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Photos: Mark Hoyle Photography very now and then a meeting of desirable attributes happens all on one plot of land. Such was the case for homeowners in Townville, S.C., and their Hartwell Lake property. Te site boasted four sought-after and unique features: fat, close to water, clear to the water and great views. Tat quadfecta, how- ever, came with the difculty of the lot being a wedge- shaped peninsula. Donald G. Chapman, AIA, NCARB, CMB, president and founder of Chapman Design Group Inc., Anderson, S.C., took on the challenge and planned the remodel in a way to capitalize on the property's features and ensure a lake view from every room of the home. COMPLEX SETBACKS Te clients had a home on a diferent site on the same lake, but a small tornado resulted in a tree falling on the home, crushing a portion of it, Chapman says. Just before meeting with Chapman about renovating that home, the house burned down from an electrical issue from the fallen tree. It was on a site not as desirable as others, however, and Chapman's wife, a real estate agent, worked with the clients to fnd a new piece of property. Tis is when the wedge-shaped property with views came into play. "At frst, we met with the client to design a renovation with a small addition," Chapman remembers. "After the design was complete, they came back to me and wanted to know what I would do if I had started from scratch. "It's a unique opportunity on this lake to have a fat piece of property that is clear to the water with the type of views this house has," Chapman continues. "Tat was the exciting part." Te new plan included demolishing about 1,400 sq. ft. of existing structure to make way for a 2,801-sq.-ft. addition, and renovating the existing guest house struc- ture that was grandfathered in despite going beyond the current setbacks. Chapman also would connect the guest quarters to the addition. E Carefully considered design on a challenging land parcel enabled each room in this large-scale renovation and addition to have lake views from two sides. By Laurie Banyay Before QualifiedRemodeler.com QR April 2016 23