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New Estate Builds
Ground-up custom homes from 6,000 to 12,000+ sq ft. Architectural coordination, materials, finishes, fixtures, and final styling — managed end-to-end by the studio.
Volume II · Construction · The American South
Built by hand.
Made to last.
A new capability of the studio. Custom homes, whole-house renovations, and outbuildings — built by the same hand that draws the interiors.
Begin a build→What We Build
Three kinds of build.
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Whole-House Renovations
Landmark and significant homes brought back. Structural and finish work coordinated through one studio, with the interior design held in the same hand from concept to hand-over.
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Additions & Outbuildings
Pool houses, guest cottages, garden rooms, and major additions — designed and built to feel original to the property, never bolted on.
The Design-Build Advantage
One studio.
One detail-line.
In a traditional build, the designer hands the home off to a builder, and the builder to a finisher. Each translation is a chance for a detail to be lost.
Design-build collapses the hand-offs. The same studio that draws the kitchen specifies the cabinetry, selects the trades, coordinates the build, and is on site at hand-over. The detail you see on day one is the detail in the finished room.
It is also the way English country houses have been built for centuries — by one hand, kept together.
How a Build Works
Five steps,
from brief to threshold.
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Brief
A discovery conversation about the site, the family, and the home you want it to become.
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Design
Architectural concept, palette, materials, and specification — developed in the studio that will hold the interiors.
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Plan & Permit
Drawings issued for permit, trades selected, schedule and budget locked, long-lead items ordered.
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Build
Coordinated construction with a small, vetted team of builders and craftsmen. Every detail held through to the final coat.
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Hand-over
Final styling, photography, a walk-through with the family, and a one-year aftercare relationship.
Trades & Craft
A small,
vetted team.
The studio works with a small, long-trusted team of builders, joiners, plasterers, masons, painters, and metalworkers across the Carolinas — the kind of trades whose names do not appear on highway billboards but show up at the houses worth knowing.
Where a project calls for a piece that cannot be sourced locally — a Bath foundry, a Cotswold mason, a small Welsh mill — the studio brings it in.
Common Questions
Custom builds,
answered plainly.
Do you build custom homes from the ground up?
Yes. Cotswold House Co. delivers full custom-home construction — ground-up new builds, whole-house renovations, and outbuildings — across the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and the wider American South. The studio coordinates architecture, trades, finishes, and interior design through one accountable team.
What is design-build, and why do you offer it?
Design-build means one studio holds responsibility for both the design and the construction of the home. There is no hand-off from designer to builder, no finger-pointing when a detail does not survive the build. The same hand that draws the kitchen specifies the cabinetry, selects the trades, and is on site at hand-over.
What is the typical project size?
Estate builds run 6,000 to 12,000+ sq ft. Whole-house renovations and additions are taken on selectively. The studio takes a small number of full-house projects each year to hold the level of detail the work requires.
Where do you build?
Cotswold House Co. is based in Greenville, South Carolina, and builds across the Carolinas (Greenville, Charleston, Kiawah Island, Hilton Head, Asheville, Charlotte, Highlands, Cashiers, Raleigh), Georgia (Atlanta, Savannah, Sea Island), and Tennessee (Nashville). Further afield by arrangement.
How long does a typical custom build take?
From signed brief to hand-over, a full estate build typically runs 14 to 22 months — six to eight months in design and pre-construction, and twelve to sixteen on site. Renovations and additions are shorter and quoted per project.
How is a build priced?
Pricing is bespoke to the home, the site, and the level of finish. We do not publish square-foot rates because they obscure more than they reveal — a kitchen with hand-built cabinetry and a kitchen with stock cabinetry are not the same square foot. Every engagement begins with a discovery conversation; a budget range is offered before any design fee is committed.
Can you renovate a historic or landmark home?
Yes. Whole-house renovations of significant or landmark homes are core to the studio. The British eye is well-suited to bringing older homes back to life — calm, layered, considered — without erasing what made the home worth restoring.
Do you only build in a British style?
No. The studio is British in sensibility — calm, layered, restrained, made to last — but the work adapts to the site, the architecture, and the family. A Greenville farmhouse, a Charleston single house, an Asheville mountain retreat, a Nashville colonial: all built with the same considered hand.
How does one begin a build with Cotswold House Co.?
Use the form below to send Danielle a note, or call (864) 230-9495. Every engagement begins with a discovery conversation about the site, the family, and the home you want it to become.
A Recent Build
409 Meyers Drive,
Greenville, SC.
What's Included
A full design-build engagement.
Sixteen disciplines, one accountable studio. From the first survey to the final coat of paint.
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Site survey & programme
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Architectural concept
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Schematic design
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Structural coordination
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MEP & lighting design
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Drawings & permit
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Materials & finishes
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Joinery & cabinetry
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Trades selection
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Schedule & budget
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On-site management
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Furniture & soft goods
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Art & styling
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Final styling & photography
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Hand-over walk-through
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One-year aftercare
Begin a Build
Tell us about the home you have in mind.
Site, family, scope, timeline — anything you want us to know. We reply within two business days.