Nashville--Tennessee

Gulch Crossing Development in Nashville, Tennessee

In a design by Earl Swensson Associates (ESa), the Gulch Crossing development features Zahner patinated weathering steel in both its interior and exterior spaces. The dark patina on the weathering steel surface frames the building’s wood canopy, and provides a backdrop for the water feature at its entrance.

To produce the interior and exterior steel, the A588 alloy weathering steel was processed by Zahner with a custom patina process. This Solanum Steel process yielded 3000 ft² of 3mm weathering steel with the Solanum Steel patina, which was supplied to John W McDougall, Metal Fabricators. The Nashville-based company completed the metalwork and installation.

The site sits between a popular restaurant, retail, and entertainment district and a rail yard that was once the place where visitors first arrived to the city, standing where the rail lines shift direction to reconcile with the city grid. The rail line expression is reinforced with a linear infinity edge fountain running the length of the 100’ weathered steel and wood “boxcar” frame that extends beyond the building to create a sheltered outdoor plaza.

Interior weathering steel wall panels for the service desk at Gulch Crossing.

Weathering steel canopy for Gulch Crossing in Nashville.

Weathering steel and wood canopy crosses into the interior space.

Gulch Crossing provides a high walkability score, an uncommon feature for similar mid-rise buildings.

Weathering steel water feature backdrop for the Gulch Crossing entrance.

Weathering steel at sunset for the Gulch Crossing canopy.

Omni Nashville Hotel in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee

Omni Nashville Hotel is an 800-room hotel Designed by HKS Hill Glazier Studio. The building features Zahner pre-treated weathering steel, fabricated into custom column covers for the building’s structural supports.

The hotel serves the downtown Nashville area and it adjoining neighbor, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Zahner provided flat sheet Solanum Steel, a prepatinated weathering steel product. Made using weathering steel, Solanum is suited for interior and exterior environments. An internal pedestrian pathway provides a seamless connection from the hotel to the museum expansion; situated along the pathway are Nashville-inspired restaurants and retail spaces.

The hotel and expanded museum serve as a beacon for the Music City and Convention Center District, bringing additional entertainment space, restaurants and retail venues to downtown Nashville. Focusing on sustainability, the hotel and expansion project is expected to achieve LEED-Silver certification.

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Custom Column Covering Systems

Custom column cover systems provide decorative and functional aspects to both interior and exterior architectural design. Column cover manufacturing has been a mainstay of A. Zahner Company's production for several decades, producing both custom and standard systems for designers all over the world.