Habersham, South Carolina

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Located south of Charleston, South Carolina, Habersham, designed in 2004 provides the Low Country with a viable alternative to suburban sprawl. The town is positioned along an inlet less than a mile from the intercoastal waterway. With its sizable town center, Habersham serves as the urban hub for surrounding villages.

Winner of the 2004 Platinum Award in the Best in American Living (BALA) Competition, sponsored by Professional Builder magazine and the National Association of Home Builders.

Located south of Charleston, Habersham will provide the Low Country with a viable alternative to suburban sprawl. The town is positioned along an inlet less than a mile from the intercoastal waterway. With its sizable town center, Habersham will serve as the urban hub for surrounding villages.

The architecture of the project respects the local vernacular, taking into account the expert methods employed by traditional designs for ventilation and cooling. These logical methods, forgotten or ignored by conventional builders, are mandated by the architectural codes that accompany the plan.

The building types are designed and located on the plan according to their levels of urbanism. Along with the different street sections, the broad assortment of building types will provide a varied and authentic environment. This permits a single development to capture a wide variety of home-buyer market segments. In addition, the compatibility ensured by the code maintains high property values and the flexibility of switching to the most marketable building product without redesigning the entire plan.