Oceanfront Renewal

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More Than An Addition

This oceanfront home on Hilton Head Island is one of the two houses that started our journey into building science and sustainability. What started as an addition and window replacement project turned into a major home reinvention. We peeled back the layers to realize what the home needed, and this discovery inspired us to honor the space with the materials to make it look as it should have from day one.

• Details

  Contractor
  Bay 10 Ventures

  Location
  Hilton Head Island, SC

  Style
  Transitional

  Photographer
  Dickson Dunlap

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Rough Beginning

The Kelly’s house was built in the early nineties as a spec house. The builder went bankrupt; the house sat unfinished and was finally finished by another builder. The building materials appeared to be selected from the reject pile at the hardware store. The quality of construction was marginal at best. There were casement windows installed horizontally instead of vertically.

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Needed Improvements

The job was initially to replace the windows, siding and roof and add a small addition to the second floor. After we removed the exterior skin we discovered sub-standard framing and rot.

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Coming Together

We decided to gut the entire house and took this opportunity to redesign the interior cabinetry, stairs, bathrooms, lighting, fireplace, doors, hardware, and floors. We also reworked the exterior paving and decks. We added an outdoor fireplace and grill area. We kept the existing swimming pool. We added many more windows in the kitchen. We also took the opportunity to make sure the house meets all the hurricane building codes.

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  “As we peeled back the layers and realized what The Kelly’s house needed, it inspired us to honor the space with the materials and look it should’ve had from day one

  Jane Frederick

  Managing Principal