Tampa Electric Company Headquarters, Tampa, Florida, Northwest Entrance

Creator

Sape A. Zylstra

Files

Preview

Creation Date

January 1980

Time Period

circa 1980s-1990s

Abstract

Dating from 1981, this is one of the few downtown buildings that deserves the name "urban" by providing sheltered pedestrian space in the form of a treelined peristyle and plaza. There is also a differentiation in facades: the north one does not have its windows recessed, while the others are shielded by sunbreaks or false balconies. The northwest entrance is deep-set into the building, creating a stepped and covered space. The southeast entrance is in the gap that opens up as a full height atrium, separated from the outside by a glass wall. Balcony hallways line the atrium and curve into it at the point of the elevator landings. Here the atrium forms a counterpoint to a free outside space, which cuts a corner out of the building. This is a view of the northwest entrance.

Keywords

Electric utilities, Tampa Electric Company

Extent

1 color slide

Geographic Location

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Architectural Slides

Box

1

Media Type

Color slides

Note

Title supplied by cataloger. Description supplied by Sape A. Zylstra.

Identifier

Z03-B037

Recommended Citation

Zylstra, Sape A., "Tampa Electric Company Headquarters, Tampa, Florida, Northwest Entrance" (1980). Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 117.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/zylstra/117