In 2007, when interior designer Nancy Braithwaite, husband Jim, and their architect, James Choate, began erecting a contemporary home of poured concrete, glass, and Western cedar, they caused a minor stir in the neighborhood. Though the home had oblique classical references, it didn’t conform to the prevalent vernaculars of Kiawah Island: plantations, arts and crafts, and shingle cottages. And it was on Ocean Course Drive, one of the most desirable thoroughfares on Kiawah, which listing agent Kay Halsey calls “the Pebble Beach of the East.” Keep reading. #Properties