Residential/Hospitality Award of Merit: Star Metals
Part of Allen Morris Co.’s live-work-play Star Metals development in Atlanta’s West Midtown district, this nine-story, 675,000-sq-ft mixed-use development was “filled with obstacles,” according to the project team. The hurdles included zero laydown area and the need to remove roughly 15,000 cu yd of rock.
The biggest challenge, though, was working around an office building located in the middle of the site. Because the owner of this office refused to sell their property, the Star Metals building’s design had to be recreated—and rebudgeted to account for a new “U” shape.