southern modernism

Workstead House | Charleston is the exploration of southern modernism, a design philosophy informed by the distinctive heritage of the American South.  Originally built in 1853 on Charleston’s historic “Bee’s Row,” the grand, three-story home and accompanying carriage house were meticulously restored under the careful direction of Workstead, with every element curated in deference to, and reverence of, past and future, evoking a style and lifestyle both new and remembered in South Carolina’s low country.

One of four rowhouses making up historic Bee’s Row, distinguished by their terracotta cast pediments, fences and elaborate interior moldings, the brownstones resemble homes built in Savannah, New York, and Boston in the mid-19th century.  Taken over during the Civil War by the properties served as warehouses for goods smuggled through the Union blockade during the Civil War.

Workstead House draws on the property’s unique, storied past, reincarnating heritage elements as modern luxury in a welcoming home.  Materials are rich, honest, and meant to last.  Original details such as stairs, floors, molding, windows and doors of the home were preserved and restored, with updated conveniences carefully incorporated.  The result is an all-sensory experience of southern modernism.