Hines buys block in Atlantic Station to build an alternative to glass office towers (Atlanta: town-house, design)

[Airforceguy]

I think these buildings will be a nice addition to the area...

Atlantic Station Blocks-Atlanta by brandon walker, on Flickr

Atlantic Station Block-Atlanta by brandon walker, on Flickr

The new buildings on Block C won’t look look much like the previous office towers built in Atlantic Station, known as 171, 201 and 271 17th Street. In fact, they will more likely echo the T3 design, a new building in Atlantic Station with more emphasis on brick and wood.

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/r...-build-an.html

[ATLTJL]

Blech, I don't think they blend in at all.

[primaltech]

7 stories? That spot should be for a couple of sky scrapers.

[arjay57]

Terrific infill and done at a human scale.

[Mutiny77]

I hope that's not the final design.

[fourthwarden]

Originally Posted by primaltech

7 stories? That spot should be for a couple of sky scrapers.

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

I hope that's not the final design.

I actually agree with arjay here. The design is a little bland, but not horribly so, and the smaller size makes for a nice transition into the rows of lower town-houses that it would be up against.

[primaltech]

I do agree that the brick and wood design would transition better into the row homes behind it, which are brick and wood. A tall glass tower immediately in their back yard would be pretty awkward.

Anyway, I hope that at least some of the other available lots at AS get some really tall, impressive buildings. Especially with the nice visibility from the highway.

[J2rescue]

That's a rendering of the T3 building that will be built on 17th across the street from Twelve.

[Ant131531]

I think that rendering is for the midrise office building going in between the Millennium Gate and Target. I was hoping skyscrapers were going into those slots honestly.

[primaltech]

Hm I dunno, the building in that rendering looks too wide for that narrow plot, since the 'Foundry Park' is staying.

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7913...7i13312!8i6656

Was thinking that was going to be a narrower, smaller building. But you're right about the planned 7 stories count there.