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CENTENNIAL PARK VISITOR CENTERNASHVILLE URBAN DESIGN PROGRAM SUMMER 2014University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleCollege of Architecture and Design Nashville Civic Design CenterPublication by Paul Bamson and Hayley Mull
CENTENNIAL PARK VISITOR CENTERNASHVILLE URBAN DESIGN PROGRAM SUMMER 2014
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FACULTYThomas K. Davis Associate Professor, University of TennesseeGary Gaston Design Director, NCDC Lecturer, University of Tennessee
DESIGN REVIEW CRITICSPRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEWERSTara Armistead Principal, Tara Armistead Landscape ArchitectKeith Covington Principal, Third Coast Design StudioTim Netsch Assistant Director, Metro Parks and RecreationWesley Paine Director, The ParthenonRon Yearwood Urban Designer, NCDC
PENULTIMATE DESIGN REVIEWERSJohn Houghton Senior Planner, Gresham, Smith and PartnersDavid Koellein Agent, Zeitlin and Company Realtors
FINAL DESIGN REVIEWERSEric McGinnis Intern Architect, EOA ArchitectsTim Netsch Assistant Director, Metro Parks and RecreationAdam Nicholson Designer, Gresham, Smith and PartnersWesley Paine Director, The ParthenonCyril Stewart Cyril Stewart Architect
STUDENTSPaul Bamson Fourth Year Architecture StudentDylan Buc Fifth Year Architecture StudentHayley Mull Fourth Year Architecture StudentJosh Parsley Fourth Year Architecture StudentAlex Pasley Fourth Year Architecture Student
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Architecture and DesignNashville Civic Design Center (NCDC)
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INTRODUCTION 8-13Nashville Urban Design Program Summer 2014 10-11 Centennial Park Visitor Center Problem Statement 12-13
MASTER PLAN 14-23Centennial Park Legacy 16-17Proposed Master Plan 18-19Surrounding Site Elements 20-21Proposed Park Circulation and Parking 22-23
PRECEDENTS 24-35Acropolis Museum 26-27 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center 28-29French Gardens 30-31Galileo Control Center 32-33Paley Park 34-35
VISITOR CENTER 36-83Project Introductions/ Program 38-59Public Space 60-65Terrace Space 66-71Event Space 72-77Private Space 78-83
APPENDIX 84-91Bibliography 86-89Acknowledgments 90-91
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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PROGRAM OVERVIEWDuring Summer 2014, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design offered an urban design program based at the Nashville Civic Design Center (www.civicdesigncenter.org), to the synergy and mutual benefit of the College at the Center. This was an extension of the 13-year long partnership between the two entities.
The Nashville Urban Design Program utilized Metropolitan Nashville and Middle Tennessee as a laboratory to visit and experience the is-sues and opportunities confronting the region, including examples of its most interesting historic and contemporary architecture and public spaces.
THE NASHVILLE CIVIC DESIGN CENTERFounded in 2000, the Nashville Civic Design Center is a nonprofit or-ganization whose mission is to elevate the quality of Nashville’s built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all. The NCDC promotes the Ten Principles and related goals of The Plan of Nashville, a vision for growth and development, created and endorsed by citizens of Nash-ville.
PROGRAM CURRICULUMSummer Session One was comprised of five architecture students who addressed urban design projects responding to specific Greater Nashville conditions, and explored urban issues in understanding and making the architecture of the city. Their investigations analyzed cul-tural, physical, and environmental influences and precedents of com-munity on architectural form, space, and structure in the civic realm.
Summer Session Two was comprised of two of the five architecture students in directed research. These two students produced a pub-lication documenting the studio’s work during the first session design studio.
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The problem addressed involved the design, as urban architecture, of a Visitor Center for historic Centennial Park in Nashville’s West End. Centennial Park was the site of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897, and in 2010 was the subject of a distinguished new master plan by world-class landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson. This mas-ter plan is the outcome of numerous public meetings over a two-year period.
Students focused on the proposed site for the Visitor Center which is at a highly strategic urban corner of the park. This Visitor Center, while located in the master plan, has not been designed. This studio presented the potential to get in on the ground floor and influence sub-sequent professional design services on its design and development as an advocacy.
As a studio of five students, they periodically presented the five proj-ects to a number of the most distinguished design and development professionals in the city, including many of University of Tennessee alumni, as well as key city officials.
The Master Plan states “the Visitor Center will be a place where park users can go to orient themselves and to find out what is happening in Centennial Park. The building will create another venue for indoor events in addition to the fully booked Parthenon. The light/open struc-ture will house a cafe space with a terrace that expands into the orna-mental garden toward the Parthenon, The building will create a lovely vista from the Parthenon and (may) block the current view of the 31st Avenue traffic.” The Master Plan goes on to say “the new Visitor Cen-ter will be set on the west axis of the Parthenon near the intersection of Parthenon Avenue and 31st Avenue North. It will be designed to create a new park entry fronting onto a street-level arrival plaza with terraced hillside gardens to the north... and will include a small cafe, event rooms, and outdoor terraces with views eastward to the Parthe-non, the park, and the downtown skyline.”
Following a site visit, the students engaged in graphic site analysis, and a more elaborated program description for each project, after meeting with officials from the Parks and Recreation Department and its Parthenon staff.
A VISITOR CENTER FOR CENTENNIAL PARK
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MASTER PLAN
“Centennial Park holds a special place in the history of Nash-ville and in the hearts of our citizens. The park was first created to hold the Centennial Exposition of 1897, a six-month event that brought nearly 2 million visitors to Nashville at a time when the city’s population was barely 100,000. It was the start of not only Nashville’s municipal park system, but public park systems across the state. Since then, Centennial Park has been a place where the people of our city gather and celebrate. The events held here throughout the years - large and small - have reflected the changing culture and values of our city.
The Centennial Park Master Plan is the result of two years of effort by the Centennial Park Master Plan Committee. This ded-icated group of volunteers spent long hours deliberating and fo-cusing their efforts so that we would have a distinctive plan that honors the history of the park and also accommodates modern uses that will stand the test of time. The committee recruited world renowned landscape architects Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, and worked closely with Design Partner Kathryn Gustafson and her team to articulate a shared vision. They sought input from
the community through a series of well-attended public ses-sions, and they made sure the vision and plan created reflected the users’ desires.
Centennial Park is already one of our busiest and most frequent-ed parks in Nashville. This master plan looks into the future and lays out a blueprint for the park to become a showpiece for the city and our region. Also it envisions careful change that main-tains the essential character that our citizens love while making it an even more vibrant and compelling park and destination for visitors.
Centennial Park has been an essential part of the city’s fabric for more than a century. It is my hope that this master plan will lay the course for Centennial Park to remain the crown jewel of our city’s park system for the next century and beyond. It will continue to be a place for fun, a place for music, a place for art, and a place for the community to gather.
Thank you to all of you that have been part of this process.”
Mayor Karl Dean
CENTENNIAL PARK LEGACY
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Natchez Trace MonumentCockrill SpringWest Musicians CornerLake KatherineEast Musicians CornerGold Star MonumentShell SpringGunboat TN MonumentBridge at Lick Branch SewerGreat LawnMowable MeadowEvents Pavilion + RestroomsRobertson MonumentTN Centennial Expo. MarkerLake Watauga BridgeLake WataugaEast PlaygroundInteractive Water FeatureCP Cafe East + RestroomsSculpture + Installation GardenArt Center + Pool Area GardenNorth East Picnic AreaFrist Memorial GardenLocomotive 576+N.C.& SL Railway MonumentRain GardensWoman’s Monument
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Confederate Private MonumentLily LakeConcrete BridgeCherry Blossom WalkEvents TerraceNative WoodlandLarge Dog ParkSmall Dog ParkService Area + Shared ParkingFlag Pole Hill Water Feature + PathTerrace Ramps + GardensWinter Garden + Visitors CenterFormal Gardens + Arrival PlazaReflecting PoolParthenon MarkerParthenonVictims of Violence, Children’s Memorial Garden Thomas MonumentRose Arbor + GardensCentennial Park Arts + Activities CenterDemonstration / Food GardenWest PlaygroundCafe West + RestroomsPicnic PavilionParking Lots
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PROPOSED PARK CIRCULATION AND PARKING
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Major Pedestrian CirculationPedestrian TrafficJogging Loop - 1 mileBicycle AllowedPark Maintenance
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ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
Athens, Greece 2009Bernard Tschumi Architects
Points of Inspiration1. Its Massing and Form2. Exposure of Structure3. Facade design4. Directions of Views5. Respect for Acropolis and Sensitivity to surrounding site
The Acropolis Museum is located in Makryianni, the historic district. Completed in 2009, it sits southeast of the Parthenon just 1,000 feet. The Museum has 90,000 square feet of space for exhibitions and amenities for visitors. The entry to the museum is on the pedestrian street, Dionysios Areopagitou. There is a 360-degree view of Athens and the Acropolis on the top level gallery. “The Acropolis Museum tells the story of life on the Athenian Acropolis and its sur-roundings by uniting collections formerly dispersed in multiple institutions, including the small Acropolis Museum built in the 19th century.”
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BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN VISITOR CENTER
Points of Inspiration1. Green roof blurs building and landscape 2. Glass facades open up building3. Skylight pulls light into public spaces 4. Being set back from street draws people in 5. Building is integrated with site
The Visitor Center, designed by New York City’s WEISS / MANFREDI for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, opened May 16 of 2012. It lies on Washington Avenue on the corner of the garden on the northeast side. “The building is a fitting addition to the garden as Brooklyn Botanic Garden advances in its second centu-ry; It is a good precedent for building sustain-ably and for merging building and landscape.”
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FRENCH GARDENS
Points of Inspiration1. Brings order and organization to nature 2. Spaces for relaxation and reflection3. Diversity of plants, trees, and bedding4. Variety of meanings and purposes5. Creats a sense of place
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Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 2008Schultes Frank Architekten
This building exists as two buildings built on top of one another rather than a single form. The hierarchy of these buildings is based off of the security system. The bottom building occupies control rooms, laboratories, comput-er racks, etc. resting below ground. The main level, however, houses an auditorium, cafe, offices, visitors galleries, etc. behind the large curving facade. Everything is placed and built according to sheltering against interference. The Control Center takes on a role past its program “with spacial suggestions of Galilean contradiction, a silent move, heavy in material, displaying the lightness of stone, cast stone, glowing in the light.”
Points of Inspiration1. Correlation/ rhythm of solid and void 2. Correlation of heavy and light material 3. Complimenting curvature of the facade4. Floor- ceiling glass creating hierarchy of spaces5. Relationship of the ground and facade patterns
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Nashville, TN 2003Tuck Hinton Architects
NASHVILLE PUBLIC SQUARE
“A central, oval-shaped lawn acts as a flexible space suitable for large gatherings. Participa-tory fountains, river overlooks, and memorials energize the surrounding streetspace, knitting the square into the larger urban context.” Be-low this lies an underground parking garage holding 1,200 parking spots for employees and visitors of the courthouse. This space acts as a place for activity to happen in every season and “celebrates the courthouse by providing a tree-lined frame, punctuated by civic monu-ments and gateways.”
Points of Inspiration 1. Towers frame gateway entry2. Ground covering creates spacial hierarchy3. Year round space open to the public 4. Parking moved to allow public dominance 5. Flexible space for any number of occupants
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PALEY PARK
“Paley Park is often cited as one of the finest urban spaces in the United States.” This 4,200 square feet pocket park on East 53rd Street al-lows the busy streets of Midtown Manhattan to fade away with the sound of a waterfall span-ning the entire back wall. The other three walls are ivy-covered with airy honey locust trees gridded in the center and light movable furni-ture creating an urban oasis. Zion & Breen, the landscape architects, finished the pocket park in 1967 opening on May 23rd of that year.
Points of Inspiration1. Slightly raised to create private space 2. Honey locusts provide excellent shading3. Integrated nature with ivy- covered walls4. Glowing water fall for soothing sound 5. Social atmosphere with nearby amenities
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These five projects aim to provide a hub of public and private spaces for learning about the Parthenon and Centennial Park. Each project tackles these design problems differently and takes a unique approach to the program organization. The program used by the students was implemented as a reference based off of information gath-ered from Metro Parks and Recreactions Assistant Director, Tim Netsch, and the Director of the Parthenon, Wesley Paine. Each student added program elements and/or excluded them based off of individ-ual goals and project intent.
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Visitor Center ProgramStudent BiographiesProject SummariesEarly Process DrawingsFinal Plan Drawings
PROJECT INTRODUCTIONS
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PUBLIC Ticketing / Information / Reception 840 net square feetMuseum StoreOrientation / Interpretation SpaceCafe 1200Multipurpose Meeting Space 1200
EVENT Ballroom (300-500 people) 7500
TERRACE(S)Ballroom expansion area Additional terrace open to public at all times Cafe seating Lounge seating / general public plaza Gather space for tours
PRIVATEConference Room (8 people) 240Staff Restrooms 300Break Room 150 Parks Staff 150 Private (1) 800 Open (8)Conservancy Staff Private (1) 150 Open (8) 800
SUPPORTStorage (throughout)Public Restrooms (accessible after hours) 400Public Restrooms interior to building 600 Custodial closetsMechanical SpaceElectricalElevator(s) / Equipment
TOTAL NET SQUARE FEET 15,000TOTAL GROSS SQUARE FEET 20,000
VISITOR CENTER PROGRAM
Paul Bamson was born in Nigeria, but has lived in Nashville for most of his life. He attended Montgom-ery Bell Academy before attending the University of Tennessee for Architecture. Math and art have always been a passion for him and architecture combines both. He hopes to someday start his own firm and better lives through design.
Paul BamsonFourth Year Architecture StudentUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleCollege of Architecture and Design
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Project SummaryStudying Centennial Park, I noticed that the park has three major zones; a park zone, a lake zone, and a garden zone. These three zones happen to meet at the site location and are defined by those components. The main concept is to reflect the concept of three major zones in the design of the building. The three zones being a public zone, a private zone, and an event zone. Next, I studied the master plan and found that the gardens sur-rounding the site have a repetition which was main-ly A-B-A-B. Using the regulating lines pulled from the repetition of the gardens, a 9 Square Grid was created defining the program organization of the building. The 9 square grid consists of 40’ and 10’ zones. The 40’ zones consist of program spaces and the 10’ zones consist of circulation, storage, and services spaces like restrooms and mechani-cal/ electrical rooms.
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Dylan BucFifth Year Architecture StudentUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleCollege of Architecture and Design
THE AGORA
Project SummaryDuring the preliminary analysis of Centennial Park, I took notice of the many different elements and amenities that already existed-- many of which I did not know were present. This experience is similar to many who visit the park. One does not know what is actually in the park because it is not adver-tised well, nor are they aware of its significance in the history of Nashville. Thus, I sought to design a visitor center that not only addresses the Parthe-non, but celebrates Centennial Park as a whole. The design would incorporate a new way-finding system that promotes walkability, while actively engaging the visitor through education about the unique elements of Centennial Park.
Dylan Buc is a Nash-ville native and attended Hume-Fogg Academic High School in downtown Nashville. He is in his last semester before earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, and wishes to begin his professional career in the city that has been home to his family for four generations.
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Hayley MullFourth Year Architecture StudentUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleCollege of Architecture and Design
PROJECT SUMMARYThe Visitor Center rests in the heart of the formal gardens urging a dialogue with Centennial Park as a whole, while also being straight on axis with the Parthenon’s west facade. With its concave facade, the Visitor Center does not compete with the Par-thenon’s, but rather embraces it. Using regulating lines from the surrounding formal gardens as well as vegetation itself, it creates a blur between the interiors and exteriors. This is displayed mainly with an open air atrium inhabiting 1/4 of the building’s footprint, living walls, and an ivy- covered pergola spanning the roof. A viewing terrace on grade with 31st Avenue celebrates the views for the park as a whole and tucks away the building, yet the strong use of materiality and solid/ void lets it stand out. Complimenting the strong presence of the Parthe-non and making a statement within its site allows the Visitor Center to nestle itself gracefully into Centennial Park.
Hayley Mull calls the Nashville area home, growing up just south in Franklin, Tennessee. Graduating from Inde-pendence High School, she was heavily involved in community service and missionary organizations. Currently studying archi-tecture at the University of Tennessee, she hopes to continue missionary work with her degree.
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Joshua ParsleyFourth Year Architecture StudentUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleCollege of Architecture and Design
Project SummaryWhen creating a space intended for visitors to populate, direction and insight are paramount in its design. To successfully integrate these elements, the concept of exposure must be considered. The Visitor Center at Centennial Park focuses on this idea of exposure by acknowledging visitor inten-tions while discretely informing them of details and relative context. As the space is inhabited, qualities of the park such as views from the site and infor-mation on other events and properties of Centen-nial are exposed to the visitor. This may happen at the point of entry where a grand perspective of the Parthenon is framed by two towering volumes or on the bridge in which adjoins the forms, giving views to nearly the entire park. Exposing this vision to visitors not only educates their understanding and properties of the park, but it orientates them in relation to their position. Exposure is critical in maintaining a successful visitor center, without it, Centennial Park risks a complete disregard to its beauty and qualities it possess.
A native of Tennessee, Joshua Parsley attended Ravenwood High School as an active designer and athlete on the basketball team. Currently pursuing a double major in archi-tecture and bio chemis-try, he hopes to combine a gifted talent of design with a passion for the plant sciences.
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Alex PasleyFourth Year Architecture StudentUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleCollege of Architecture and Design
THE JEWEL IN THE CITY PROCESS
Alex Pasley was born in Franklin, Tennessee, and graduated from Page High School before at-tending the University of Tennessee. His hob-bies and strengths like drawing, art, math, and community work helped pick his career path and combined his passionate goals to pursue architec-ture as his major.
PROJECT SUMMARYThe Visitor Center was designed to create a new parkway entrance on a street level plaza “The Jew-el In The City”. The design is based architecturally off of the Parthenon’s form, scale, proportions, and elegance. I started by looking at the master plan and began pulling regulating lines from the public and rose gardens to create zones on the terrace and lower levels. The intersecting zones help cre-ate two glass boxes on the terrace level. The boxes disappear during the day and are lanterns at night that frame the Parthenon from a distance. The ter-race level is an active space during the day and night for special events and a space for one to see Nashville in a new way. The lower level is based around the ballroom and is split into three zones. The first zone is the private and public offices and lecture hall. The second zone is the lobby space and ballroom which is pulled out of the ground. The third zone is the restrooms and the circulation zone. The ballroom is meant to mirror the Parthe-non giving a 180 degree view of Centennial Park.
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PUBLIC SPACE
Great public spaces enhance a visitor’s ex-perience tremendously. The public spaces addressed in the Visitor Center include a cafe, gallery, multipurpose meeting room, orientation/ film room, museum store, re-ception area, and ticketing area.
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Plans and Axons for orientationPerspectives showing Public SpaceSections showing Public Space
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The two main public spaces are the outdoor terrace, where the exterior seating for the cafe is located, and the courtyard, which is an extension of the ballroom and event spaces.
THE AGORA
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There are three levels of public space shown in the section cut through the double height ballroom on the ground floor and viewing terrace above on grade with 31st Avenue.
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UPPER RIGHT IMAGEAerial perspective of sunken outdoor atrium
LOWER RIGHT IMAGEView from entry of mezzanine
Large public areas face the gardens except the sunken atrium on the back side to allow light in on all sides.
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Exterior spaces dominate this design during all times of the day, but large interior spaces make their mark as well with its circulation through the Visitor Center.
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Public terrace on-grade with 31st Avenue stays open during the day, whereas the in-terior large ballroom makes a statement with its plunge out into the formal gardens.
TERRACE SPACE
In the master plan by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, a terrace space was mentioned as a place for people to gather and have a great view of the Parthenon and Centennial Park. It is also a space for people to eat and hold outdoor events with a removable tent.
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Plans and Axons for orientationPerspectives showing Terrace SpaceSections showing Terrace SpaceElevations showing Terrace Space
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The exterior seating for the cafe is shaded by a canopy with vines growing along it to filter light. The terrace is also a space where large tour groups can be dropped off by car and bus.
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The on-grade terrace spans the roof of the building and shows a removable tent for outdoor events on this level.
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The terrace level reflects the spaces in the floors below including the ballroom, the staircases, and even the atrium with a wooden pergola spanning the 200 feet.
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UPPER RIGHT IMAGEView of Lookout on axis with Parthenon
LOWER RIGHT IMAGEAerial perspective of courtyards and gardens to the Parthenon
The terrace spaces exist on different levels with one spanning between the two circulation towers and others gradually making their way down the sloping site.
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This area is elevated above the ground enough to define the space as a terrace and sits between the only two structures on the roof level.
EVENT SPACE
The Ballroom is a major part of all of the projects. It is the largest of the program elements and is a great space for parties, dinners, weddings, and conventions. Some spaces can be split in two for multiple events to take place. All projects have a great view of the Parthenon and Centennial Park as a whole.
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Plans and Axons for orientationPerspectives showing Event SpaceSections showing Event SpaceElevations showing Event Space
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Level 1 is devoted to the ballroom and event spaces. The ballroom is on the north side of the building directly under the outdoor terrace. The event rooms are on the east side of the building and can be split into two spaces for additional events. The gallery is a mezzanine that wraps around the ballroom.
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View from ballroom towards the Parthenon and formal gardens
The ballroom exposes the truss system above as well as shows large views of the formal gardens beyond. It is also wrapped by a mezzanine level.
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The interior event space is double height with all other spaces wrapped around it. The exterior event space is reflected directly above it on the terrace level where a removable tent rests.
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The lowest courtyard is directly outside of the interior ballroom allowing events to spill out into this space when the removable tent is set up.
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The ballroom is the only space punching into the formal gardens and is glass enclosed on three of its sides.
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PRIVATE SPACE
The private spaces in most schemes still allow views to the outside without compro-mising the privacy of offices for the Visitor Center. Offices may be split between the Metro Parks Staff and Conservancy Staff. There are 16 open cubicals and 2 director offices with private restrooms, conference rooms, and break rooms.
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Level 2 holds the offices for the staff. It allows for great views of the park as well as views from the conference room and break room. Private restrooms are also available for the staff.
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Level 1 Plan
Northeast elevation from the gardens
The private spaces are on the south side of the building on Level 1 where sunlight can still reach offices but do not take away from the more dominant public aspects of the building.
81A GROWING VIEW
The private spaces wrap around the back of the ballroom on level 1 giving offices, conference rooms, and break rooms natural light through the sunken atrium space.
LEFT IMAGE
MIDDLE IMAGE
BOTTOM IMAGE
Level 1 Plan
Longitudinal section through atrium and office space
Transverse section through office space and ballroom
THE BRIDGE TO CENTENNIAL
LEFT IMAGE
BELOW IMAGE
Level 1 Plan
Transverse section through gallery and private space
Behind the larger areas like the gallery and ballroom are the private spaces such as restrooms, mechanical, and storage tucked along each side.
83THE JEWEL IN THE CITY
LEFT IMAGE
BELOW IMAGE
Level 1 Plan
Transverse section through office spaces
The office spaces flank the ballroom on either side. This placement allows them to have the best views as well as the most sunlight, creating the full facade facing the gardens.
APPENDIX
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Introduction Photo Photo courtesy of Paul Bamson
Master Plan Photo Gustafson Guthrie Nichol. Centennial Park Master Plan. December 2010. http://www.nashville.gov/Parks-and-Recreation/Planning-and-Development/Park-Plans-and-Projects/Centennial-Park.aspx
Precedent Photos Refer to 07, 28, 33, 40, 43, 50 below
01 Photo courtesy of Paul Bamson
02 Courtesy of TK Davis
03 Photo courtesy of Dylan Buc
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SPECIAL THANKS TO
Thomas K Davis Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
Gary Gaston Design Director, Nashville Civic Design Center Lecturer, University of Tennessee
Julia Landstreet Executive Director, Nashville Civic Design Center
Tim Netsch Assistant Director, Metro Parks and Recreation
Wesley Paine Director, The Parthenon
Ron Yearwood Urban Designer, Nashville Civic Design Center
Publication formatted by Paul Bamson and Hayley Mull
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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