Experience the Height of Style at the Revamped Bank of America Plaza

The 55-story Bank of America Plaza, designed in 1992 by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, remains Atlanta’s tallest and—courtesy of its signature ziggurat-shaped spire—most iconic skyscraper. But lower down, on the ground level, the property hadn’t aged quite as well, with an under-activated lobby dressed in pinky-red granite and dated mirror-gold trim. To make the 24,000-square-foot space more enticing to today’s tenants, building owner CP Group tapped Gensler Atlanta for a hospitality-inspired revamp.

The new scheme subtly winks to but totally modernizes the original PoMo-meets-deco flourishes. The gray-and-rust veins of the Italian marble flooring echo the tones of black Venetian-plaster walls and the champagne brass–finished aluminum panels that arc overhead to form the vaulted ceiling. Burnished metals thread throughout, from accent tables to the amoebic copper-painted fiberglass reception desk. The team also forged a stronger connection to the outdoors via greenery-filled planters that anchor floating banquettes—one of a multipurpose mix of seating types that support activities ranging from meetings to focus work. The hot spot, however, is the tenant café, appropriately dubbed the Spire. “It’s tucked away from the core,” Gensler interior designer Catherine Harter explains, “but great for quiet conversation despite how open and grand the lobby is.”

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KEVIN SONGER; MICHAEL LUTZ; GAIL MALONE; CATHERINE HARTER; JONATHAN PARK; DEYSY CRUZ ESCOBAR; JEFF WILSON; TRICIA WEBER; VAL DOBREV.