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Photographer: Bruce Van Inwegen

Modern Antebellum House

  • PROJECT ROLES
  • Jim Olson, Design Principal
  • LOCATION & YEAR
  • Atlanta, GA, 2000

Project Details

This new house in an historic Atlanta neighborhood uses modern materials to express the mystique of the old South. Traditional elements found in historic Southern mansions—front columns, a portico, Palladian spatial arrangement and an emphasis on the staircase—were reinterpreted to subtly connect the house to the region’s strong architectural heritage. Space flows freely from inside to outside, and vistas amplify the sense of space on this relatively narrow urban lot.