To be located in Mount Pleasant, SC, the Chabad of Charleston / Center for Jewish Life will serve as an active gathering place for the Jewish community. The diverse building program of 10,000 square feet includes a Chapel, a public meeting/multi-purpose room, a demonstration kitchen, an outdoor café, day care classrooms with play areas, and administrative offices. The interior spaces are designed to be flexible and inter-connected, allowing as many specific functions as possible. The multi-purpose room will be used by the public for receptions, guest speaker seminars, Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies, and other events. Similarly, the demonstration kitchen / dining area will be used for formal dinners as well as for instruction, and opens into the outdoor café area.
The design approach seeks to provide a distinctive, timeless building that emphasizes the Center’s important civic use, yet responds comfortably to its lower-scale, wooded context. Expansive use of glass allows a strong connection to the exterior environment while providing natural light throughout all the spaces. Other materials include stained wood, stone, and brick.
The project is currently in the design phase, view the latest renderings below from our Charleston design team.
