by Shane Henson — July 18, 2012—Heery International, a full-service architecture, interior design, engineering, construction management and program management firm, has been contracted to provide Georgia State University (GSU) with interior design and engineering services for the first phase of an adaptive reuse of the former SunTrust Bank headquarters building in downtown Atlanta.
According to Heery, the project involves retrofitting six floors of the 27-story office tower for use by GSU. The approximately 90,000 square feet of space will be converted to accommodate faculty, staff, and graduate student offices; meeting rooms; and collaboration spaces. Heery is also designing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing improvements for the entire building, as well as working on the building’s emergency power, building automation controls, and low-voltage power.
Phase-one construction is scheduled for completion by December 2012. Future plans for the building entail renovations to the remaining floors to house similar GSU office and meeting space.
