Barn-style home, lakeside view
What does your dream home look like? Janna Sasser Grant Merritt Architectural Design & Photos Channing Glover Story
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ichael and Lisa Shaw didn’t know the answer until a local designer brought it to life with the help of Columbus County’s agricultural roots. “I’m usually heavily influenced by local buildings,” says Channing Glover, owner of Glover Designs based in Lake Waccamaw. “I draw a lot of inspiration from local farm buildings and barns, and try to interpret that into my architecture and adapt it into a modern living scenario.” Inspiration began with a barn on Smyrna Road. The Shaws’ house is designed to mimic the lines of a traditional tobacco barn, but using 62 | 954 | Spring & Summer 2020
modern technology. One “traditional” aspect with a modern twist is the flooring. A raised concrete slab serves as both finish and foundation. “We’re using the material for what it is,” he explains. “Down in the South, we’re inundated in humidity and mold, and a lot of moisture problems can be remedied by getting the house out of the ground, putting dirt in the foundation and pouring a slab.” The flooring is finished with a coat of polyurethane. The house is raised approximately two feet on its dirt foundation from the ground,
