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Porter Gaud – Upper School

Charleston, SC

Porter Gaud’s new Upper School building serves as the “front door” of the campus and consists of 24 classrooms, administrative and office space, and a media center. Located adjacent to the existing Senior parking lot, the Upper School defines a new courtyard area between the Science and Technology Building, Wendell Center and the carpool lane.

Architect: McMillan Pazdan Smith

Project Size: 47,000 SF

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    - Walker Maginnis, First Baptist Church and SchoolAssociate Pastor, First Baptist Church Charleston, SC

  • We have worked with Trident Construction since the very beginning, including the beautiful up-fit to our offices. The folks at Trident are a professional group and a pleasure to work with.

    - David BurtPrincipal, LS3P

  • Building quality schools that are points of pride for our communities requires the lowcountry’s best general contractors. The district is so thankful that Trident Construction has built the first LEED Certified school in South Carolina, North Charleston Elementary School, and Daniel Jenkins Academy for our students. We look forward to Trident Construction participating in our next building program.

    - William Lewis, Chief Operating Officer for Capital ProgramsCharleston County School District

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    - Nick Cimorelle, PECharleston Southern University

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