Project
Additions and Renovations to
Piedmont Rural Telephone 
Cooperative, Inc.

Client
Piedmont Rural Telephone
Cooperative, Inc. 
Laurens, SC  

Scope
Since completion of the existing Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative Office Building, designed by Design South, in 1987, PRTC has experienced significant growth and is in need of critical space expansion.  In early 2000, PRTC commissioned Design South to explore alternatives to expand the existing 7,700 square foot facility and to create a concept that could be constructed within extremely limited site conditions.

The three-story new addition that is currently under construction represents an additional 10,700 square feet of commercial office space.  It is directly connected to the rear of the existing building and includes a new computer operations center, billing and accounting offices, new financial department offices, a new boardroom and executive offices.  In addition, the existing building is to be renovated upon completion of the new addition to provide for new customer relations and sales operations. 

The addition and renovations will include a new elevator providing accessibility throughout the building, adequate toilet areas, and support facilities for new and existing functions. 

Construction of the new site improvements will include approximately 24 additional parking spaces with modifications to site conditions to accommodate the new construction. 

Construction on the new facility began in March 2001 and was completed in September 2002.

Cost
$1,900,000

Completed
Fall 2002