Trident Technical College Culinary Institute of Charleston
The Trident Technical College Culinary Institute of Charleston at the Palmer Campus is a 22,000 sq. ft. project featuring interior renovations, additions and a new façade that support the rapid growth in the school’s culinary arts program. The building features a 125-seat demonstration kitchen with tiered seating. Quartered Anigre millwork finish gives the facility a high-end, yet comfortable atmosphere. This unique space is now a highly sought-after venue for community events in the area.
“The design of our culinary school encourages creative thinking among our students and our community gets to savor in their success.”
-DeRuyter O. Butler, A.I.A
Executive Vice President of Architecture, Wynn Design & Development
Also consisting of eleven teaching kitchens, a hospitality suite with exterior terrace/patio, a hospitality management classroom containing a demonstration hotel room/bathroom and full-size front reception desk, the Institute houses a wine classroom with climate-controlled wine storage, staff offices, conference room,
general classrooms, computer lab, and a full-service loading dock, all designed to meet the criteria for the LEED Silver credential. A 50-seat teaching restaurant, 181 Palmer Dining Room, provides fine dining to the public and serves as a venue for business meetings downtown. The academic building, created with natural materials and a sustainable, energy-efficient system, is used to facilitate catering functions throughout the campus, and also serves as an integral part of the recruitment plan by hosting national cooking competitions.
LOCATION: Charleston, South Carolina
STUDENT PROFILE: Associate degrees and Certificates program
OPENING DATE: Fall 2008
PROJECT COST: $26.5 million
FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE COST: $1.4 million
ARCHITECT: LS3P Associates
GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE: 22,000 sq. ft.
ARKANSAS
Pulaski Technical College, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Center, North Little Rock
CONNECTICUT
Amity Regional High Schools, Culinary Arts Kitchen
Woodbridge
H. H. Ellis Technical High School, Culinary Arts and
Baking Labs, Danielson
J. M. Wright Technical High School, New Culinary Arts and Baking Labs, Stamford
Trumbull High School, Culinary Arts Kitchen, Trumbull
DELAWARE
Seaford High School, New Culinary Arts Lab and Baking Suite, Seaford
MASSACHUSETTS
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, Culinary Arts Lab Facility, Marlboro
BMC Durfee High School, Culinary Arts Labs, Baking Lab & Teaching Kitchen, Fall River
Essex North Shore Technical High School, Culinary Arts Labs and Baking Lab, Danvers
Massasoit Community College, Culinary Arts Kitchen, Brockton
Newton North High School, Culinary Arts Kitchen, Newton
Newton North High School, Culinary Arts Lab & Retail Facility, Newton
North Shore Community College, Culinary Arts
and Baking Lab, Middleton
Plymouth South High School, Culinary Arts Labs, Baking Lab & Teaching Kitchen, Plymouth
Silver Lake High School, Culinary Arts Teaching Kitchen, Kingston
Taunton High School, Culinary Arts Kitchen, Taunton
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dover High School, Culinary Arts Ala Carte Lab & Baking Kitchen, Dover
Hanover High School, Culinary Arts Kitchen, Hanover
J. Olivia Hout Technical High School, Culinary Arts Lab, Laconia
Keene Technical High School, Culinary Arts Kitchen, Keene
Nashua North High School, Culinary Arts Kitchen, Nashua
NEW YORK
Culinary Institute of America, Hospitality Education Center, SUNY Delhi, Hyde Park
NORTH CAROLINA
Central Piedmont Community College, Culinary Arts Facility, Charlotte
Johnson & Wales University, Academic Building, Charlotte
RHODE ISLAND
Johnson & Wales University, Snowden Hall Facility & The HAC Facility, Providence
Hanley Technical High School, Culinary Arts and Baking Facility, Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA
Culinary Institute of Charleston, Culinary Arts Facility, Charleston
Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Culinary Arts Facility, Conway
Trident Technical College, Culinary Arts Facility, Charleston