Brentwood Commons
The Challenge
TMP designed several new buildings on the existing Brentwood Commons campus in Brentwood, Tennessee. The client wanted to increase tenant capacity and provide better connectivity between buildings for pedestrians.
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Client
Gateway Popular, Inc.; Boyle Investment Company
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Location
Brentwood, Tennessee
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Size
250,000 total square feet; structured parking of 1,188 spaces
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Distinguishing Features
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Two contemporary office buildings added to existing site to increase density and provide an upgraded option for potential tenants
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Buildings are internally focused on the site to consider the pedestrian’s experience
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Buildings featured new materials that blended well with existing campus
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The Design Solution
Building III is a 130,000-square-foot office building designed with updated features to the client’s prototypical standards.
Sleek edges, updated proportions, and smooth finishes give the building a polished look while keeping it consistent with the campus’s existing buildings. A 788-vehicle parking deck was designed as a long, low mass, keeping the buildings as the center focus. The glass-clad stair tower on the building’s side entrance was intentionally placed for convenience and to help reduce traffic accidents.
Building IV was the project’s second phase, consisting of an eight-story structure with 120,000 square feet of office building on top of four floors of parking. The materials and design aesthetic were thoughtfully chosen in the same language as Building III, but with the intent of being a “cousin” versus a “twin.” Originally, Building IV faced outward, but TMP adjusted its footprint to match the existing buildings on campus and focus inward. By reducing a floor in the plan without sacrificing square footage, the owner saved on construction costs.
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The Design Impact
The addition of the buildings greatly enhanced tenant and visitor experiences, pedestrian connectivity on campus, and correspondence with the adjacent Seven Springs retail development. The addition provided updated buildings with modern amenities while staying true to the existing development design.
Fun fact – TMP was a tenant at one of the original Brentwood Commons buildings before moving to 5210 Maryland Way in the late ‘90s.
testimonial
“Working on a project with TMP is like taking a film class and then watching your favorite movie again. You’ll never look at things the same.”
- Ned Munson, previously of Boyle Investment Company
