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Brightwater

Brightwater

Brightwater is an award-winning homebuilding, architecture, and design firm specializing in luxury custom homes within distinctive neighborhood settings. Known for its holistic approach to neighborhood and home design, Brightwater combines authentically detailed architecture, curated interiors, and industry-leading sustainability practices.

This commitment to excellence has earned the firm numerous accolades, including the 2016 Residential Design Award of Honor for Single Family Traditional Design from the Atlanta Chapter of the AIA, the 2023 Gold Award for Best Building Design at The Nationals, and most recently, the 2025 Gold Award for Best One-of-a-Kind Home at the Gold Nugget Awards.

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Approved for Building

The Kiawah River Builders Guild is a referral roster of builders who understand the vision, look, and feel of Kiawah River. Members of the Builders Guild will be the first to build residences in Kiawah River.

Each member of the Builders Guild understands the sea island aesthetic, and is committed to Kiawah River’s community ideals for quality, sustainability, and green building practices.

Builders are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with the developer. Approval of builders under the Builder Guild shall not be construed as an endorsement, warranty or certification of the builder or the builder’s performance.

A Destination

“This project will remain a destination, and a point of reference for what the standard of development and design should be for a long time to come.”
- Howard Backen and Luca Pignata, Architects

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