UNUM Design Charette

Built environment improvement through landscape designMar. 19-20, 2010, Chattanooga, TNUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design

The project will examine design options to renovate Unum’s Parking Lot A, narrow Walnut Street (between the East and West buildings) and integration of the South Plaza landscape.

Objective:Provide schematic design options to integrate Unum’s multi-block facility into a unifi ed master campus plan. The project should refl ect Unum’s corporate social responsibility goals of promoting green and sustainable design and en-hance Unum’s place in the community.

Project Description:• Address is 500 Walnut Street, Chattanooga• Parking Lot A is one city block, 2.2 acres, 270 parking spaces, bounded by 4th and 5th St. and Walnut and Lookout St.• Walnut Street is one way north bound with parallel parking on the west side• South Plaza is on the south of the East Building, 500 Walnut St., and has a one way drive controlled by bollards• See Site plan attached from April 2009

Program Requirements for New Green Space and Visitors Parking on Lot A:1. 100 parking spaces for visitors with controlled access2. Guard Shack at parking entrance for 1 employee3. Maximize green space4. Compliment views to Unum’s East Building and main entrance from 4th Street5. Convert E. 5th Street into part of the green space. a. E. 5th Street between Walnut and Lookout St. will be closed to local traffi c b. Provide fi re truck access to main entrance per City of Chattanooga requirementsc. This space will used for maintenance vehicles/fi re trucks only6. No water fountain is requested7. A memorial tree is to be placed in honor of employee Susan Wood.

Program Requirements for the narrowing of Walnut Street:1. Walnut Street will be narrowed to slow down and discourage non-local traffi c. It will remain one way.2. Improve safety for pedestrians crossing between building3. No on-street parking allowed4. Increase green space and provide outdoor seating

Program Requirements for South Plaza:1. Integrate South Plaza landscape design with Lot A and Walnut St. upgrades2. Determine if current driveway is to remain or be removed

Desired Output: Schematic design options (2) for a unifi ed master campus plan. Sketches with plans and design ideas that can be exhib-ited at Unum Chattanooga.

evening in Chattanooga

workshop in UNUM offi ce

conceptual plans

site photos

Team member:Faculty: Dr. Archana Sharma, Assistant Professor, Architecture and DesignCutis Stewart, Associate Professor, Plant Sciences

Students: Brandon Smith Hongtai YangMeghann Gregory Michael PayneNathan Oliver Sushant VermaYilin Shi

Front view of UNUM building

aerial view of project site

E 5th Street Lookout Street UNUM parking lot A Walnut Street

team 1: Nathan Oliver, Prof. Cutis Stewart team 2: Sushant Verma, Michael Payne Team 3: Brandon Smith, Meghann Gregory Team 4: Yilin Shi, Hongtai Yang

Input from Mike Fowler Pin up Workshop team leader: Prof. Archana Sharma

view to the river bridge and Tennessee River modern traditionalpost editor: Yilin Shi

wrap up and leaving for UT

presentation

refi ned plan

group work

discussion

Chattanooga city images

Chattanooga street view park constructed wetland riverfront, modern sculpture

riverwalk bluff earth mound in Renaissance park stained concrete

characters of Chattanooga city combine strength of all the design schemes

Input from Paul Michael and Sushant Meghann and Brandon Input from Linda

team 1: Nathan Oliver, Prof. Cutis Stewart team 2: Michael Payne, Sushant Verma Team 3: Brandon Smith, Meghann Gregory Team 4: Hongtai Yang, Yilin Shi

team 1: Nathan Oliver, Prof. Cutis Stewart team 2: Sushant Verma, Michael Payne Team 3: Brandon Smith, Meghann Gregory Team 4: Yilin Shi, Hongtai Yang

back view of UNUM building, English garden Court inside UNUM building bridge between UNUM buildings corridor of UNUM building

UNUM Design Charette

Built environment improvement through landscape designMar. 19-20, 2010, Chattanooga, TNUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design Team member:Faculty: Prof. Archana Sharma, Prof. Cutis StewartStudents: Brandon Smith, Hongtai Yang, Meghann Gregory, Michael Payne, Nathan Oliver, Sushant Verma, Yilin Shi

post editor: Yilin Shi