Owner: Piedmont Natural Gas
Size: 532,000 sf
The new campus includes an operations center, training facility and maintenance building. Located in Century City, the site provides the unusual combination of having a centralized location in Davidson County in a distinctive natural setting. The site is home to Sims Branch, an urban wetland, and two other small tributaries.
BCA provided an environmentally-friendly design, which consists of harvesting and storing rain and spring water in twin 30,000 gallon underground cisterns for irrigation, parking for fuel efficient vehicles, bike racks, a 100-foot multi-plate span bridge and ample open space. The project also includes stream buffer restoration and the preservation of the urban wetland.
The stormwater runoff that is not captured for irrigation enters a stormwater system that utilizes bioretention and detention for stormwater quality and quantity treatment. The wetland will be protected and features a pedestrian trail and bridges, observation decks with informational signs, and a water-controlling device to help manage the ecosystem. BCA worked closely with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Tennessee Wildlife Federation to restore and protect this significant natural feature.
An additional significant site element was the inclusion of a modern, small roundabout at the entrance to Piedmont’s new campus. This traffic controlling device allows vehicular traffic to move efficiently and safely throughout the new intersection.
The project achieved LEED Gold certification.
Awards:
LEED Gold Certified
NAIOP Office Development of the Year
ULI Excellence in Development Award