Swallowtail Architecture

Swallowtail Architecture specializes in designing homes that are the perfect compliment to the vision you have for your life in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Whether you are looking at a new build or considering a whole house, major renovation, Swallowtail's process of active listening is focused on creating a custom home design that is unique to you with stunning, one-of-a-kind details. With your every need in mind, we craft a design plan that merges the practical, the emotional, and the financial.

We regularly donate our time and talents to community projects. We have worked with the Dorchester County Habitat for Humanity, Trident Habitat for Humanity, and LowCountry Orphan Relief. If you have a special project that needs pro bono architectural design services please contact our office at 843-885-9400 so we can consider your worthy project. Giving Back with Pro Bono Architectural Services A community garden is a single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people. This community garden grew out of several ideas, including the idea that.

At Swallowtail, we take a lot of time at the beginning of the project to really understand what is important about the site, the needs and requirements of the homeowners as well as their dreams and aspirations. We check out the facts with the zoning and FEMA regulations, and we ask our homeowners a lot of questions. It's vital in getting the details exactly right. Because a great building is about the details and the nuance. From the way the windows face the view, to the framing around the doorways.

It is important to us that we provide our clients with the highest-quality floor plans and materials to make their dream home or office building a reality. As local architects with offices in Summerville and Mount Pleasant, we are able to draw on our own experiences within the local community to help you remodel an existing structure or build a new one that will be embraced by the community. We consider all the unique elements of the Lowcountry, from the environment to the residents, to create architectural designs that have both form and function.

Led by Architect, Rachel Burton, we are a woman-owned and woman-operated business. Our entire team of phenomenal women are working hard every day to help our clients bring their dreams to life of living in the beautiful South Carolina Lowcountry. Cher relocated to Charleston from Washington, D.C., where she was the Practice Manager for a veterinary hospital for over 17 years. A love of Lowcountry architecture and design led her to change career paths and join Swallowtail Architecture as the Office Administrator.

Swallowtail Architecture Founder and Principal Architect Rachel Burton has worked locally in South Carolina for nearly 20 years and prior to starting Swallowtail in 2012, she worked for some of the areas most prestigious firms. For the 10 years prior to discovering her own dream of living in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Rachel worked in her native Canada on an array of residential and commercial projects. Now considering South Carolina her forever home, Rachel brings her professionalism and keen design vision so that her clients can live their best life in the home of their dreams in this, the most beautiful location in America.

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