James L. (Jim) Stickland

Historical Concepts of Peachtree City, Georgia

Drawing on the long-standing traditions of vernacular architecture, Historical Concepts creates enduring homes with meticulous attention to detail and a sensibility for the past.

Founded in 1982 by its president, James L. Strickland, Historical Concepts is one of the South's premier residential architectural firms with a staff of twenty people and clients throughout the nation. Every member of the firm shares a passion for creating and preserving traditional homes and neighborhoods.

Strickland, a native of Atlanta, laid the foundation for his pragmatic design philosophy after graduating with highest honors from the Master's Program of the Yale School of Architecture. He started his own construction company, then began a traditional home plan service, publishing "The Savannah Tidewater Collection," a compilation of richly-detailed home designs for authentic, historically-based homes. Public response to this approach was immediate and lasting, and Strickland has been absorbed with the construction and design of traditional homes ever since.

Shifting his focus from construction to design, Strickland founded Historical Concepts by referring back to his career as a contractor. Says Strickland, "Because I have been a builder- been on the scaffold- I understand what a builder needs to know to make designs a reality. I can relate to the challenges they face and the information they need to build a home."

Always practical, Strickland asserts that it is essential to incorporate functional interior elements for modern living while using traditional materials and classical proportion. Each home, whether Neo-Classical, Coastal, Georgian or other in inspiration, has a warmth and familiarity all its own. Many designs are created with a storyline in mind, about how the house might have evolved if it were actually built in the past. Over time, a main structure often grew to include wings, carriage houses, enclosed porches and breezeways, meeting demands of each generation. Using this "generational architecture" approach to design results in a home with genuine character and connectedness to its setting.

The firm's designs have played a key role in establishing the roots of the residential, small-scale town revival movement known as "New Urbanism." With nationally recognized award-winning projects at Newpoint in Beaufort, South Carolina; Spring Island in South Carolina; Sweet Bottom Plantation in Duluth, Georgia; North Cove in Peachtree City, Georgia; Celebration in Orlando, Florida; and WaterColor in Seagrove Beach, Florida; Historical Concepts has demonstrated the benefits of adhering to traditional values of architectural planning and design.

To see examples of award winning Historical Concepts homes click here to go to their web site: www.historicalconcepts.com

Moser Design Group, Inc. (MDG)

Eric Moser of Moser Design Group

MGD has built a reputation as Designers of fine custom residential architecture.

Moser Design Group, Inc. (MDG) has built a reputation as Designers of fine custom residential architecture. Eric Moser, President of MDG, along with a dedicated staff of professionals have designed over 800 homes throughout the Southeast region over the past 17 years. A large number can be found around MDG's home base of Beaufort County, SC, and offer a wide range of type from 600 square foot bungalows to 13,000 square foot ocean front estates. Over time, this broad array has allowed the team at MDG to refine the craft of place making whether it be their casual resort architecture on Hilton Head Island or their finely detailed Traditional homes which embrace the rich architectural heritage of the Low Country.

In 1999, Eric Moser, and architect Don O'Connor, a long term associate, established a new architectural firm, OCM Architecture, Inc. Eric & Don share the belief that architecture must be reflective of each client's lifestyle, intuitive to purpose, and appropriate to place. Always apparent in their work is the great care taken to design delightful spaces that address each property carefully, and flow with ease, never confined to rigid boxes.

Much of their work has been published in a variety of magazines including: "Southern Accents," "Architecture," "Islander Magazine," "The Wall Street Journal," and "America's 100 Best Places to Retire," to name a few. In 2000 MDG was one of 25 architects and designers selected to be featured in, best selling author, Sarah Susnaka's book "Creating the Not So Big House". Most recently MDG was asked by "Coastal Living Magazine," to design the 2002 Coastal Living Cottage which was featured in the September/October issue.

Dear to Eric and Don is their commitment to New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood Development, and their affiliated organizations; The Congress for New Urbanism and The National Town Builders Association which promote effective development alternatives to Urban Sprawl. They have provided a significant number of homes in many prominent TNDs.

Eric's involvement began with the pioneering neighborhood of Newpoint, in Beaufort SC, 12 years ago. MDG was one of 3 firms selected to establish the architecture of the neighborhood, ultimately designing approximately 25% of the homes there. Since then , MDG and OCM have been involved with many TNDs throughout the region. Chief among them are: The Village at Port Royal, I'On, Vermillion, The Village at St. John's Woods and Maxwell Springs. In 1997 Eric participated with the highly acclaimed firm of Duany Plater-Zyberk Architects in the charrette for the town of Habersham in Beaufort, SC. Today Habersham is a growing, vibrant coastal village. Along with being a resident of Habersham, Eric chairs the Architectural Review Board and works closely with town founder Bob Turner in the fulfillment of the town plan. MDG and OCM continue to participate in the urban design and architecture of the growing number of New Urban projects.

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