BOUDREAUX & Hotel Trundle
PRESERVATION HONOR AWARD
Located one block from Main Street and part of the Columbia Commercial National Register Historic District is the new boutique Hotel Trundle and offices of Columbia based architecture firm, BOUDREAUX. Historic architectural detail ing blended with eclectic interior finishes offers a distinctive destination for travelers and a creative, inspiring workplace. With 41 unique rooms, a fitness center, dynamic lobbies, and an open design studio, each space features character defining elements such as pressed tin ceilings, restored hardwood floors and plaster walls, exposed brick and structure and restored storefronts. This rehabilitation project unites three historic buildings and takes advantage of multiple tax incentive opportunities including abandoned building credits, fa ade easement, and state and federal historic tax credits therefore being sensitive to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards inside and out. Attracting visito rs from all of the country and contributing the economic revitalization of downtown Columbia, this is a high impact project that has overcome difficul ty to serve as an example of outstanding commitment to historic preservation and exemplary preservation techniques.