Quackenbush Architects + Planners

Ridge View High School Addition and Renovation

Richland School District Two

Completion Date
Spring 2012

Project Budget
$10 Million

Significant renovations and additions to Ridge View High School address strategic facility upgrades and expanded program needs. The larger of the two additions includes 24,000 square feet of new teaching and student activity space, including state of the art teaching labs to support the highly successful Institute for Health Sciences magnet programs. A second addition to the front of the school expands the Cafeteria dining hall. The renovations include significant improvements to the entry rotunda, creating a new lobby and help desk and improving safety and security at the school. Renovations also include upgrading and repurposing of teaching and administration spaces, as well as a complete roof replacement for the entire building. The exterior additions thoughtfully address the existing context in material, scale, and character while balancing a more contemporary design approach with respect to fenestration, daylighting, and detailing.

Showcase Project

SCVRD Lyman Center

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.

Projects Under Construction

Middle School Seven Construction

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.

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OC Tech rolls out new Transportation Center

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."