As the Middle Tennessee’s first full-service hotel built in nearly a decade, the eight-story, 244-room Hilton Franklin Cool Springs offers one of the only roof-level patios in town plus a stylish lobby and contemporary guest rooms with Tubelite thermal entrance systems and floor-to-ceiling window wall. Presenting a welcoming, business-friendly palette, Linetec finished all of Tubelite’s aluminum framing systems using a Light Seawolf Beige color and thermally improved the system for optimal performance in the hot, humid climate.
Designed by Rabun Architects, the 163,500-square-foot property is a prototype for Hilton’s Southeastern full-service facilities and one of the largest hotels in the fast-growing Williamson County. The building’s mass is defined and visually distributed with intention, contrasting solid precast concrete with transparent glazing.
Tubelite 900RW Series Thermal Window Wall balances vertical orientation with clean, horizontal lines on Hilton Franklin Cool Springs. Tubelite Thermal=Block TerraPorte Doors are well-suited for main or side entrances, and balcony and terrace doors. Delivering a unified look with lasting durability, Linetec finished all Tubelite entrance and framing systems using a 70 percent PVDF resin-based architectural coating. This finish meets the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s AAMA 2605 performance specification requirements, the most stringent industry standard.
Coatings that meet AAMA 2605 exhibit outstanding resistance to color fade and change, chalking, gloss loss, humidity, salt spray and chemicals. They also require minimal care and cleaning. These attributes are especially important for high-traffic hotels, where doors are in continuous use and maintaining a professional appearance contributes to both property and brand value.
As an environmentally responsible finishing provider, Linetec uses a 100 percent air capture system and regenerative thermal oxidizer to safely destroy the VOCs in liquid paints’ solvents. By managing this in its quality-controlled facility, there is no adverse environmental impact at Linetec, on the jobsite or in the hotel. The finished aluminum doors and window systems require only basic care and cleaning to maintain the hotel’s desired impression.
In addition to helping create a high-end, modern aesthetic for Hilton Franklin Cool Springs, Linetec and Tubelite also support a comfortable experience for business travelers in Tennessee’s warm weather. Linetec thermally improved Tubelite aluminum entrances and window wall framing members using poured-and-debridged ultra-thermal barriers. This thermal break separates and insulates the framing to reduce conduction, AAMA standards for air, water, structural and condensation resistance.
Tubelite 900RW Series Thermal Window Wall has been tested to deliver as low as 0.32 U-Factors for thermal performance. Tubelite Thermal=Block TerraPorte Doors also are verified for security, accessibility, egress and dependable operation with continuous use. Tubelite window wall and entrances are engineered for easy integration and installation, saving time, labor and associated costs.
For Hilton Franklin Cool Springs, glazing contractor McInerney and Associates worked closely with Crain Construction and Tubelite to stay on budget and on schedule.
The jobsite was located within close proximity to occupied offices. This tight footprint required innovative and detailed scheduling including just-in-time delivery for most materials. With limited storage space, large shipments were staged off-site and delivered to the worksite during low traffic. The entire Hilton Franklin Cool Springs project was completed in three phases over 20 months. To minimize disruption to the area’s office tenants, construction crews worked early mornings, nights and weekends, while adhering to noise restrictions.
Hilton Franklin Cool Springs includes an upscale restaurant and bar, 5,600 square feet of meeting space, a 1,300-square-foot club lounge with an outside seating area and a second-floor heated pool. The rectangular structure is crowned with a flying roof that remains open above the club lounge terrace. At the street level, a cantilevered canopy covers the porte de’coche shading guests from the sun and protecting them from the weather.
