Best Architecture Single Residence Award for Swallowtail Architecture
International Property Awards has selected Swallowtail Architecture of Charleston, SC to be honored with the Best Architecture Single Residence, South Carolina award. The project that received this year's award is the Seabrook Marsh Escape home. [...]
Uncovering the Past of this Historic Summerville Home
We wanted to share an article about the home in "Beth’s Pineland Village." From our research we learned about Mrs. Smith initial reluctance to purchase such an old home and then the additions and renovations they undertook, as well as a sweet family connection to the property.
Reveal of New Sullivan’s Island Renovation
We're taking a look at this recently completed whole house renovation on Sullivan's Island. In this video walkthru of the exterior of the property we are highlighting the complete change in the [...]
Your Modern Cottage Features “The Gallery House”
This month the design and story behind "The Gallery House" on Sullivan's Island was featured in a Design Exploder Video by Your Modern Cottage. The video highlights how the Swallowtail design plan turned restrictions into [...]
2020 ArCH Awards for Swallowtail Architecture
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Summerville, South Carolina; July 20, 2020 –– Swallowtail was recognized by ArCH (Architects Creating Homes) with four Residential Design Awards for the [...]
Painted Floors in a Low Country Home
Painting floors was once a very popular find in older homes. It was a way to cover up what was often a not so stunning, plain wood floor. But now, painted floors add big time [...]
Designing Homes to Meet DRB Standards in Seabrook Village
We are currently working on a home design in Seabrook Village on Seabrook Island. Seabrook Village is a planned community with small lots allowing residents a smaller home footprint meaning less upkeep, while not [...]
Dining Al Fresco Featured in Houzz
Houzz has chosen to feature one of our Daniel Island projects in their 24 Delicious Alfresco Dining Set-Ups Worldwide. We rated #6! We couldn't agree more that this poolside spot is the perfect place for [...]
Summerville Residential Conversion to Commercial Office
Summerville is at its heart, a small town. A place with a community feel and a great quality of life. People who live in Summerville love living here not only because of the lifestyle and conveniences of dining, shopping, and Charleston's proximity, but because of the cohesion of the community. Swallowtail Architecture honors the community feel with a new project converting a residential home to an office space.
Lowcountry Living: Designing Your Empty Nester Retirement Dream Home
'Retirement,' isn't that a nice word? It likely brings up a vision you have for your life in your golden years and the activities and home you want to live in to support your lifestyle. [...]
LOMR Process Gains Approval for Elevated Pool on Sullivan’s Island
Different jurisdictions along the coast of South Carolina have different criteria for elevated pools. The criteria is dependent on the regulations of the city and state, and also on FEMA regulations based on the flood [...]
International Property Award Single Family Residence Award Winner
International Property Awards has selected Swallowtail Architecture to again win their Americas Property Award for Architecture Single Residence. This year, the Daniel Island project, Lowcountry New Orleans Style, also known as the New Orleans Reimagined [...]
The Ordinance House: What Happens When You Start Renovation of an Historic Building
The exciting part of restoring an historic structure and converting it into a residential home is the details you uncover during demolition. Finally years of layers and revisions and changes are peeled back to reveal [...]
The Ordinance House: How It Came to be Restored
Journey with us in part two of our series about the restoration of the Fort Moultrie Ordinance House. From zoning changes to DRB reviews and approvals, learn about how we navigated the design challenges of [...]
The Ordinance House: Restoration and Repurposing of an 1890’s Industrial Building
On idyllic Sullivan’s Island, where the recent trend in home sizes could be perceived as bigger is better and more is, well, more, we are swimming against that current with our modest-sized, but filled with [...]
An Architect’s Musings After Paddling the Hunter Island Loop
My husband and I paddled the over 160 mile long Hunter Island Loop this summer. The loop is considered by many as the ultimate Boundarary Waters/Quetico paddling adventure.
CRAN Features Swallowtail Architecture
Swallowtail Architecture has been selected as this month's featured architectural firm in Charleston, SC by AIA CRAN Charleston. An honor bestowed on us by our peers who also practice architecture in the greater Charleston area. The home highlighted with this honor is the Gallery House.
Sullivan’s Island Home Designed by Swallowtail Wins Pinnacle Award
The Home Builders Association of South Carolina recently awarded Alair Homes Charleston the prestigious Pinnacle Awards for their work on the Sullivan’s Island Renovation. Designed by Architect Rachel Burton of Swallowtail Architecture, this project was [...]
Two Technical Design Awards for Swallowtail
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Summerville, South Carolina; July 16, 2019 ––Swallowtail Architecture has been awarded two Technical Design Awards for Excellence from Architect's Creating Homes (ArCH). The 2019 [...]
Voting is Open for Charleston’s Choice Award
Vote for Swallowtail for Best Architectural Firm in Charleston. Voting is open for The Post and Courier 2019 Charleston's Choice Awards. Swallowtail Architecture has been nominated and we'd like your vote.