Summit Place
Summit Place is a 184,000 SF, five-story development located in downtown Charleston. The project features 114 market rate and workforce housing apartments, totaling 360 beds. This development also includes 25,000 SF of parking and 8,000 SF of ground floor amenity space.
LOCATION Charleston, SC
COMPLETED 2020
SIZE 184,000 SF | 8,000 SF Amenities | 114 Units
PHOTOGRAPHER Inspiro 8 Studios
Creative Makerspace
The interior design includes a unique and engaging feature: a creative Makerspace. The client was seeking a way to distinguish the building from the competition, and transformed a planned cluster of meeting rooms into a place where its residents can build, create, and explore. Visible from the street, the Makerspace needed to be dynamic enough to engage with pedestrians and grab the attention of prospective residents; it also needed to be made up of easily cleanable and durable surfaces to withstand painting and other creative work.
Industrial Loft Inspiration
Inside, the awe-inspiring entry lobby atriums act as the buildings’ primary organizational element and serves as the central and most significant collaboration space. “Treehouse” meeting space experiences scattered throughout the buildings provide unique collaboration opportunities as people rise through the buildings on monumental open staircases.
Employee health and wellness was at the forefront of the design, and active circulation is a key strategy. To encourage employees to move throughout the workday, vertical circulation is open, transparent, and beautiful. The design strategies that make the circulation elements enticing also make the workplace safer as more employees return to in-person offices.
