The Charleston Single House, unique to Charleston, SC, features a narrow, side-facing layout influenced by Caribbean architecture. Key design elements include side piazzas and central hallways. This style maximizes lot use, improves ventilation, and offers fire protection, reflecting historical and cultural adaptation.
The Battery, a seawall and promenade, defines Charleston’s southern boundary. It has a long history of construction, destruction, and expansion since the 1720s. The Battery consists of two sections: the High Battery and the Low Battery, each with different heights and eras. It is home to many historic and grand homes, as well as the public park White Point Garden.
A transformative project through the center of the peninsula of Downtown Charleston is in the works – a linear park reconnecting neighborhoods, existing infrastructure, and the natural beauty of Charleston.
Charleston combats tidal flooding by installing check valves in stormwater drains, effectively reducing street flooding during high tides. Early results are promising, and the city plans broader implementation.
A proposed a plan to revamp the street level at 151 Meeting Street by activating its covered walkway flanked by stone pillars, which is already continuous with the city sidewalk beyond it.
The proposed Montford Building will feature ground floor amenities, a rooftop restaurant and pool lounge, and 191 rooms, contributing to the revitalization of the underutilized entrance to Charleston.
Our current experience of Lowcountry French presents somewhere on the spectrum of French rustic/Gullah traditional Parisian patisserie/East Bay café.
Would it be feasible and beneficial to extend the pedestrian-first concept of Second Sunday to every day?
A blend of single-family homes, condominiums, student housing, and senior living facilities.
Incorporating a green roof into the design of a building expands the usefulness of that space.
With limited options for infill homesites in the rest of the peninsula, city planners want to ensure that the upper peninsula progresses in a thoughtful manner that takes into account affordable housing, sustainable development, and environmental impact.
The Cigar Factory has been intertwined in the history of Charleston as a functioning symbol of national economic recovery – first as a textile mill during the Reconstruction and later as vital employer during the Great Depression.
