![]() ![]() New backlit, wood and marble enclosures we also added to columns along the circulation paths and lead visitors past a variety of seating options. Major circulation paths through North and South Food Courts are highlighted by suspended wood ceiling panels, skylights, and colored floor tile design that reinforce the path of travel into the center. Within the atrium, elevators were installed to assist with accessibility and a new monumental stair leads visitors down to a reimagined, daylit central gathering / lounge space. ![]() The refurbished glass atrium at the back features a colorful, hanging art installation, inviting guests to walk through the enlarged plaza before heading into the center. Transforming the streetscape, the plaza also features a suspended canopy of linear lighting elements, serving as an eye-catching signature feature that is particularly stunning at night. Reflective pools and fountains with seating and landscaping are displayed throughout. Removing the physical and visual barriers into the plaza at street level, the modernized plaza incorporates a show-stopping glass-enclosed staircase that connects directly to The Hub’s restaurants and retail shops below. Providing clear entrances and pathways into and through the plaza and the mall was the primary design goal, along with bringing back some of the original design intent of the 1960’s development that was lost in the 1986 mall conversion. Physical ContextLinking the adjacent streets, a MARTA station, nearby hotels and surrounding office towers, The Hub at Peachtree Center serves as a primary pedestrian artery for this downtown district. Large green walls with signage and interactive, digital directories welcome guests at the other center entries, and a new, custom information desk was centrally located in the atrium. To counter the removal of the skylight-covered openings, daylighting and the connection to the outdoors were maintained with glass enclosures at key entry points and new linear skylights now guide visitors along the South Food Court. These finishes provide a clean, modern backdrop for the retail shop activity and the constant, colorful flow of people that move through the space. The team refreshed the center with a monochromatic finish palette and introduces warm woods, green vegetation and black metal to the material palette. The escalators (eliminated in favor of a new grand stair) created a constant mechanical din that echoed throughout the mall. Besides leaking, the skylights negatively impacted thermal comfort in the mall, created intense glare a various points during the day and the glass panels – prone to breaking from falling objects – were costly to replace. Over the last three decades, disjointed renovations, leaking skylights, aging infrastructure and noisy escalators have contributed to the overall deterioration of the visitor experience.Ī fundamental design decision was the elimination of the skylight and escalators. The center underwent a major conversion into a retail mall in 1986, and the once open courts filled with hanging plants were covered over with skylights and a series of escalators installed. Design ChallengeWhen it first opened in 1968, Peachtree Center was an innovative, trend-setting open-air development located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta. ![]()
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