Raleigh, NC
2200 SF

The house at 215 Georgetown represented a labor of love for our firm and the beginning of a unique way of merging design with development. Purchased in early summer 2006, the original war era house was in what seemed like good shape, ready for our planned rear 2-story modern addition with connecting bridge and courtyard.

What happened next was a whirlwind, a series of ups and downs, of changes and modifications, but most importantly what happened was that we learned a lot as a new development company. This project showed us just how difficult it is to bring modern design to the masses, on a tight budget and schedule.

Completed in late spring 2007, the finished product was an open and inviting 2200 SF home with an emphasis on living spaces over sleeping quarters and a connection to the outdoors. The interiors are spare, but warm with a variety of natural wood and stone textures to compliment the muted paint tones. A deep front porch with planters, a screen porch, grilling deck and courtyard connect with indoor spaces to give this house the feeling of being much larger and to encourage living outdoors as much as in. Additionally, custom details from the kitchen cabinets, to the concrete countertops, to the cantilevered solid walnut bar top and steel fire pit, to any number of other well designed features distinguished this house as modern, and have helped set the precedent for our development projects to come.