this architect designed an ultra-personalized home with an eye on the future
BY M.S. LAWRENCE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOLGER OBENAUS
Design a super-modern home and drop it in a super-traditional neighborhood? Check. Architect Damien Busillo of DLB Custom Home Design has been there, done that.
But designing a home cus- tomized for career professionals who required spaces devoted purely to professional use and entertainment? It was a design challenge that would require plenty of foresight on Busillo’s part.
“I was mindful of the fact that if the day ever came to sell, I needed the spaces to be flexible and able to morph into other
uses,” says Busillo, a Savannah College of Art and Design graduate who uses 3-D virtual technology to bring designs and details to life. “As career-driven professionals, the owners were adamant about having the home cater to their needs and style. They wanted to be able to work from home and have big gath- erings in spaces overlooking the Ravenel Bridge and the marshes of the Cooper River. They were not concerned about making the home family-friendly or particu- larly useful for the next buyer.” Busillo threw himself into the design of the uber-personalized