Studio 2LR Wins Three AIA South Carolina Design Awards

Studio 2LR Wins Three AIA South Carolina Design Awards

COLUMBIA, SC – Studio 2LR, an architecture and interior design firm with an emphasis on sustainable contemporary design, recently earned three design awards from The South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIASC).

Studio 2LR Principals Tripp Riley, AIA, Gretchen Lambert, AIA, and Interior Designer Katie Riley, Associate IIDA, accepted the awards at the 2016 AIASC Design Awards Reception held in Columbia, SC on April 15, 2016.

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Pout | Boutique Retail & Beauty Shop, located in Columbia, SC, received a design Honor Award. This unique project consisted of transforming two separate retail storefronts into one unified, upscale brand with two related functions: a cosmetic retail area and a makeup bar offering skin treatment services.

Brick Works, located in Cayce, SC, received a design Merit Award for unbuilt work. The Guignard Brick Works is an early twentieth century industrial complex that produced bricks for many buildings constructed in Columbia and throughout the state from 1900 to the mid-twentieth century. This adaptive re-use project is designed as a simple and economical intervention that showcases the property and its historic brick structures as part of a potential commercial development.

Devro, located in Sandy Run, SC, received a design Citation Award. Devro is a multinational company headquartered in Scotland which manufactures and distributes products derived from collagen such as edible casings, non-edible casings, films, and plastics. Studio 2LR worked with Devro to design a new 110,000 SF manufacturing facility which incorporates the latest manufacturing technology to significantly increase production efficiency and strengthen Devro’s position in a competitive global market.