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Park Street Parking GarageCity of ColumbiaCompletion Date Project Budget This 850 car garage developed for the City of Columbia serves its neighbors, the new Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and Hilton Garden Hotel, with convenient parking in the growing Vista district. The garage image responds to the context of the Vista in general and the Convention Center in particular. It is organized by the efficient rhythm of the garage structural bays incorporating brick-colored precast concrete and an aluminum frame screening system. The garage includes retail space along Lincoln Street facing the Convention Center and glass stair and elevator towers on two corners. The garage connects to the first level of the Hotel for easy access by visitors. Quackenbush Architects + Planners, as Design Architects, worked with the LPA Group of Columbia, who served as the Architect-of-Record. |
Showcase ProjectSCVRD Lyman CenterAs 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 ConstructionNortheast Engineering / Science Classroom Facility ConstructionThis 68,000 sq. ft. classroom building addition at the Northeast Technology Campus will become the new home of the Engineering and Science departments of the College. The program features teaching labs and classrooms focusing on clean energy technology, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing, supporting the mission of the College’s regional research partners. The design features strategies to provide student centered “casual” spaces that encourage social interaction and collaboration. The facility will showcase flexible spaces and planning strategies to respond to changes in mission and technology. |
Latest Q+ NewsSchool Designs Change with the TimesIf back-to-school brings visions of the proverbial little red schoolhouse, better think again. Today’s schools are more a combination of brain research, educational advancements, sustainability and technology, bringing new challenges for school architects and designers. This amphitheater was built into the design of the Center for Knowledge as another area of learning. (Photo/Courtesty Quackenbush Architects & Planners) “It’s really like the chicken and the egg,” said architect Doug Quackenbush, as educators and architects collaborate on designing new schools using resources and ideas from both fields. “We give school districts good advice on a fully performing 21st century school while they inform us of new teaching techniques and educational trends.” |
