85 UNION
Looney Ricks Kiss
MANUFACTURERS
Formica, 3form, Armstrong Ceilings, Carnegie, Daltile, Koroseal, Laminart, Mannington, Wilsonart
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Tom Robinson & Associates
PLUMBING ENGINEER
White Plumbing & Mechanical
GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR GENERAL RENOVATION
Montgomery Martin Contractors
GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR RED DELUXE
Metro Construction
YEAR
2015
AREA
17000 Ft²
CATEGORY
Offices, Renovation
LOCATION
Memphis, United States
Text description provided by architect.
The design goal of the 85 Union renovation was to take an existing underwhelming building form, located on one of the most important iconic corners in downtown Memphis, and reveal with elegant clarity the underlying rhythm and structure of both the new building and its inhabitants.
The ground plane was opened to create a continuous floor to ceiling glazing that allows the building to lightly float on its base and puts the ground floor activity on display.
The upper form of existing brick curtainwall was peeled back and punched to reveal the primary structural frame – a cast-in-place column and beam system.
The new openings allow light to flood the interior space of the advertising agency and also put their creativity on display for the city.
The interior plan for the upper floors is open with interior glass walls allowing light to filter through private offices or conference rooms into the new open, central two-story loft that connects the second and third floors of the space.
