Fletcher Arts is a new mixed-use building
in the Fletcher Place neighborhood fronting the Virginia Avenue leg of
the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. The Fletcher Arts Building will include
57 modern apartment units and 7,000 square feet of commercial
storefront space on Virginia Avenue. Many of the units will have skyline
views, and the commercial space will walkout directly onto the
Indianapolis Cultural Trail. The building will include 58 garage parking
spaces and 22 surface parking spaces.In
the design of Fletcher Arts, Blackline sought to reflect the new spirit
of Fletcher Place as a gateway to a progressive community of artists,
writers, designers and interesting people who are calling the
near-southeast side of Indianapolis their home. Simple contemporary
forms are articulated to express the playful culture of the
neighborhood. The palette of color and materials is decidedly urban, and
as the building meets the street and Indianapolis Cultural Trail,
movement is expressed in the playful patterning of brick masonry. The
design is a balance of urban fortitude and the lightness and transience
of contemporary life.