In a poetic twist, the site of the Smoky Park Supper Club in Asheville,
North Carolina was once a dumping ground sandwiched between a bridge of
the same name and a railway. The site's owner envisioned a more
sustainable approach to the land: he wanted to build a restaurant. The
eatery he had in mind would be made entirely of salvaged shipping
containers fastened together like oversized Legos in a sprawling,
unified design. Project architect Myles Alexander of Form and Function
Architecture had used this material before, albeit for the local county
school system’s storage facilities and as accessories for private
clients. He set out to “provide an experience that was as raw as
possible.” Nineteen containers were repurposed to let in sunlight while
maintaining the most of their structural integrity. On the inside, in
solidarity with the surrounding River Arts District, the works of a
local muralist and craftsmen add warmth to the space.
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