Award of Merit - Multi-Family Residential/Hospitality

Photo courtesy Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates

The 385-room hotel is part of the Gateway Center development in College Park, Ga.

Adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, this eight-story, 315,000-sq-ft, 385-room hotel is a key component of the Gateway Center development in College Park. The project also includes 20,000 sq ft of meeting space and a restaurant.

Environmental issues posed by the site's proximity to a commercial railroad line and the airport were early challenges. Another challenge for design firm Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates was the owner's master plan, which required that the facility interface with the adjacent Georgia International Convention Center, an office building, another hotel and the airport's automated people-mover transit system.

Key Players

Owner/Developer: Grove Street Partners, Atlanta

Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, Kennesaw, Ga.

Construction Manager: Hill International, Atlanta

Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Atlanta

Civil Engineer: LAI Engineering, Marietta, Ga.

Structural Engineer: SDL Structural Engineers, Atlanta

MEP Engineer: HESM+A Consulting Engineers, Atlanta

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Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates