SMHa

Not quite ready to say goodbye to summer. Especially long casual evenings like these.

We so enjoy seeing residents and guests delight in all the amenities and entertainment at Kiawah Island’s Night Heron Park. From The Nest Market & Cafe to Nature and Amenities Center to Night Heron Grill and Pool and even leisurely strolls along the boardwalk, designing these spaces and watching them come alive is why we love what we do.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Back to School is in full swing! 🍎

We enjoyed spending the day capturing the recently completed 110,000-square-foot Ladson Elementary School and spending time with the nearly 900 students and their parents and teachers as they prepare for another great school year.

Go Bulldogs! 🐶

Charleston County Schools - SC
Craig Gaulden Davis | PBK
Brownstone

SMHa has had the privilege of partnering with The Church at LifePark since the church’s beginning and are honored to support its continued growth with this latest expansion, thoughtfully designed to embody the spirit of the Lowcountry and enrich the fabric of our community.

The Restored Historic Sanders House

When it came to design, we let history lead the way.

“As discovered by Charleston-based SMHa, the architectural team hired to design and oversee the property’s five-year restoration, Sam Sanders used a catalog or pattern kit to construct his house. ‘It’s much like the Sears catalog houses of today,’ explained the project’s lead architect Jeff Johnston. ‘Back in 1860, there were a few millwork companies in the Northeast selling these home kits. You would buy the lumber; they would have the pieces stenciled, give you simple instructions, and ship it to you in rough lengths of wood. It would be up to you, the owner, to build the foundation for it and put the pieces together.’ When working on the property, Johnston and his team noted letters and numbers on pieces of the home’s framework. And, of course, Sanders’ name. ‘It could either be his signature or it could be a receipt noting this was the package for Samuel Sanders. Pretty doggone neat!’ [Last photo shows lumber with Sanders’ name]

“To maintain the integrity of the home, Johnston and his colleagues worked diligently to retain as many of the structure’s original features as possible... The home was restored using adaptive reuse design principles and is now open to residents of the community as a gathering and event space.”

- excerpts from The Daniel Island News
https://www.thedanielislandnews.com/news/restored-historic-sanders-house-rooted-things-past #

📸 Patrick Brickman for Target Market
🏗️ Hill Construction