MARTA 10th Street Station/Midtown Transit Station

When Charles McAfee examined it according to their criteria, he realized that it was incorrect. When he mentioned this, they became upset because they had been paid for doing the preliminary design. But when Charles showed them what was wrong, they had to agree. They said, “Ok, if you do it and it goes over budget, you’re going to have to pay for it.” He went ahead and revised the preliminary design of the building so that it could be seen from the street in Atlanta, ultimately saving them $5,000,000 of their budget through the way he designed it.The station is a gray board from poured-in-place reinforced concrete structure which was designed to accommodate a patron concourse at grade level. A station support facility at an intermediate level, a passenger platform, plus a future pedestrian plaza on the roof. The patron concourse and the bus loading/unloading area share a common roof canopy which covers approximately 120 ft by 200 ft. The canopy is constructed by intersecting reinforced concrete beams which are structurally designed to support a pedestrian plaza The openings formed by the interesting beams will be covered in skylights. This will allow natural light to enter and provide shelter for the area below.