The family owning the 2nd Avenue pier desired to upgrade their properties, both the pier itself and the land adjacent to the pier along Ocean Boulevard.  The first phase of this work is the renovation and addition to the thirty year old building at the pier, housing a bait shop and small restaurant.  Working with the S.C. Office of Coastal Resource Management, M+W managed to gain permission to add a roof-top extension of the restaurant, adding both seats and an observation level with its own bar. The renovation at the main level included enclosing some of the space originally used for a pedestrian walkway around the existing bait shop.  By doing so, all pier users go through the shop, expanding sales opportunities.  The restaurant portion of the building is given a raised ceiling by utilizing widely-spaced four foot deep trusses, and placing lighting between the trusses.  All surfaces, floors, walls, ceiling and trusses, received new finishes, either of wood or simulated wood products, maintaining a bit of the fishing shack feel of the original building.  Additional structural supports at the walls allowed the installation of newer, larger windows, taking advantage of the fantastic beach views. A stair/elevator tower is added to take the place of the original wood ramp, which did not meet modern code requirements for handicapped access.  This tower, the wood rails, and roof top equipment screens feature spaced horizontal siding, yielding interior day lighting and allowing cooling breezes through the structure.