CODA (mixed-use development)
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{{Infobox building
| name = CODA
| building_type = mixed-use development
| image = Coda Building and Crum & Forster.jpg
| caption = Coda Building, seen behind the Crum & Forster Building
| location = Atlanta, Georgia, United States
| completion_date = 2019
| owner = HSRE and Portman Holdings LLC
| floor_count = 21
}}
CODA is a mixed-use development at Tech Square in Midtown Atlanta. The {{convert|770000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building contains {{convert|645000|sqft|m2}} of office space, {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}} of "high performance computing space/data center", {{convert|30000|sqft|m2}} of street level retail space, and a {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} "outdoor living room". There is also a {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} food hall.{{Cite web|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2017/10/24/16528368/midtown-atlanta-food-hall-the-collective-coda|title=Another week, another Midtown food hall announced—this time on Spring Street|last=Kahn|first=Michael|date=October 24, 2017|website=Curbed|publisher=Vox Media|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024193113/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2017/10/24/16528368/midtown-atlanta-food-hall-the-collective-coda |archive-date=October 24, 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.gatech.edu/features/coda-opening-celebrates-innovation-industry-collaboration|title=Coda Opening Celebrates Innovation, Industry Collaboration|last=Thomson|first=Elizabeth|date=May 23, 2019|website=Georgia Tech News|publisher=Georgia Tech|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523140905/https://www.news.gatech.edu/features/coda-opening-celebrates-innovation-industry-collaboration |archive-date=May 23, 2019 }}
History
The building was designed by Portman Architects, whose founder John C. Portman Jr. was a Georgia Tech graduate.{{Cite web|url=https://archpaper.com/2019/06/portman-architects-new-era-atlanta-coda-tech-square/|title=Portman Architects starts new era with Atlanta's CODA at Tech Square|last=Franklin|first=Sydney|date=June 5, 2019|website=The Architect's Newspaper|language=en-US|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608082629/https://archpaper.com/2019/06/portman-architects-new-era-atlanta-coda-tech-square/ |archive-date=June 8, 2019 }} Portman had been awarded the contract in 2015 to design what was then referred to as the High Performance Computing Center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/business/economy/georgia-tech-leap-over-the-connector-paying-off/sTvwnheTQhfFVdbsCfUy8J/|title=Georgia Tech's leap over the Connector paying off|last=Trubey|first=J. Scott|date=September 11, 2015|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Enterprises|language=english|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616090019/https://www.ajc.com/business/economy/georgia-tech-leap-over-the-connector-paying-off/sTvwnheTQhfFVdbsCfUy8J/ |archive-date=June 16, 2019 }} Construction of the building cost an estimated $375 million, and it was officially declared open on May 23, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/portman-georgia-tech-celebrate-opening-tech-square-coda/4PtyEXfHefQwRDrjemO0qJ/|title=NEW: Portman, Georgia Tech celebrate opening of Tech Square's Coda|last=Trubey|first=J. Scott|date=May 23, 2019|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Enterprises|language=English|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523232246/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/portman-georgia-tech-celebrate-opening-tech-square-coda/4PtyEXfHefQwRDrjemO0qJ/ |archive-date=May 23, 2019 }} As part of the construction, the nearby Crum & Forster Building was partially demolished, with the remaining portion of the building housing a restaurant and special-events space.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/02/01/midtowns-historic-buildings-add-character.html|title=Midtown's historic buildings add character to district|last=Layman|first=Tonya|date=February 1, 2019|website=Atlanta Business Chronicle|publisher=American City Business Journals|access-date=November 13, 2019}}
The building is notable for housing the world's tallest spiral staircase.{{Cite web|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2019/3/11/18259142/john-portman-coda-thyssenkrupp-georgia-tech-square|title=Photos: Midtown's Coda opens, flaunting new plaza and world's tallest spiral staircase|last=Keenan|first=Sean|date=March 11, 2019|website=Curbed|publisher=Vox Media|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331124555/https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2019/3/11/18259142/john-portman-coda-thyssenkrupp-georgia-tech-square |archive-date=March 31, 2019 }}
Elevators
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CODA features ThyssenKrupp's TWiN elevator system, the first twin-lift system in North America.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Coda Building}}
- {{Official website|codatechsquare.com}}
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Category:Mixed-use developments in Georgia (U.S. state)