14th Street Tower

pawelra · #1 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 9:22 PM**

With PFVS Architects, Nate produced all presentation and working images, helping to enter and win a competition for this 50+ story tower. Still in planning stages, the tower promises to be a new landmark on the Atlanta skyline.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/housebo...7605928706347/

Snakebit · #2 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 10:16 PM**

This is crazy looking but cool, very modern.

Pessimistic Observer · #3 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 10:18 PM**

to be built in 2020 during the next real estate bubble¡

jurban8 · #4 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 10:20 PM**

Not crazy about it. Lacks any sense of elegance, seems too disjointed, could be any new crappy tower in Southeast Asia. And the way it meets the corner at ground level is criminal. Why are cars given priority there?

catlike · #5 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 11:08 PM**

Gah! I think that's all I can say right now.

pawelra · #6 Posted **Jan 21, 2010, 12:49 AM**

yeee kinda ugly

netdragon · #7 Posted **Jan 21, 2010, 4:36 AM**

It's a good start, but I believe they need to dial it back a notch. It doesn't match the more gothic theme of that area. If they dial it back, it then reminds me of a shorter version of the new building in Dubai.

I also think they need to make sure it doesn't block out too much of what's behind it from being visible from the highway.

cabasse · #8 Posted **Jan 21, 2010, 5:18 AM**

yeah, those seem to be dated from mid-2008. safe to say this is most likely DITW

nice skygarden though

echinatl · #9 Posted **Jan 21, 2010, 7:08 PM**

Did Homer Simpson design this building? Because it reminds me of "The Homer".

mahanakorn · #10 Posted **Jan 26, 2010, 12:36 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jurban8

Not crazy about it. Lacks any sense of elegance, seems too disjointed, could be any new crappy tower in Southeast Asia.

Hey, that's hitting below the belt

We have some nice stuff going up out here these days! But yes, there are exceptions: I call this one 'a paean to Marietta'. Though it's just been completed, it's already becoming a Bangkok landmark, e.g. 'you know, the Mexican place across from the Big Chicken.'

Aside from the chicken and the tinkertoys, however, I like the detailing on the building. It's like the architect didn't know when to stop.

To bring my post back to Atlanta, I agree that the rendering for the 14th Street Tower is a disjointed mess.

cybele · #11 Posted **Jan 26, 2010, 1:53 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by pawelra

With PFVS Architects, Nate produced all presentation and working images, helping to enter and win a competition for this 50+ story tower. Still in planning stages, the tower promises to be a new landmark on the Atlanta skyline.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/housebo...7605928706347/

Well call me crazy but I kind of like it. It reminds me of those Transformer things my grandkids used to play with.

jurban8 · #12 Posted **Jan 26, 2010, 8:30 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mahanakorn

Hey, that's hitting below the belt

We have some nice stuff going up out here these days! But yes, there are exceptions: I call this one 'a paean to Marietta'. Though it's just been completed, it's already becoming a Bangkok landmark, e.g. 'you know, the Mexican place across from the Big Chicken.'

Aside from the chicken and the tinkertoys, however, I like the detailing on the building. It's like the architect didn't know when to stop.

To bring my post back to Atlanta, I agree that the rendering for the 14th Street Tower is a disjointed mess.

Ha, did not mean to offend

. I think we can rest assured this thing will never get built, thank God.