Sam Fox And Justin Timberlake Convey The Twelve Thirty Membership To Austin

Award-winning restauranteur Sam Fox, founding father of Creator & Edit Hospitality, and iconic entertainer Justin Timberlake are bringing Twelve Thirty Membership’s bougie mix of eating, music, and nightlife to the historic century-old former U.S. Put up Workplace in Austin, Texas. Fox, who has operated eating places for over 17 years in Austin, spent vital time within the metropolis and this constructing was at all times on his radar, “I’ve walked previous this constructing for years, lengthy earlier than we opened the Nashville Twelve Thirty Membership, at all times imagining what it might change into,” mentioned Fox. “It’s been greater than a six-year journey to get right here, and this place has an unimaginable presence, prefer it’s been ready for the appropriate second and the proper of power.” Certainly. Fox is fast to notice that that is the longest deal he has ever labored on; “there have been lots of suitors for this unimaginable house however I remained persistent. It took us a yr to work on the precise lease. It has been a loopy lengthy journey however I could not be extra excited. I am in love with the structure, the historical past, and the tradition of what that constructing is, that’s why I chased it for thus lengthy.”

Austin’s Twelve Thirty Membership, which is slated to open in late 2027, will span practically 35,000 sq. ft—10,000 greater than its Nashville flagship—and AvroKO, the acclaimed New York design studio behind the Nashville location, will lead design on the property. The $30 million multi-story idea shall be very very similar to the Nashville expertise. Nevertheless, notes Fox, “the Austin location will not be a carbon copy of Nashville. We’re designing it to be precisely what we predict is nice for Austin, however much more importantly, what we predict’s nice for the constructing.”

On the principle degree, The Supper Membership will supply an all-day eating and leisure—lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch accompanied by reside music. Down a hidden staircase to the below-grade degree they’ll supply a Speakeasy. Suppose moody lighting, craft cocktails and DJ-inspired vibes. The second degree shall be house to Honorary Member, the model’s personal members membership. Members can have entry to the personal lounge, the flexibility to host company, VIP precedence reservations all through the membership, invites to members-only chef dinners, wine occasions and an unique terrace overlooking the Supper Membership that gives a particular viewing space for all of the reveals. The fourth and prime flooring shall be a flexible personal occasion house giant sufficient to accommodate 120 company.

Given the property’s historic options, Fox explains that the design shall be rather more dramatic than the Nashville location. “There’s a lot uncooked materials and a lot historical past within the constructing that we’re going to incorporate adaptive reuse in as a lot of the constructing as attainable. We can have lots of quirks on this constructing that we’ll lean into.” The primary eating room (the Supper Membership) will ooze grandeur anchored by the constructing’s tall ceilings that are roughly 55 ft in peak. Down beneath within the Speakeasy, says Fox, “we’ll embrace all the unique brick that is already within the house and make it a part of the general design.” They’ll additionally spotlight, amongst different issues, the constructing’s authentic clay tile ceilings and glazed home windows.

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Sound is a vital facet of the Membership and Fox and Timberlake just lately toured the location to think about how finest to make use of the house and facilitate sound. “We spent three or 4 hours within the constructing and speaking in regards to the design. And we really talked lots about sound, due to the constructing’s distinctive options.”

“Austin really will get reside music,” says Timberlake, “and getting to revive the soul of such an iconic constructing whereas working with Sam once more is unimaginable. We’re being intentional with how the house carries sound throughout each degree, as a result of how music lives within the room is simply as vital because the design. We’re creating an area that individuals will wish to expertise repeatedly.”

Historical past Reborn

The mix of Austin’s group character and the constructing’s marvelous historical past make the twelve Thirty Membership an apparent a part of the town’s evolution. For Fox it’s all about being a superb steward of such a valuable metropolis useful resource. “That’s what’s vital to us; we have to be unimaginable stewards of this constructing. We will take our time and make investments and make it stunning for not solely what we wish, however what we predict the town deserves, and what the constructing deserves.”