Indian River Gate House design

Indian River Club

Indian River Club at Oak Hammock

Gate House Entrance to Golf Course Community

THE CHALLENGE

Design a practical gate house building for secure entrance to a private golf course community. Within the limited footprint of the gate house, the design needed to provide a control station with a desk and file storage for on-site security staff, as well as include a private toilet for convenience.

THE SOLUTION

The architect, Greg Burke, FAIA, was serving as a “Town Architect” for the community at the time of this design. The responsibilities for design direction and guidelines for the development were developed by this office.

The general design themes of the community revolved around traditional South Carolina “Low Country” style of practical and simple elegance, often featuring high ceilings, large windows, and inviting porches.

The design for the guard house employs 5-V Crimp metal roofs with compound slopes typical of Low Country homes. The contrasting details of divided light windows and dark wood brackets complete the Low Country identify of the guard house.