17th & Grand
17th & Grand
Awards Category : : Large Project (over 25,000 sf)
Positioned prominently on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, this nine-story mixed-use office building expresses the history of music recording, abstracting the elements of sound, reflection, reverberation and rhythm into geometries, patterns and forms reflected throughout the building.
Honoring the history of the site as the former recording studio of Ray Stevens, the design of the mixed-use office building is informed by the unique geometries found in music recording and production environments. The patterns and angles are combined with glass and metal elements along with masonry in order to anchor the project in a contextually appropriate manner. The owner desired the development of an external glass elevator and sky lobby that offers expansive views of the surrounding landscape including downtown Nashville. A small lobby off of the building’s main frontage provides access to the glass elevators, bringing employees and guests from the parking garage and sidewalk up to the sky lobby leading to a large terrace that fits with the scale and context of the intersection. This unique entry pattern sequence is intentional so that visitors engage with the vast amenity space and enter into the sky lobby and tower elevators before heading up to the office floors. The sky lobby has a clean and simplistic design that responds to the building’s angled exterior elements.
The building includes ground level retail space along with four stories of office space. A seven-level parking garage accommodates 450 vehicles maximizing the use of the compact, urban site. Garage parking on both street-facing sides of the building is wrapped by a 20-foot-tall loft office space overlapping two floors of parking, screening the garage. White masonry is used at the retail level to further tie the space to Music Row. Additional tenant amenities located on the fifth floor include a fitness center with locker rooms, showers and an exterior yoga lawn; shared conference space; and a roof terrace.
Date of Completion: June 2021
Client: Hall Emery
General Contractor: JE Dunn
Consultants:
HDLA – Landscape Architect
Chris Barkley - cbarkley@hodgsondouglas.com
AG&E – Structural Engineering
Warren Goodrich - wgoodrich@age-se.com
Lee Company – Mechanical + Plumbing
Andy Sweeny - asweeney@leecompany.com
SSRcx – LEED Consultant
Hannah Walter - hwalter@ssr-inc.com
Photography Credits:
1- Diagram image illustrating the distinct sections of the building.
2- Ground Floor Plan.
3- Sky Lobby + Amenity Floor Plan.
4-The building’s geometries, patterns and forms pay homage to the site’s history of music recording. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
5- Patterns and angles combine to anchor the project in an appropriate manner, embracing human-scale at both the terrace and intersection levels. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
6- Loft office space overlap two floors of parking, screening the garage while white masonry stone elements frame the building along the intersection. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
7- External glass elevator and sky lobby offers views of the surrounding landscape and downtown Nashville. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
8- The terrace features a manicured lawn space and a variety of seating options. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
9- In context with the intersection the terrace can be utilized for recreation, relaxation or functions and adds elevated greenspace to the urban environment. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
10- Terrace view, located off the sky lobby offers seating and open air green space. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
11- Main entrance, unique circulation pattern sees visitors enter through and up to the sky lobby before the interior elevators leading to the office spaces above. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
12- Terrace provides multiple forms of seating for users to relax and interact with nature. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
13- View of the elevator lobby, the clean and simplistic design compliments the exterior elements of the sky lobby. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
14- Modern interior design selections are complimented by warm textures and materials, creating an inviting and upscale feel. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.
15- Sleek and modern interior design selections play with color, material and texture and come together to form a seamless, contemporary and welcoming atmosphere. Photo by © Attic Fire Photography.