Simone Sketchbook 1

This picture was taken from the re-utilized frame of Midtown West. Midtown West has been newly developed with retail stores and restaurants by use of the historic meat packing and smoke stack buildings already there. In the distance you can see BB&T and Wells Fargo's tall glass bank buildings, behind a mostly concrete building, which holds characteristics of buildings built in the beginning of modernism, before the long building pause during the War. Modernism began again during the 50's and introduced the glass building at this time. These buildings have not only incorporated plaza's into their design to encourage public interaction, but have located themselves in Atlantic Station, on the outskirts of one of Atlanta's major TIF urban development projects.

In this picture you can see the different building heights of the midtown CBD. Several of the skyscrapers in this picture are broad/wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. As zoning laws came into effect buildings were designed to be narrow at the top so to restrict less light from the buildings around it. This picture also contains an all glass building, which represents the current building trend of modern floor to ceiling window, high rise condos.

The picture below illustrates how this part of the "frame" is out of its transition zone. At the intersection of Howell Mill and 14 Street with the Southern Railway Right of Way to the north of the building, and under the bridge, this historically industrial gothic building was the first large scale meat packing plant in the South, opened from 1910-1963. The speculating property owners of this abandoned site, and others around it have now made their profits as these buildings have been restored to accommodate retail stores and loft style condos. The old White Provisions building is now home to Room and Board, a trendy furniture store, and behind it are the loft style condos. Just over the bridge you can find several restaurants and retail stores.