Modern Low Country Residence Design by Frank Harmon Architects

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Raleigh, Morth Carolina-based Frank Harmon Architects has delivered a modern moving architecture design of a family residence in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The home design has received the 2009 AIA Housing Award recently.

This Low Country Residence did evoke the feel of living outdoors. Built with long form, one-room-deep floor plan gives each room windows and porches overlooking Shem Creek. A modern interpretation of Charleston’s historic shutters provides protection from harsh weather and summer sun.

What makes this residence as a moving architecture are the operable windows which provide natural cross-ventilation and lighting. Approaching the house under a canopy of moss-draped live oaks and up a gentle ramp, the view of the marsh appears like an element in a Japanese painting. The panels can protect the house during any season. In their horizontal (open) position, they shade the house. Closed, they create a shaded, protected porch.

Via. Photography by Richard Leo Johnson

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