Revision 4: Melia Hotel
A short while ago, the hotel market in Atlanta- one of the largest in the country- got a little more crowded. The Spanish hotel chain- Sol Melia has come to Atlanta. Their first property just happened to be one of our favorite buildings in the city. It’s not much to look at now, but we see it as a blank canvas- one that could position Melia into competition with other design-oriented hotel chains in Atlanta; most notably, Kimpton Hotels and... Read More
Why don’t Superheroes live in Atlanta? A Call for Density. And MARTA funding.
Spider-man 2, probably the greatest superhero movie of all time, was on TV the other day (we have a list here if you care to comment). As I watched the wall crawler swing around Manhattan, I couldn’t help but think how useless his powers would be in Atlanta. Not all of them, just his chosen mode of transportation – web swinging. Why? Think about it this way: How does Spider-Man get to Buckhead from Downtown if that’s where he’s... Read More
5 Things We Like: Atlanta Restaurant Interiors
Top Flr Rough around the edges, the blunt patterns and dark colors of this midtown establishment invoke a cool vibe. Throw in great food, a superior wine list and some solid beats from the in-house DJ and you have one of the best matched environments in the city. This space oozes cool. And who doesn’t like black tone-on-tone walls? You can see additional pictures here. The same owners also operate the Soundtable, in the edgy Edgewood district... Read More
Revision 3: The Medical Arts Building
The Medical Arts Building: The Cure for what Ails Atlanta. What happens to a building when it becomes obsolete? When they are no longer economically viable? In Atlanta, most are torn down and thrown in the garbage. But what if it’s a sacred cow? What do you do then? It’s too expensive to restore it and you would be tarred and feathered if you tried to tear it down. So what’s a developer to do when their between a rock and a hard... Read More
Cumulus Humilis: DRAW! Post 001
We’re going to need audience participation for our next trick. Please send us an image of a an interesting CLOUD (jpeg, less than 3 MB). We’ll get it on the site and draw what we see in the cloud. Extra points for cool Cumulus Humilises. Say that three times fast. We’re kicking things off after the jump. CLOUD|designer #1: CLOUD|designer #2: Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments... Read More
Atlanta: CLOUD|laboratory, part 1
Atlanta: the CLOUD|laboratory From its inception, Atlanta has always been a frontier town. It’s a place where people come to start out on their own, and a place to make something out of an idea. That’s how Atlanta came into being- or better yet, willed into being- by a few men looking to create their fortune at the end of a rail line. Today, that same drive for success is what fuels Atlanta’s growth, and it will be what guides... Read More
The Stewards of the Profession
“I am the leader” – the Steward “I can do what you can do, but you can’t do what I can do. I will be the leader now” – the Producer Architecture is a hard enough profession to master; to wit, few have done it. However there are many who could be described not as masters, but as stewards of the profession. Stewards, by definition, are not leaders. They are merely managers that are brought in during the... Read More
Revision 1: Stadium for the Atlanta Falcons
This post is one part of a series of projects revising spaces and places in Atlanta, Georgia. CLOUD hopes to use projects like the one below to show how we would have done things different, how some spaces could be improved, or to offer an architect’s perspective on the world. Please enjoy the post, and feel free to offer any comments or criticisms below. What CLOUD thinks a revised Falcons Stadium should be (also known as ‘the Program’): An... Read More
