Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete Corporate Headquarters
EOA Architects
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete Corporate Headquarters
EOA Architects
Awards Category : : Large Project (over 25,000 sf)
A new corporate headquarters for the family-owned and operated Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete Company. The design for the corporate headquarters anchors a new 800-acre mixed-use development at the gateway to their hometown of Smyrna. The vertical layering of the five-stories mimics the rhythms found in the adjacent stone quarry used by the concrete company.
Smyrna Ready Mix is a family-owned and operated ready-mix company founded in Smyrna, Tennessee. The company started with three trucks in 1999 and today has over 5,400 employees in 16 states. The design for the corporate headquarters anchors a new 800-acre mixed-use development at the gateway to their hometown of Smyrna. The vertical layering of the five-stories mimics the rhythms found in the adjacent stone quarry used by the concrete company. Full glazing was desired to take advantage of the 800-acre vista as well as showcase the structural components. The building’s slender exposed concrete columns and curving shapes showcase the concrete material on which the company has been built. In addition, the cantilevered post-tension slabs show the strength and sculptural possibilities of concrete. Boasting unprecedented corporate amenities for the on-site staff as well as their drivers, the first floor includes on-site dining, a fitness facility, training and community rooms as well as a daycare for 100 of the company and community’s children.
Date of Completion: February 2022
Client: Jeff Hollighead, Smryna Ready Mix Concrete
General Contractor: DPR Construction
Consultants:
EMC Structural Engineers
I.C. Thomasson Associates
Inman Food Services Group
Alfred Williams & Company
Holler Design
Design Light
Photography Credits:
1 - Front Entry - Photo by Corey Gaffer Photography
2 - Site Context and Background Slide, Site Drone Image - Photo by Corey Gaffer Photography
3 - North Elevation - Photo by Corey Gaffer Photography
4 - Site Plan and Elevation Views - Photos by Corey Gaffer Photography, Rendered site plan by EOA Architects
5 - Connection to the Quarry - Aerial Image looking back towards I-840 and Jefferson Pike. Drone image by Corey Gaffer Photography, Diagram by EOA Architects
6 - Program Diagram and West Office Wing Elevation - Photo by Corey Gaffer Photography, Diagram by EOA Architects
7 - Monumental Staircase and Lobby - Guests enter the building through concrete fin vestibules and are greeted by the monumental staircase pouring down from the floor above. To the north of the staircase, historic images of SRMs past are mounted to custom frames on the 5-story sheer wall. Photo by Corey Gaffer Photography
8 - Lobby Material Palate - Photos by Corey Gaffer Photography
9 - Circulation inspired by Concrete Truck Mixing drums - Photo by Corey Gaffer Photography
10 - The concrete frame was designed to showcase the beauty of concrete and left exposed. - Photos by Michael Wasyliw
11 - Concrete test cylinders found at SRM's downtown plant are repurposed as the backsplash in the new headquarters. -Photos by Corey Gaffer Photography and Michael Wasyliw
12 - Interior Vignettes - Photos by Corey Gaffer Photography
13 - Project Vignettes - Photos by Corey Gaffer Photography
14 - Office and Daycare Wing in the morning. - Photo by Corey Gaffer Photography
15 - Office tower from the exterior roof deck stairs. -Photo by Corey Gaffer