Case Study · Modern Building & Craft

Brick, Copper & Herringbone, new residence.

Charleston, SC · Every project, told the same way: problem, method, outcome. The sequence is the proof of the work.

Brick, Copper & Herringbone · New Residence

Existing brick garden wall beneath mature oaks, before new masonry

01 — The condition

Problem

What the site asked

An existing brick garden wall to preserve, mature oaks overhead, and new masonry that had to sit comfortably beside old Charleston brick.

Hand-laid brick with mortar wash, copper gutters in progress

02 — The judgment

Method

What we chose

Hand-laid brick finished with a mortar wash for depth and age. Copper gutters and downspouts. Herringbone paths set to the period pattern.

Finished herringbone brick path beside the preserved garden wall

03 — The result

Outcome

What it became

A new residence that reads as settled rather than new. Masonry, copper, and brick paths that look as though they came from the same hand.

Scope New-residence masonry & finishes Materials Charleston brick · mortar wash · copper Status Photographed in progress

A new residence asked to sit comfortably beside old Charleston brick. The sequence tells the work: the condition we found, the judgment we made, the result it became.

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