GREYSTAR AT SYMPHONY SQUARE

Austin, Texas | Under Construction

Corporate / Hospitality

Firm: Page/

Role: Senior Designer

LEED Gold (Anticipated)

Launching their venture into mixed-use development, Greystar’s project includes two separate towers connecting multi-family residential with corporate/commercial by outdoor rooftop amenity spaces. The scope awarded was to develop interior amenity spaces for the corporate/commercial tower, including the main entrance lobby, elevator lobbies, restrooms, bike room, and outdoor terrace.

Sited adjacent to historic Symphony Square Amphitheater along the Waterloo Greenway in downtown Austin, the context significantly shaped the conversation around materiality, form, and rhythm. The intent was to create a hospitality level front lobby comparable to competitive downtown corporate offices, inviting guests and building users to collaborate and work remotely.

Providing a unique challenge, the site drops17’-0” along its northern elevation. Due to this significant change in slope, the lobby space presented remained mostly underground. Our team worked closely with the core and shell architect to revisit the space reserved for the main lobby in efforts to modify the parking garage above and increase the lobby volume. In our success, the modifications allowed for more access to natural light, improving the overall quality of the space. Additionally, this modification created a better pedestrian presence to the street-scape.

Inspired by the rhythm of music, the walls are lined with a staccato of Texas pecan wood slats, bringing warmth and scale to the space. Interrupting the rhythm are carefully placed interior landscaped pillars delineating programmatic elements and bringing nature further into the building. Contrasting the natural warmth of the wood is a glossed venetian plastered ceiling with layers of washed light to illuminate the space while keeping a soft, comfortable hospitality environment. Because of the long and narrow constraints of the space, various millwork elements were crafted to create varied intimate enclaves for diverse user needs. Amenity spaces beyond the lobby were designed maintain a consistent design language using sleek white finishes and layered forms.