Piedmont Health System Support Center
Atlanta
BEST PROJECT
Sent by: Brasfield and Gorrie
Owner: Health of the Piedmont
Main design company: Cooper Carey Inc.
General contractor: Brasfield and Gorrie
Racing against the clock to beat expiring leases in the previous owner’s space, the project team had just 5.5 months to fast-track eight-story simultaneous construction of a fully operational 25-story office tower at Atlantic Station.
Delivered on budget and ahead of schedule in June 2025, crews upgraded 161,000 square feet of Class A office space, creating space for future employees, building new offices and renovating existing areas, all while the rest of the building remained fully operational.
With similar activities on multiple plants at once, the team assigned additional project managers to oversee each plant individually to protect quality and coordination.
Logistics activated a single service elevator shared by all tenants of the building. To limit impacts, the team managed overnight material deliveries and coordinated loading dock activities, while dedicated staff managed both the dock and the lift so that construction and tenant deliveries could continue side by side.
Photo by ©Katie Bricker Photography
High-noise work, including demolition, concrete drilling, plaster stud installation and saw cutting, was scheduled after hours or as far away from busy areas as possible.
The atrium staircase connecting the upper three floors needed an update to fit the new design aesthetic. But instead of rebuilding, the team reclaimed the existing wood facade with a wood-grain Di-Noc film, retaining the existing glass while updating the hardware and railings to maintain structural integrity.
In the meeting spaces on the first floor, the geometry of the building created an oblong rectangular ceiling that required both linear lighting and single-sized acoustic planks. The team used 3D scanning to capture the sofa’s surroundings and confirm spacing and dimensions before manufacturing.
The same technique aligned a wooden ceiling and the beam light centered in the corridor. Early involvement of business partners in pricing helped the project team identify opportunities to preserve parts of the existing MEP systems rather than outright replace them.
