Atlanta Project Thread IV

[Pemgin]

^^^The new apartments that are part of the Glencastle redevelopment look good. The exterior is mostly masonry and reflects the historic structures well.

[cabasse]

Originally Posted by jpk1292000

More urban than Buckhead.

i dunno... the village has really been turning into something lately.

[smArTaLlone]

C. Bender has somehow obtained renderings from tonight's DRC presentation.











https://twitter.com/cbenderatl/status/1270465834431975424

[Street Advocate]

He’s watching it live on zoom^^

And Portman’s residential tower will be condos, helllll yeah

[DNR]

I don't know what to think.
I can't say I'm all that excited. I like the overall tiered design, but it lacks something. Does the parking structure deck base match the overall tower design?
Not sure.

[Martinman]

The proportions look off in these renderings from the East/West views. It would be better if it were taller or the angle of the crown was steeper. But I think its basically the same with some modifications to the base obviously.

[DNR]

Originally Posted by Martinman

The proportions look off in these renderings from the East/West views. It would be better if it were taller or the angle of the crown was steeper. But I think its basically the same with some modifications to the base obviously.

In the city-scape (sunset) rendering, the vertical divisions on the building are more pronounced and seem to accentuate the verticality (height). The building also seems to have some more refined finished edging treatment along certain portions.

I am hoping the elevations are more for general reference to the building’s scale and orientation rather than indicating any final surface finish details.

The parking deck just seems to be designed to appear as a separate a building. It has a completely different surface treatment and contrasts with the more modern glass structure.

[ATLmangum]

Originally Posted by DNR

In the city-scape (sunset) rendering, the vertical divisions on the building are more pronounced and seem to accentuate the verticality (height). The building also seems to have some more refined finished edging treatment along certain portions.

I am hoping the elevations are more for general reference to the building’s scale and orientation rather than indicating any final surface finish details.

The parking deck just seems to be designed to appear as a separate a building. It has a completely different surface treatment and contrasts with the more modern glass structure.

So is it 32 stories plus crown or 32 stories with crown...

[ATLmangum]

Originally Posted by DNR

In the city-scape (sunset) rendering, the vertical divisions on the building are more pronounced and seem to accentuate the verticality (height). The building also seems to have some more refined finished edging treatment along certain portions.

I am hoping the elevations are more for general reference to the building’s scale and orientation rather than indicating any final surface finish details.

The parking deck just seems to be designed to appear as a separate a building. It has a completely different surface treatment and contrasts with the more modern glass structure.

So is it 32 stories plus crown or 32 stories with crown...

[smArTaLlone]

901 West Peachtree Street Project Details

Since their initial presentation in June 2018, Cousins acquired additional property to the east which allowed the parking garage to be reconfigured for greater efficiency and for all service and loading functions to be completely internalized. The redesigned garage now appears almost as a separate building, clad in brick and partially tucked beneath the tower. The design team looked to surrounding buildings, such as Ecco and MidCity Lofts, for inspiration on cladding the deck and creating an interesting counterpoint to the glass tower.

DRC Recommendations
Only minor issues were raised by the committee:

• Screening the new internal service drive with high speed roll down doors at each end
• Modifying the approach to the main entrance to create a direct path from the sidewalk
• Apart from these, the applicant team was given full support for all variations and commended for a well-designed project.

1020 Spring Street Project Details

Portman Holdings also returned with a follow-up on 1020 Spring Street, a mixed use development with three towers organized around a historic property.

Several significant improvements were made since the previous meeting in May and these include: eliminating EFIS (synthetic stucco) on the façade of the residential tower, expanding the width of the sidewalk on Spring Street to meet the Midtown Streetscape Standards and adding a traffic signal at the north curb cut on Spring Street.

Additionally, the development team proposed reducing the width of the north curb cut on Spring by eliminating the ingress driveway. This curb cut will be egress-only which minimizes potential conflicts between vehicles and cyclists. An existing curb cut on Williams will be widened to accommodate a flex lane that will help with the AM and PM peaks for commuters using the office tower.


DRC Recommendations

• The DRC commended the development team for the excellent revisions and made several requests for additional information before providing full support for the project:
  
• Portman agreed to provide an updated site plan illustrating the revised curb cut configuration and illustrating the circulation path for pedestrians and cyclists who wish to travel through the middle of the site for access between Spring and Williams Street.
• They also agreed to provide more detail about the north elevation of the hotel so that the committee has a clear picture of what that façade will look like. This is essential since Portman is pursuing zero lot line development on the north property line.
• With this submittal package, Portman seeks approval on a Unified Development Plan for the entire site and the vertical development associated with Phase One, which will consist of a 36-story residential tower (375 units) and the adaptive reuse of the H.M. Patterson & Son-Spring Hill Chapel building and garden. The hotel and office components will be developed in future phases.

[DNR]

Originally Posted by ATLmangum

So is it 32 stories plus crown or 32 stories with crown...

Good question.

When looking at the line-art elevation drawing (for the rear of the building), it almost appears as though the upper floors may be actual office space now.
Before, it appeared that the top floors of the building were some sort of empty space with just a glass curtain-wall to form a sort of faux crown.
Wish there were more renderings with more detail.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

eliminating EFIS (synthetic stucco) on the façade of the residential tower

What beautiful words.

[NYbyWAYofGA]

Originally Posted by Buck

What beautiful words.

Right!

[atlHawks]

Atlanta Human Society Development - West Midtown







Sourcehttps://twitter.com/cbenderatl/status/1271444578504146945

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

so where is that residential high rise they are doing too in relation to this?

[atlantaguy]

^This is absolutely stunning!

[Atlriser]

Very nice!

[Martinman]

Oppenheim has become the go to firm for West Midtown proposals and I wholeheartedly approve.

I just hope they can make it happen!

[Street Advocate]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

so where is that residential high rise they are doing too in relation to this?

The residential high rise is across the street to the northeast from the AHS site. North of Edgehill Ave and west of Bellingrath.

The AHA development looks incredible. One of the best proposals throughout Atlanta and would fit in well in many neighborhoods. Amazing.

[Neighbor]

New renderings of the GA Power O4W project were presented by Jim Irwin last night. Anyone have them available to post?