这座突出的新形式主义地标于1965年建成，作为纳什维尔的主要公共图书馆使用了超过35年。2001年主图书馆搬迁后，该建筑长期处于休眠状态，直到私人业主购买了它，打算恢复原来的结构，并赋予该建筑新的生命，成为一个多租户的创意办公空间。
This prominent New-Formalist landmark completed in 1965 served as Nashville’s Main Public Library for more than 35 years. After the Main Library was relocated in 2001 the building remained dormant for long periods until private owners purchased it with the intent to restore the original structure and give the building new life as a multi-tenant creative office space.
这座建筑宝藏的振兴有赖于对原始设计意图的坚定承诺。乔治亚州切罗基大理石板的外墙被清理、修复，和/或用来自原采石场的新大理石替换。原来的幕墙框架被留在原地，用现代的高性能玻璃取代了玻璃。大厅内原有的水磨石地板被翻新，连接两个主要楼层的水磨石包覆的纪念性楼梯也被翻新。
The revitalization of this architectural treasure relied on a fierce commitment to the original design intent. The Georgia Cherokee marble panel façade was cleaned, repaired, and/or replaced with new marble from the original quarry. The original curtainwall frames were left in place, replacing the glass with modern, high-performance glazing. The original terrazzo floor in the lobby was refurbished, as was the terrazzo-clad monumental stair which connects the two main floors.
室内设计创造了一个尽可能开放和真实的工作空间–原来的混凝土柱子、剪力墙和平板地板/天花板结构被剥落、清洗，并暴露出来，以显示原始工艺的美。现代建筑干预，作为适应性再利用的一部分，坚持严格的黑白色调，以突出历史设计。工作区提供了不同程度的隐私，从单独的呼叫室和集中的工作区到大型咖啡馆和开放式工作室。一面胡桃木板条墙–直接受到图书馆原礼堂中类似墙体的启发–将公共空间和工作室划分开来。线性吊灯照亮了建筑的历史，它斜着穿过开放工作室的天花板，参考了曾经朝同一方向的书堆。
The interior design creates a workspace that is as open and authentic as possible – original concrete columns, shear walls, and pan-slab floor/ceiling structure were stripped, cleaned, and left exposed to reveal the beauty of the original craftsmanship. Modern architectural intervention, as part of the adaptive reuse, adheres to a strictly black and white color palette to forefront the historic design. The workspace offers varying degrees of privacy from individual call rooms and focused workspace to a large café and open studio. A walnut slat wall – directly inspired by a similar wall in the library’s original auditorium – delineates between public spaces and the studio. Illuminating the history of the building, linear pendant lights run diagonally across the ceiling of the open studio in reference to the book stacks which once ran the same direction.
Architects: HASTINGS Architecture
Area : 44000 ft²
Year : 2019
Photographs :Eric Laignel
Manufacturers : AutoDesk, Enscape, Adobe, Alexander Metals, Cumberland Architectural Millwork, Intrepid Enterprises, Rosa Mosaic, Sesco
Electrical Subcontractor : Volunteer Electric
Structural Engineering : EMC Structural Engineers
Civil Engineering : Barge Cauthen & Associates
Acoustic Consultant : Charles M Salter Associates
Landscape Architecture : Hodgson Douglas
MEP Engineering : Power Management Corporation
Design Team : David M. Powell, David A. Bailey, William Hastings, Amanda Shadowens, Kate O’Neil, Lauren McCloud
City : Nashville
Country : United States