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MTC Precision Machining

Midlands Technical College

Completion Date
2005

Project Budget
$4.1 Million

Following a significant transformation in curriculum and focus for the former "Tool and Die" program, this new Precision Machining facility on the Beltline campus of Midlands Technical College makes a significant statement about the College's commitment to recreating a high-tech professional shop environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure. Along with the Student Services Addition constructed concurrently, this shop/classroom building plan creates an edge to a new student centered courtyard on the northern boundary of the campus, thereby transforming that often neglected "back door" face of campus. The building is organized into two interlocking masses, one housing the shop and shop support spaces, and the other classrooms and admin support. The shop is designed to offer flexibility of use and equipment arrangements, and is bathed in natural light provided by clerestory windows located above, freeing up valuable wall space for equipment.

Represents experience of Doug Quackenbush, Principal-in-Charge and Barb Haller, Project Architect, while at The Boudreaux Group.

Showcase Project

SCVRD Lyman Center

As the first new Center to be built for the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department in over twenty years, the Lyman Center reflects the current mission and philosophy of the Department, providing counseling, rehabilitation, and work production services. The new 35,000sf structure, to be constructed in two phases, is subdivided into three major program components: an area office, a 10,000sf production/training floor, and a special services unit for occupational and physical therapy. Designed for an organization that values its relationships within the business community, the facility appeals to corporate and technological aesthetics while also blending with its organic, wooded site on the Middle Tyger River.

Middle School Seven Construction

Richland School District Two’s new Middle School is located in the rapidly growing Blythewood area and will initially accommodate 1050 students. The 40 acre site includes play fields and a planned area for a future center magnet program. The building was oriented north/south on the site to maximize daylighting in all the major learning spaces and in corridor and public spaces.

OC Tech rolls out new Transportation Center

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College officially opened the doors of the Anne S. Crook Transportation and Logistics Center on Monday with pledges that it will provide workers with the skills they need and boost the region's economy. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican who helped get $1.5 million in federal funds for the building, said "The building that I'm talking about today, named after a wonderful person, is going to allow this part of South Carolina to offer the educational skills to people who live in our area to get some of the best jobs in the 21st century."