Project
New Commercial Office for
Design South Professionals, Inc.

Client
Phoenix Ventures, LLC
Anderson, SC  

Scope
Only seven years after moving into their 12,000 square foot office on SC Highway 81, Design South Professionals, Inc. began exploring alternatives for a new office building in mid 2000.  The firm had experienced significant growth increasing their staff by more than forty percent since 1993.  By early 2001, a new office of approximately 29,000 square feet had been designed by DSPI’s Architectural staff with construction slated to commence by May 2001.  The new office is the first construction in the new LINWA Commercial Park and Residential Community planned development located along North SC Highway 81 at One Linwa Boulevard. 

The new brick two-story commercial office building accommodates Design South’s Engineering, Architecture, and Telecommunications divisions as well as administrative and support staff in a series of departmental suites branching from a central core.  Each suite is designed for maximum flexibility with both individual and open office areas as well as centralized team design centers.  Training areas for employee participation and education, break areas, toilet facilities, support areas, library, and multiple conference rooms are distributed at the main core and along its access corridors. 

Construction site improvements include approximately 136 parking spaces as well as extensive site work and amenities.  

Construction on the new facility began in May 2001 and was completed in May 2002.  Design South relocated to their new office at One Linwa Boulevard in June 2002.

Cost
$3,000,000

Complete
May 2002