Georgia Power Company Corporate Headquarters, Corporate headquarters skyscraper in downtown Atlanta, US.
The Georgia Power Company Corporate Headquarters is a 24-story high-rise in downtown Atlanta. The building features a stepped southern facade where each floor extends progressively outward.
The Georgia Power Company Corporate Headquarters was completed in 1981, replacing the company's earlier offices in the former Atlanta Constitution Building at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. The tower was built with 4,500 tons of structural steel, and its stepped south facade was designed so that each floor shades the windows below.
The building's nickname, the "Leaning Tower of Power", comes from its south facade, where each floor steps out 15 inches (380 mm) beyond the one below. On the south plaza stood an experimental solar thermal plant with 1,482 parabolic trough collectors covering 23,712 square feet (2,202.9 m2); it was dismantled after a few years because of maintenance costs and the scarcity and expense of replacement parts.
The building is located on Ralph McGill Boulevard in downtown Atlanta and is easily accessible by public transit. Access to the interior is typically restricted since it functions as a private office building.
Each floor on the southern side extends about 15 inches (38 centimeters) beyond the one below, which serves as a sun-control strategy. This design significantly reduces the building's energy use through natural shading.
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