The Atlanta Paper Company once made packaging for Coca-Cola from its warehouse on West Marietta Street. Today, the long, opaque industrial building has been transformed into a vibrant urban hub. Known as Westside Paper, it offers a variety of indoor and outdoor settings for socializing, dining, shopping, and work.
The development blends old and new. A series of strategic cuts into the existing structure make room for landscaped terraces and connections to a spur of the Atlanta Beltline. The office addition establishes continuity with the existing brick walls and steel window frames. Excavations have created a sunken plaza that serves as the development’s social heart and leads to an open-air venue occupying the former rear warehouse. Throughout, passive ventilation, daylighting, and water conservation strategies set Westside Paper up for its next century of life.
