SCVRD Lyman Center

South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department

Completion Date
Phase 1 December 2009; Phase 2 est. Spring 2011

Project Budget
Phase 1: $3.5 Million; Phase 2: $4.4 Million (est)

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. All three program components receive ample amounts of natural light and feature connections to the outdoors, such as a south-facing courtyard that serves both client and staff break areas, and a patio that acts as an outdoor room for physical therapy activities. The integration of daylighting, connections to nature, and a variety of "green" principles observed in the design of the facility, fosters a healthy and productive workplace for clients, staff, and the environment.