https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2233 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17150 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:04:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17150-in-nashville-a-public-high-school-by-hastings-embraces-nature-and-the-spirit-of-its-namesake-activist http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14452 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 07:08:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14452-polk-avenue-by-hastings-architecture Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) When music executive Joe Galante retired from his post as chairman of Sony Music Nashville in 2010, he and his wife, Phran, were ready to shed their frenetic, high-profile lifestyle.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11754 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11754-mask-house Named the Mask House, the Nashville residence is sequestered behind a series of walls for privacy. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto The generously glazed interiors open onto a comfortable outdoor living area. Photo © Zach Goodyear A raised weathering-steel panel becomes an entrance canopy. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto Plan courtesy Hastings Architecture Situated on a gently sloping site, the 6,500-square-foot, single-story house is tucked be- hind an expansive paved forecourt and protected by retaining walls to the north and west. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto The architects veiled this elevation with a sculptural row of weathering-steel panels that, in turn, conceal its only fenestration—a thin band of windows along the main living space inside. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto A raised weathering-steel panel that extends out beyond the concrete wall shelters the home’s entrance. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto The red lacquer pivot door is pierced with a pixilated pattern of acrylic-rod peepholes. Photo © Zach Goodyear The red lacquer front door pivots into the foyer and has no visible hardware on the outside. Photo © Zach Goodyear Deep ipé-lined overhangs control solar heat gain and glare and appear to spill into the main space, where the ceiling and floor are surfaced with the same rich wood. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto C-shaped in plan, the home’s three volumes emerge at the rear with glass window walls and doors that open onto a fully furnished and equipped south-facing courtyard. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto A thin band of windows stretches along the concrete wall in the home’s living/dining/kitchen area, called the hearth room. Photo © Zach Goodyear