Known as either Music City or the Athens of the South, Nashville, TN is home to the only full scale replica of the Parthenon in the world and has a long history influencing the development of country music. Any night of the week, the Nashville music scene is alive and happening but so are the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and the Nashville Symphony. The city is surrounded by lakes, hills, and valleys that offer a multitude of outdoor activities and the city is home to professional sports teams like the Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Predators. Today, Nashville’s growing economy attracts tourists, travelers, and business executives, as well as a celebrity or two.
The central location of the city not only in the state but regionally in the south eastern United States makes the city the ideal location for a children’s art museum. Additionally, the city has a large and growing population with half that population under the age of 19 and therefore in school. With 102 public schools and 43 private educational facilities the proposed museum will serve upwards of 100,000 students within the city and numerous other students from the additional eight surrounding counties.
The central/ regional location within a growing community and the constant pedestrian traffic will provide support to the stakeholders. While the sustainable updates to the building will reduce needed resources to the site, therefore benefiting the Earth.
The central/ regional location within a growing community and the constant pedestrian traffic will provide support to the stakeholders. While the sustainable updates to the building will reduce needed resources to the site, therefore benefiting the Earth.
The closest parking garage is across the street but with heavy vehicular traffic it would be ill advised to cross with a large party. However, a school bus or similarly large vehicle would be able to drop off at the entry of the site. The approach will then be from the sidewalk to the exterior vestibule. A second entry is possible from First Avenue, which sees little vehicular traffic and is currently used for deliveries. While noise will be heard from the street level, this should not affect most programmatic elements; the exception will be the assembly space and classrooms which will need to be addressed acoustically. In addition, noise leaving the facility will need to be kept at a minimum. Multiple stairs will also be assessed for necessity of use and some may be eliminated if deemed unnecessary for use or emergency egress. Natural lighting may be the largest issue. With buildings attached to either side, daylight only enters the space from the east/ west ends of the building. Possibilities may include adding skylights or an atrium in the center of the space to bring in more light.