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Joudeh Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Center
New Office Building
227 South Pendleton Street
Easley, South Carolina |
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Completed in March 2007, The Upstate Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Center,
designed for Dr. Samer A. Joudeh, is becoming one of the historic city's
signature buildings. The surgery center is broken into five zones:
client, administrative, circulatory, surgical, and support.
Special consideration was made for the exterior of the office. In
an effort to honor the city's storied past and ambience, brick was used
extensively on the exterior and a classical arch was created through the
use of tapered cast stone headers. A modern accent, however, was
achieved through the subtle introduction of glass and steel detailed.
Concrete planter walls mirror the buildings sinuous lines while adding
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Timken Bearing Plant
Plant Expansion and Office Addition
430 Torrington Road
Walhalla, South Carolina |
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Context Design Group teamed with Design/Build partner THS Constructors,
to deliver an 80,000 square foot expansion to Timken Bearing Plant in
Walhalla, South Carolina. The project consists of a plant
expansion, dining facility, office addition, and dock renovation.
Context's unique architectural interpretation transformed the lobby from
a bland integration into the showpiece of the facility. In
creating a bolder statement, the existing building envelope is left
visible from within the lobby while the added elements of transparent
and translucent glass, zinc clad walls, floor finishes, and supporting
steel appear as distinct attachments. Exposed steel beams finish
the lobby design while establishing a plane which extends toward a
multi-piece display and sculptural garden. |
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Liquid America
Proto-Type Coffee Shop
Greenville, South Carolina |
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The Liquid Highway Prototype, designed for Liquid
America, is to be located throughout the state of
South Carolina and become one of the state’s premiere
coffee houses. Liquid America
was looking to expand their market and compete with other coffee house
conglomerates. Liquid America turned to Context Design
Group to customize a design that would offer a unique experience and attract
attention from potential consumers.
This was achieved through the building’s structure and materials. The
building structure garners the attention of consumers with the protruding
members of its three supporting columns.
The columns members branch out to provide support to the exposed
galvanized metal decked roof. Said
roof extends over the buildings drive-thru windows to supply focal points for
the windows location and protection of the consumer from elements, such as rain.
The Prototype’s structure and exterior provide Liquid America the
incentive of a short construction period with its simple structural design and
minimal materials for the both interior and exterior finishes. The
goal of the exterior finish is to give the consumer a view of the production of
their order. This was achieved
through used of transparent glazing surrounding the Prep./Service Quadrant of
the Prototype. Spandrel glazing was
used to offer concealment of the restroom, office, storage, and visually
uninteresting supplies. The glazing
also acts as an interior finish with the exception of stud walls surrounding the
restroom, office, and janitor’s closet.
Finishes support the promotion of Liquid Highway
through the reuse of the logo’s terra cotta and amber colors within the glazing.
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GPA - Georgia Ports Authority
Master Plan Year 2020
Savannah, Georgia |
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The Savannah Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority is one of the
busiest terminals in the world in terms of containerized cargo.
Due to Context Design Group's involvement in planning sessions with BMW,
Context was asked to facilitate similar sessions for the GPA in order to
more effectively develop a long term site-wide master plan for the year
2020. |
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Cornerstone National Bank
Data and Operations Center
1664 E. Main Street
Easley, South Carolina |
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Context Design Group designed an 11,000 square foot Data and Operations
Center primarily to perform as the electronic, communications, and data
nucleus for the corporation. Technology was of primary importance.
The client requested architecture to that of their corporate
headquarters located on the same site. The facility will satisfy
all of Cornerstone's current and future computational demands while also
providing space for human resources, a "smart" training room, and
sensitive data storage. |
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Residential |
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Context Design Group is currently designing custom homes in Chanticleer
and the Historic Augusta Road area of Greenville for two confidential
clients. |
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