Kate Hughes Joins Garvin Design Group as Office Manager

Garvin Design Group is excited to announce the hiring of Kate Hughes as the firm's new Office Manager. Kate has a strong history with the firm, having previously served as a marketing intern in the summers of 2022 and 2023. In May 2024, she graduated from the...

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Drew Butler Joins Garvin Design Group’s Interior Design Team

Garvin Design Group recently welcomed Drew Butler to the firm’s interior design team. Originally from Seattle Washington, Drew graduated cum laude from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in June 2023 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design and a...

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Golden Spur Returns to USC Campus

Garvin Design Group and Hood Construction joined the University of South Carolina for a special grand opening of the Golden Spur restaurant on August 15. A reincarnation of an old campus favorite sports pub of the same name, the new Golden Spur occupies a...

A photo of the bar in the new Golden Spur restaurant on the USC campus. The bar front has vertical black tile and the bar back is garnet. The counter top is quartz and has gold accents.

Clemson Volleyball Team Space Completed

Garvin Design Group, HNTB, and Thompson Turner Construction joined Clemson Volleyball for a special reveal of the new Team Space and renovated competition court inside Jervey Athletic Center on August 8. The new Volleyball Team Space is part of the ongoing project...

A photo of the new Clemson Volleyball Locker Room. Team jerseys and shoes are stacked inside white and purple lockers. Clemson is spelled out in orange block lettering on the ceiling above.

Halls Catch Coming to Nashville

Garvin Design Group is pleased to serve as the architectural and interior designer on the Halls Catch project coming to Nashville, Tennessee in fall 2024. The sister concept of the renowned Halls Chophouse, Halls Catch is a seafood-focused brand that incorporates...

A rendering of people eating in new seafood restaurant Halls Catch. Small groups of people are seated at a bar, at tables with white tablecloths, and in booths.

SCRA Greenville Completed

Garvin Design Group, Hood Construction, and community supporters joined the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) for a special ribbon-cutting event at the recently completed SCRA Greenville space on July 9. The recently completed office space is located on the...

A picture of a man walking down a corridor holding a tablet. An abstract-shaped light fixture hangs from the ceiling overhead and patterned carpet and luxury vinyl tiles are in the floor below.

Garvin Design Group Welcomes Mitchell Stevens and Samantha Lowrie

Garvin Design Group recently welcomed two new teammates to the studio. Mitchell Stevens and Samantha Lowrie joined the firm as architectural designers following their undergraduate graduations from Clemson University. Mitchell joined the firm for the first time on...

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Garvin Design Group Celebrates 21 Years

Garvin Design Group marked its 21st anniversary on June 26, 2024. Garvin Design Group has become a leader in design for higher education, historic preservation, K12 education, hospitality, athletics, and commercial projects. The firm has grown to include 24 team...

Olympia Armory Rehabilitation Begins

Garvin Design Group recently began a year-long project to rehabilitate Columbia’s historic Olympia Armory building on Granby Lane. Following extensive historical research, treatment planning, and approval from the State Historic Preservation Office, selective...

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Today we're celebrating our colleague Andrew's birthday. Happy birthday, Andrew!

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Today we're celebrating Megan's birthday. Happy birthday, Megan!

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Originally constructed for the Citadel Shirt Corporation in 1950, this single-story brick building at 1215 Shop Road was expanded to house several different garment manufacturers throughout the late 20th century. It served as a warehouse for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) Carolina Area Support Center (CASC) from 1968 to 1972. Columbians are likely to recognize the building as the last home of Morris Furniture.
 
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021 and the development team leveraged state and local historic tax credits to undertake a comprehensive rehabilitation. Adaptive reuse preserved the building’s historic barrel-vaulted ceilings, trusses, and original steel windows. In use once more as a modern office and warehouse, 1215 Shop Road’s past is ever present in its preserved historic features.
 
More about this and other adaptive reuse projects on our website.
 
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Progress is underway at Coastal Carolina University’s Indoor Practice Facility. While the building is mostly monochrome for now, soon it will feature Coastal’s signature teal and Chanticleer spirit.

Stay tuned for updates as construction progresses. 

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Clemson University’s Women’s Sports Program Expansion is a landmark project reflecting the university’s unwavering commitment to advancing women’s athletics. This comprehensive complex includes a 24,000-sf gymnastics operations facility, a 9,000-sf lacrosse operations facility, a 1,000-seat lacrosse stadium, and a groundbreaking 10,000-sf elite Athlete Recovery Center (ARC). These facilities were created to support the holistic development of female athletes and promote excellence in sports. The architectural design for the project captures Clemson’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge experiences for female athletes.
 
Thanks to our partners at HNTB for featuring this project in the latest issue of Designer magazine – check it out at the link in our bio.
 
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Today we're wishing a belated happy birthday to our new interior design teammate Drew! 

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We’re excited to announce that Kate Hughes has joined Garvin Design Group as our new Office Manager! Kate was previously our marketing intern and graduated from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in May 2024. We're thrilled to have her back, now helping manage day-to-day operations and keeping things running smoothly at the firm. Welcome back to the team, Kate! 

Read more about our team on our website.

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Congratulations to the Halls Catch team on a beautiful grand opening event in Nashville last night. 

We’re honored to be part of the Halls story and a member of the incredible team that brought the new Catch concept to life. 

Cheers to many more glittering nights in Nashville!
 
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A beautiful day on the course for a great cause! We’re grateful for beautiful weather and good company at today’s Oliver Gospel’s annual Charity Classic Golf Tournament, supporting a mission that provides vital services to the Columbia community.
 
Learn more about the tournament and the incredible work Oliver Gospel is doing at the link in our bio.
 
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Today we're celebrating our favorite Marketing Director's birthday. Happy birthday, Meg!

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The Fall/Winter 2024 issue of The Shepherd Hotel Magazine is fresh off the press and features an article about the hotel’s expansion across the state – including Columbia. Garvin Design Group is thrilled to partner with The Shepherd Hotel, Rogers Lewis Group, Resort Interiors, and Mashburn Construction to rehabilitate a midcentury fire station in the heart of Columbia for the Shepherd Hotel’s next location.
 
Visit theshepherdclemson.com to access the digital issue and flip to page 24 to learn more. Stay tuned for a deeper look into this exciting transformation in the coming months.
 
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