Hoffler Place brings the feel of luxury apartments to student living. Owned by Armada Hoffler Properties, Hoffler Place opened in 2019 and is located in Charleston, South Carolina. The 120,000 sq. ft. building houses 74 units ranging from studio to five-bedroom apartments. The modern living space features a second story pool with grilling areas, a state-of-the-art fitness center and a clubhouse with an interior kitchenette. When designing the building, Armada Hoffler Properties turned to LS3P, Lithko Contracting, Inc. and GBA Architectural Products + Services.
LS3P was brought to the project because of their expertise in the architectural design industry, particularly within the City of Charleston, which has some of the nation’s most difficult historic review boards. LS3P was started by Frank Lucas in 1963. Shortly after he was joined by Sidney Stubbs and the pair started the firm, Lucas and Stubbs Architects. The firm entered and won a competition for their first big project, the Municipal Auditorium and Exhibition Hall for the City of Charleston. A number of significant, strategic mergers expanded the firm’s expertise and capacity. With the addition of new partners, the firm shortened their name to LS3P, in 1991. What started as two partners has grown to over 340 employees and multiple locations in the Southeast. LS3P has won over 600 Design Awards and continues to bring innovative designs to the aviation, transportation, office, residential, education, healthcare, hospitality, and religious industries.
Local concrete contracting firm, Lithko Contracting was sought after for this project because of their skillfulness in the industry. Lithko Contracting was founded in the 1990s, and the company has added 17 additional locations. When it came to adding Precast Concrete Panels to the second story pool area of the Hoffler Place, Lithko Contracting turned to GBA.
GBA has many years of experience prefabricating these precast and paver panels, and other light penetrating systems. Incorporated in the Hoffler Place project, each panel weighed over 2,000 pounds and required a tower crane to lift the panels over the 6-story building. The design intent was to set the panels next to the pool, in their private Clubhouse area, so natural light could shine through the glass pavers into the interior spaces below. As the nation’s largest installing distributor of glass blocks and glass bricks, GBA was able to collaborate with LS3P to create unique living experience for all residents.
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"Work was done very professionally with outstanding quality. Your crews were very attentive to detail & made sure to protect surrounding work surfaces from damage. They communicated well with my field team to ensure we & the Owner were satisfied with the end product. Job well done." - Russell Stafford, RNGD A Palmisano Company
"We were lucky to have GBA on our project at Lutheran East High School. From the front office to the field supervision and crew were very knowledgeable with our project. Took extra care not to damage the building during demolition. The quality of materials and their labor force was top-notch." — Peter Powell, Carey Construction Group
"We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the glass block at Lutheran East High School and have received many compliments on the design. The glass block windows give the building a nice “pop” of color on the exterior each side of the gym and helped to maintain the identity of the school." - Rick Jozity, Meraki Architects, L.L.C
"I saw the final glass block wall in person and it really is a work of art. We are so grateful for your team’s hard work on this." – Crister Cantrell, Gensler
"As the Senior Project Manager for the general contracting company responsible for completing all aspects of the historical restoration, structural rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse modifications to the derelict Triboro tuberculosis hospital, one of the most difficult challenges was finding capable and qualified subcontractors for the key restoration trades that are both committed to quality construction and respectful of the historical restoration process. I am lucky enough to have worked with GBA on previous successful projects and was glad to bring them into this project. GBA provided the essential expertise and quality craftsmanship that this project needed and was a reliable partner helping us convert the Triboro Tuberculosis Hospital into the T Building Residence." – Senior Project Manager, Bill Harwood for the GC, Mega Contracting
"On behalf of me, my project manager and CGC; I would like to reach out to applaud the quality and workmanship of the crew sent out to do the glass block wall outside of the theater here in Hudson. Dan and Nate went above and beyond to keep their work area organized and clean, even protected our finish trim and VWC in the mixing area with plastic. If only more companies active on site would follow in your companies steps these buildings would be cut and dry and run very efficiently. Thank you! - Jake M. Behler, Cameron General Contractors
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