One22One
Gresham Smith
One22One
Gresham Smith
Awards Category : : Large Project (over 25,000 sf)
One22One is a 370,000 SF commercial office tower located along Nashville’s premiere thoroughfare. It provides a distinctive icon marking the western gateway to downtown Nashville. The LEED and WELL Certified tower transformed a dangerous car-centric street front into a safe pedestrian-first urban walkway.
One22One boasts one of the best addresses in Nashville, sitting directly on Broadway where three of the city’s most well-known neighborhoods - The Gulch, Midtown and Downtown - connect. Formerly the home of an auto repair shop, One22One is located at the western gateway to downtown Nashville from Interstate 65.
While well-situated, the site, at only .77 acres, and with limited potential height, presented several challenges to the standard market-based model for office development. The small site and limited buildable volume offered little flexibility in form finding. The concept employs a façade faceting strategy that minimizes sculptural form while maximizing the impact of the glassy façade’s reflectivity. The faceted glazing offers a constantly changing façade to the public that stands apart from the more conventional nearby buildings – all of which are confined by similar circumstances of small sites and capped height resulting in a uniformity of scale.
One22One balances market-driven needs with an ethic that promotes sustainability, wellness and alternative modes of transportation including pedestrians and cyclists. Various design strategies work to transform the user experience from one of constraint to something more open, airy and expansive.
Date of Completion: July 2022
Client: GBT Realty
General Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie
Consultants:
Civil Engineer: Ragan-Smith Associates
615/244-8591
Signage: RSM
949/492-9479
MPE Engineer: Alvine Engineering
402/346-7007
Structural Engineer: TRC International
615/661-7979
Landscape Architect: Hodgson Douglas Landscape Architecture
615/327-4447
Telecommunications: IP Design Group
402/346-7007
Photography Credits:
1 - View from northeast along Broadway. Photo by Chad Baumer.
2 - One22One is located at the western gateway to downtown Nashville from Interstate 65. While well-situated, the site, at only .77 acres, and with limited potential height, presented several challenges to the standard market-based model for office development. Image by Project Team.
3 - The small site and limited buildable volume offered little flexibility in form finding. The concept employs a façade faceting strategy that minimizes sculptural form while maximizing the impact of the glassy façade’s reflectivity. Images by Project Team.
4 - Images by Project Team
5 - The faceted glazing offers a constantly changing façade to the public that stands apart from the more conventional nearby buildings – all of which are confined by similar circumstances of small sites and capped height resulting in a uniformity of scale. Photo by Chad Baumer.
6 - Though modest in area, the office lobby uses contrasting materials and layering to create a sense of refinement and spaciousness. Photo by Chad Baumer.
7 - Top: Looking back toward the main entry, the lobby feels bright and open even though it is a relatively narrow space reaching back into the heart of the building footprint. Left: View into elevator lobby. Photos by Chad Baumer
8 - Angled walls are employed in the Amenity Lounge to create a sense of openness and connection to the outdoor terrace. Photo by Chad Baumer
9 - A partly covered outdoor space allows users to enjoy the terrace in all weather and frames panoramic views to downtown. The terrace is relatively small, but the arrangement of seating types and landscape elements provides a variety of options for users. Photo by Chad Baumer
10 - View of Amenity Level Terrace. Photo by Chad Baumer