This 3,500 SF café renovation at the Cooper Library included complete renovations to an existing café space to create a licensed Starbucks store. Major alterations included opening large sections of existing walls to connect the new space with the library lobby, construction of a new loft and decorative steel stair to increase seating space, revisions/additions to existing MEP systems, coordination with Starbucks to implement specific front line/back-of-house and design concept requirements, construction of an office for University food service staff use, renovation of existing restrooms, and the addition of a new single-user ADA-compliant restroom.

RECOGNITIONS: AIA Greenville Merit Award 2017