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Photo tour: How Atlanta’s first new timber-framed office building turned out

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Could Facebook be setting up shop at the recently finished Atlantic Station structure?

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A ground-level view of the new office building, which stands seven stories and is wrapped in black metal and large windows.
Developers expect to fill the space with tech-centric tenants.
Images courtesy of Hines

For ages, concrete and steel have dominated the construction business, serving as go-to materials for supporting large-scale builds.

Now, though, timber is making something of a comeback in Atlanta as a choice framing agent for development projects, as evidenced anecdotally in Atlantic Station—and soon, in Old Fourth Ward, too.

Developer Hines recently wrapped construction on Atlanta’s first “timber transit technology” building, the T3 West Midtown office stack.

Standing seven stories with 230,000 square feet, the building is only the second T3 production in the country, following another Hines project in Minneapolis.

Small enclaves of furniture create intimate meeting spaces, surrounded by ornate decorations.
A ground-floor communal space features abundant seating, conference space, a galley kitchen, and workout facilities.
Another angle of the communcal space shows the nearly floor-to-ceiling windows looking out at another Atlantic Station building.
Another view of the communal space.

Positioned on Atlantic Station’s 17th Street near Target, T3 West Midtown is primed to welcome its first tenants, and more leases are expected soon, Hines senior managing director John Heagy told Curbed Atlanta during a recent tour.

Design firm IA Interior Architects will be the first company to claim space at the new building, taking roughly 7,000 square feet. That’s about 25 percent of one of six floors of office space.

Heagy said IA is likely to move in around May or June, and he expects some tech-minded tenants to follow.

Expect some “big names” to set up shop in T3 West Midtown, Heagy said, although he declined to address reports that Facebook could be eyeing space there.

Heagy stressed that T3 West Midtown’s open floorplans are well-suited for tech workers and other firms that tend to hire young employees.

See the photos below for a glimpse at what’s in store for any incoming tenants.

Spinning machines are lined up in front of a large TV and mirror.
A spinning gym on the ground floor offers on-demand exercise videos.
A long view of one of the office floors, with wooden support beams and a slatted wood ceiling.
After the first floor, say goodbye to concrete pillars. More than 2,700 metric tons of carbon dioxide are stored within the timber structure, which is equivalent to taking nearly 800 cars off the road for a year, developers say.
Another view of an office floor shows how metal braces are used to support the building from the outside facade.
Three kinds of wood were used in T3 West Midtown’s construction: spruce, pine, and fir.
An outside view shows five floors of outdoor patios accessible from the office floors.
Wood ceilings peek out from the office floors’ balconies.
A view of the downtown and midtown skyline, as seen from a balcony.
A view from one of the balconies.
A sign on the front stoop says “T3 West Midtown” with a stack of timber used to display the address.

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