About Chris

An architect specializing in hot humid ocean front homes throughout the Eastern US and beyond.

Legasey Powder Room at Kiawah Featured on Houzz

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Happy Birthday Sharon Ritchey

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Happy birthday to Sharon Ritchey.  We were privileged to design a custom home in Walnut Cove near Asheville for Sharon and her spouse Julia.  It was a sloping site down to a stream in the rear with a wonderful mountain … Continue reading

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Christopher Rose Architect designed home makes record sale for 2018.

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109 Flyway Oceanfront home at Kiawah that our firm renovated for a client in 2009 has recently sold for $11.1 million which is a record sale for 2018.  In our renovation we turned a stucco Georgian home into a shingle … Continue reading

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Carol Jordan’s anniversary with Chris Rose Architects

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We are proud to announce that today is the twelfth anniversary that Carol Jordan, Associate AIA, LEEP AP has been with our firm.  She has been the Studio Manager for the last two years.  Thank you again Carol for all that you have done for Chris Rose Architects and our clients.  Her attention to detail and project management skills are just a few of her talents.

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2018 Faces of Charleston Feature

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I’m quite honored to be featured as one of the 2018 Faces of Charleston in the June issue of  Charleston magazine. 

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Happy Birthday to the father of modern architecture Mies van der Rohe

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Mies who started in the Bauhaus in Germany then practiced in Chicago for many years would have turned 132 today.  His work is still relevant today.  The influence Villa Tugendhat in Brno, in modern Czech Republic can be seen in … Continue reading

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Home on tour for Preservation Society of Charleston

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A shingle style home we designed at 14 Ocean Course and recently featured in Traditional Home magazine will be on tour today for the Preservation Society of Charleston.  Our generous owners have allowed us this very wonderful organization the use of their home.  The home is a “reverse” plan home with the principal living, kitchen and dining areas on the second floor.  This affords a better view over the Ocean Course to the Atlantic Ocean.  The challenge of this design was to integrate 9,000 sq. foot home and its guest house  collection of trees totaling 110″ in caliper. 

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Congratulations to Susan Highfield

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Susan Highfield celebrates 19 years with Christopher Rose Architects, P. A. today.   She has kept our company running smoothly through her business management talent.  We have all grown as a firm together.  Her sound advice has guided us through the rough times of the downturns in the economy.  Congratulations Sue, on behalf of Christopher Rose Architects, we look to many more successful years together.

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Home at 151 High Dunes Progress

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The shingle style home we have designed for a Chicago couple is coming along nicely.  Drywall is being installed. VIEW FROM HIGH DUNES LANE VIEW TO MARSH FROM UPPER BALCONY VIEW TO MARSH FROM UPPER BALCONY VIEW OF REAR DECK … Continue reading

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We design our homes to resist hurricanes

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