Nashville Electric Service 11th Avenue Substation
Nashville Electric Service 11th Avenue Substation
Awards Category : : Large Project (over 25,000 sf)
The 11th Avenue Substation is an open-air facility, housing NES electrical equipment. The design balances form and function, elevating a substation to a developing neighborhood enhancement.
Located in the Gulch District, the 11th Avenue Substation seamlessly integrates public infrastructure into the residential fabric of the neighborhood. The open-air structure features a highly branded exterior skin along an expanded pedestrian and cycling corridor to promote urban activation. Located on a tight urban site, the facility conceals NES equipment while the perforated fin and gill facade allows the building to breathe. Easy-open hangar doors along 11th Avenue provide quick access to mechanical equipment and camouflage back into the facade when closed.
Date of Completion: June 2021
Client: Nashville Electric Service
General Contractor: T.W. Frierson Contractor, Inc.
Consultants:
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
LOGAN PATRI ENGINEERING, INC.
630 Southgate Avenue, Suite C
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Phone: (615) 726-2902
Contact: Rao Patri, PE
MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
SMITH SECKMAN REID, INC
2995 Sidco Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37204
Phone: (615) 383-1113
CIVIL ENGINEER / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
S&ME
1935 21st Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
Office: (615) 356-9911
Photography Credits:
1- Introduction Page
2- View from Church Street Bridge_ Photo by Tom Gatlin
3- Site Plan
4- Detail of the fins and perforated facade material_ Photo by Tom Gatlin
5- Fins creating an Agamograph_Photo by Tom Gatlin
6- View of fins transitioning to Gold_ Photo by Tom Gatlin
7- View of fins transitioning to Blue_ Photo by Tom Gatlin
8- View of branding mural integrated into building perforations_ Photo by Tom Gatlin
9- Blending with Context- Enlarged sidewalks_ Photo by Tom Gatlin
10- Material transparency-Section showing free air transfer
11-Illusion of solid facade_Photo by Tom Gatlin
12- Hangar doors camouflaged in facade- Photo by Tom Gatlin
13- Natural light -Low impact design_Photo by Tom Gatlin
14- View of easy door operation for accessible maintenance_Photo by Tom Gatlin
15- Programmable lighting for pedestrian safety_Photo by Tom Gatlin