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The Hampton House is located just outside of Charleston's historic district in the Wagener Terrace neighborhood, across from the park it's named after. The front yard, designed by landscape architect Robert Maerlender, features green circles of astroturf stamped onto a gray canvas of shale and framed by an angled wood fence.

The entrance to the home has an indoor-outdoor feel complete with slate flooring and a sky light.

Staggered, built-in planters infuse a light well with greenery.

A screened-in porch can be easily accessed from the family room, kitchen, and living room.

The backyard is an outdoor sanctuary filled with foliage and natural wood.

The walls guarding the entryway provide privacy, but allow views and light to bleed through.

The lake-level Beach Hut, built by Nathan and Adrianne’s father, further enhances the home’s indoor/outdoor living experience.

The second seating area features furniture from All Modern.

When not in use during winter, the tub is hidden from the home’s view. The entrance has a sheltered overhang for car parking.

The knotty cedar cladding from Crenshaw Lumber was pretreated with an ebony stain from Timber Pro UV—twice on both sides—prior to being brought to the site, where it was left for eight weeks so that it could adjust to the moist seaside air before installation. “Cedar siding swells or shrinks when it gains or loses moisture while it reaches equilibrium with the content of the surrounding air,” says Michael. Photo by Coral von Zumwalt.

In the kitchen, a built-in timber breakfast booth is the perfect spot to enjoy the dappled morning sunlight.

Light Show: Resolution: 4 pierced a concrete wall edging the exterior stairwell with acrylic cylinders to make a clever lighting installation. The cylinders transmit sunlight during the day, Tanney explains, and at night the installation becomes a “backlit constellation” triggered by motion sensors.

The roof terrace offers an outdoor lounge space, as well as views into the Seattle hills.