Lowcountry Plantation Home

An intimate bungalow positioned in a paramount location in the South Carolina Lowcountry. On the bank of the Toogoodoo Creek in Hollywood, S.C., this concrete plantation home rises out of the flat and grassy Lowcounty. The result is an intimate bungalow positioned in a paramount location to witness the peaceful tides and tempestuous storms of the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Credit:
Thomas & Denzinger Architects

location: hollywood, sc

Completed: 2010

Meghan served as Project Architect for this project from predesign through construction.

A Plan for the Views

From the main entrance, the home opens to a double height living space and views of the water beyond. A folding wall opens between the kitchen and double height screened porch.

Designed for its environment

The clients’ desire for something permanent and solid led us to explore the possibilities of cast-in-place concrete, softened to accommodate the harsh Southern light and heat with warm wood-faced roof overhangs, timber trellises, and a double height, South-facing screen porch.

River Front

The open plan with a double height central atrium and South-facing screened porch and trellis faces the river warrants views to the marsh and river beyond from every space in the house. An inclination toward raw and natural materials and a rich and tactile living environment is enhanced by the exposed concrete, while lush vegetation has surrounded the home over time.

Land Front

From the land facade, the cast-in-place concrete structure anchors firmly to the site. Sitting on the open part of a peninsula that juts out into the river, it is surrounded by oak trees, Lowcountry vegetation, marsh and then river. The structure stands the test of time, embedded in the elements.

Lowcountry Plantation Home

A Plan for the Views

Designed for its environment

River Front

Land Front

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