organized around a parking “field,” with a discernable “big house” that serves as the front door to the community. The architecture reflects an updated farmhouse aesthetic, with gabled roofs and building scale and proportions that echo Midwest barns. The agrarian style may evoke bygone days, but the 301-unit complex has all the modern amenities, from a dog spa and bike repair shop to a fitness center and yoga and game rooms. Outside their doors, residents can view open expanses of farmlands while enjoying the development’s fire pits, hammock lounge zones, bocce court, pool, grill station with island and adjacent seating for dining, lounge seating with built-in TV components, and cabanas.