Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM FAME & MUSEUM David L Clark II Pennsylvania State University Architectural design Structural Engineer Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum . . . “A Bass Clef,.. A Bass Clef,.. "A Bass Clef, ... “ a n d a Cadillac fin, and… a Cadillac fin, and… a a Cadillac Fin, ... n O l d an Old Country Church” an Old Country Church” r - Seab Tuck III y Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum The Architects The Architects Tuck-Hinton Architects Acknowledgments Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall First Center for the Visual Arts Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Center Chattanooga Visitor Center Tuck & Hinton Tuck & Hinton Allen Bell Tower at Lipscomb University Tennessee World War II Memorial Cumberland Science Museum Addition Tennessee Carillon at the Bicentennial Mall 96 th Bell on Capitol Hill Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum The Architects Integrated All Of These and The Architects Integrated All Of These and More Into The Building’s Form More Into The Building’s Form General stores Pickup Trucks General stores Pickup Trucks Country churches Vintage cars Country churches Vintage cars Railroads Musical instruments Railroads Musical instruments Bridges Classic country songs Bridges Classic country songs Silos Prisons Silos Prisons And anything that might have inspired musicians. And anything that might have inspired musicians. Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum A Paradigm A Paradigm Would Be Would Be The Front The Front Facade Facade Do You See A… Do You See A… Giant keyboard, Giant keyboard, a 1957 Chevy Tail Fin, 57 Chevy Tail Fin, a 19 Prison Bars, & Prison Bars, & A Bass Clef? A Bass Clef? Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Interior Of Interior Of The The Museum’s Museum’s is inspired by country country is inspired by stores that that feature feature stores large façades and large façades and signage but are really really signage but are intimate spaces intimate spaces where people come to where people come to socialize and socialize and exchange information. exchange information Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Conservatory’s Conservatory’s heavy steel frame is heavy steel frame is inspired by the inspired by the railroads and and bridges bridges railroads that connected the that connected the small towns were small towns were country music came country music came from. from. Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Hall of fame’s Hall of fame’s cylindrical shape is based on the cylindrical shape is based on the water towers towers that water that nourished steam engines nourished steam engines grain silos silos dotting and grain dotting and rural landscapes. rural landscapes. Four concentric circles Four concentric circles 78- -, 45 , 45- -, & , & represent the 78 represent the 33- - RMP records RMP records and the 33 and the compact disc creates the compact disc creates the stair stepping roof. stair stepping roof. Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Structural Depth Proposal Structural Depth Proposal Glued- -Laminated Timber Architectural Redesign Laminated Timber Architectural Redesign Glued Construction Breadth Construction Breadth Cost Comparison Cost Comparison Lighting Breadth Lighting Breadth Day lighting with Skylights Day lighting with Skylights Mechanical Breadth Mechanical Breadth Ice Thermal Storage System Ice Thermal Storage System Architectural Breadth Architectural Breadth Glued- -laminated Timber Architectural Redesign laminated Timber Architectural Redesign Glued Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Structural Depth Proposal Structural Depth Proposal Glued- -Laminated Timber Architectural Redesign Laminated Timber Architectural Redesign Glued Construction Breadth Construction Breadth Cost Comparison Cost Comparison Lighting Breadth Lighting Breadth Day lighting with Skylights Day lighting with Skylights Mechanical Breadth Mechanical Breadth Ice Thermal Storage System Ice Thermal Storage System Architectural Breadth Architectural Breadth Glued- -laminated Timber Architectural Redesign laminated Timber Architectural Redesign Glued Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum The interior The interior design was design was inspired by inspired by country stores, country stores, and I believe a and I believe a lot more can be lot more can be done to achieve done to achieve this. this. Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum This is what I This is what I personally personally think of when think of when the term the term country country general general store is is store mentioned. mentioned. Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum So How Can We Make This Look More Like A So How Can We Make This Look More Like A Country General Store? Country General Store? The most observant choice is the surround- -ness of natural wood ness of natural wood The most observant choice is the surround for it’s simple, rustic charm that provides a warm, down- - for it’s simple, rustic charm that provides a warm, down home atmosphere and believe would recapture America’s home atmosphere and believe would recapture America’s This will be our “prime directive” . earlier days. This will be our “prime directive” . earlier days. And we have two constructible methods: And we have two constructible methods: 1) Enfolding all of the steel beams & columns with wood. 1) Enfolding all of the steel beams & columns with wood. 2) Or replace the steel structure with a wooden structure. Or replace the steel structure with a wooden structure. 2) Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Alternative 1: Enfolding the steel with wood: Alternative 1: Enfolding the steel with wood: This is not really desired because it presents a false sense This is not really desired because it presents a false sense of an honest structure. of an honest structure. Alternative 2: Change the steel to wood: Alternative 2: Change the steel to wood: This illustrates the true veracity of the structure and is This illustrates the true veracity of the structure and is the preferential. the preferential. Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Alternative 1: Enfolding the steel with wood: Alternative 1: Enfolding the steel with wood: This is not really desired because it presents a false sense This is not really desired because it presents a false sense of an honest structure. of an honest structure. Alternative 2: Change the steel to wood: Alternative 2: Change the steel to wood: This illustrates the true veracity of the structure and This illustrates the true veracity of the structure and is the preferential. is the preferential. So the motivation is to have an honest structure. So the motivation is to have an honest structure. Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum So You Might Be Asking What Is An So You Might Be Asking What Is An Honest Structure? Honest Structure? Well an honest structure is… Well an honest structure is… A structure that supports itself by its true identity. A structure that supports itself by its true identity. Case in point: Case in point: An honest structure: Eiffel Tower (Supported by what you see). Eiffel Tower (Supported by what you see). An honest structure: A non- -honest structure: honest structure: St. Louis Arch (The arch has no structural St. Louis Arch (The arch has no structural A non capabilities, it’s a post- -tensioning concrete structure). tensioning concrete structure). capabilities, it’s a post Senior Project Spring 2004
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum So How Much Steel To Replace With Wood? So How Much Steel To Replace With Wood? All of it? All of it? Could build the entire museum out of wood. This would be a true honest honest Could build the entire museum out of wood. This would be a true structure but would be expensive and have to consider cost. structure but would be expensive and have to consider cost. Besides we’re only looking for what you can see. Besides we’re only looking for what you can see. Or Partial? Or Partial? Could only replace what is seen by visitors, this would be more cost cost Could only replace what is seen by visitors, this would be more minded and believed to be acceptable as an honest structure. minded and believed to be acceptable as an honest structure. Senior Project Spring 2004
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