Photos by DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN fi nalist upscale public spaces Thompson Buckhead Atlanta Southern romanticism meets midcentury Brutalism at the Thompson Buckhead. In the versatile lobby, wood-paneled walls fuse with modern fl uted stone columns and an industrial-style horizontal chandelier fl oats over the sculptural reception desk. Table and fl oor lamps cast an amber glow against satin and polished brass metal partitions, while objects line an assemblage of retail-reminiscent display shelves that are dressed in grounding caning details. Further, area rugs situated underneath sofas and lounge chairs and copious regional artworks scatt ered throughout add a layered, residential touch. Architecture Firm Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, Atlanta Interior Design Firm Studio 11 Design, Dallas Owners Regent Partners and the Loudermilk Companies Operator Hyatt Purchasing Firm Neil Locke & Associates