Franklin City Hall Masterplan

15 Establishing The Vision Franklin City Hall Master Plan BY THE NUMBERS 300+ MEETING ATTENDANCE 10 MEETINGS 145+ ATTENDEES COMMENT 25+ TOPIC BASED QUESTIONS NEW CITY HALL FACILITY | FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 25 & 27 MAY 2021 7 OF 19 PAGE ESTABLISHING MASTER PLAN GOALS What is most important to you when considering the development of a City Hall in Downtown Franklin? D.T. Crockett Store; Public Square Wagner & Co; Corner of Public Square & Third Ave S Cotton’s Livery Stable & Auction House; Third Avenue Historical site map showing water trough corner and D.B. Cliffe gardens Historically, the businesses once located on this site served the community and established this corner as a place to meet, gather, and access transportation. These uses included grocery stores, stables, horse watering, buggy repair, and automobile sales and services. Pie Wagon HISTORICAL CONTEXT NEW CITY HALL FACILITY | FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 25 & 27 MAY 2021 8 OF 19 PAGE ESTABLISHING MASTER PLAN GOALS What is most important to you when considering the development of a City Hall in Downtown Franklin? Relationship to Public Square and the integration into the surrounding built context Welcoming and Inviting to all visitors Historic City Office Building; Franklin, TN Public Square Williamson County Court House 306 Public Square Franklin, TN Main entrance to the Historic City Office Building was on Public Square City Hall site has seen continuous change in services, architecture, and scale over the years The corner of Third Ave South has always been anchored with solid architecture SITE CONTEXT - PUBLIC SQUARE NEW CITY HALL FACILITY | FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 25 & 27 MAY 2021 14 OF 19 PAGE Boston, MA City Hall Buda, TX City Hall THE ROLE OF CITY HALL IN THE COMMUNITY What role should a City Hall play in the community? Provide places for the community to gather beyond the City Hall functions Embrace neighborhood partnerships Museum component - public art or historic display Visitor information center Educational component for the community Mount Pleasant, SC City Hall Provide something for all ages Independence Visitor Center, Philadelphia, PA NEW CITY HALL FACILITY | FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 25 & 27 MAY 2021 15 OF 19 PAGE FUNCTIONALITY What is most important to you in creating a functional workplace? Build purposeful settings Emphasize community & culture Encourage circulation and connection Break down the barriers between departments Plan for growth Mufreesboro Police Department Cardinal Health South Campus; Dublin, OH West River Group; Seattle, WA Conference Room Breakroom NEW CITY HALL FACILITY | FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 25 & 27 MAY 2021 16 OF 19 PAGE Windsor City Hall; Windsor, Ontario Steelcase Collaboration Table City of Albany Customer Service Boston, MA City Hall CUSTOMER INTERFACE In your opinion, what would be most beneficial in improving customer interface? Informal gathering and waiting areas Efficient and frictionless transactions Ease of accessibility and wayfinding Coffee shop in the Lobby Inviting and secure lobby Lobby connection to all public interfacing services NEW CITY HALL FACILITY | FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 25 & 27 MAY 2021 17 OF 19 PAGE SUPPORTING USES What type of supporting uses do you envision on this block in addition to City Hall? Gatherings/Events/Fairs/Festivals Performances Gardens, Parks, Plazas, Courtyards Visitor Information Historic Display Incubator Space Commercial Uses DPR Construction; Sacramento, CA Incubator Space / Community Meeting Space Public Art Pedestrian Connector Puckett’s; Franklin, TN Community Meeting Space

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