FULL-SERVICE ARCHITECTURAL
& INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO

"As a builder, I like to get involved early in the design phase and Steve Herlong and his team of Architects and Interior Designers are a pleasure to work closely with. I have worked with Steve for many years and he is one of the best! The team's attention to detail and creativity can be seen in all of their work and I would highly recommend Herlong & Associates to anyone looking to create their dream home!"

-Phillip W. Smith - General Contractor

"I am a builder who has had the pleasure of working with Herlong & Associates on several projects, including my own personal residence. I have always found their entire organization to be very professional, creative, and responsive to an owner's desires or to the builder's needs. Their interior design team beautifully complements the talents of the architectural group. Their attention to detail is impeccable. I highly recommend Herlong & Associates to anyone planning to build a new custom home or to upgrade an existing home."

- Sea Island Builders

"When you're building a beach house and live over 2 hours away your architect has to be someone you can trust. Steve,  Theresa and the rest of the Herlong team made us feel like our house was their house. Thanks guys!"

-Nicky and Billy Naso

"We chose Steve Herlong and his team to conceive, design and project manage the creation of our dream home on Kiawah Island. The Herlong team was with us for every aspect of the project - from clean-sheet-of-paper conceptual design, to detailed architectural and interior design and plans, through construction, furnishing and move-in. The Herlong team was fantastic in every regard, and it was great to have both Architectural and Interior design experts from one team working together in a coordinated and integrated manner. Our relationship started when we hired Herlong & Associates in the fall of 2006, carried through the next 3 years of design, construction and occupancy in July 2009, and continues to this day in both professional and personal context. The 3 year project duration is important to understand, as it reflects very positively on the Herlong team and our builder as well (Buffington Homes) - they worked WITH us at OUR pace, never once languishing on their end nor pushing us to proceed more quickly than we were comfortable. We had a custom timetable for a custom project. Our home is truly “Award Winning” for which we have the Herlong & Associates team to thank. We are very happy homeowners and customers and would recommend the Herlong team with complete confidence."

-Todd Singleton & Lisa Mascolo, Kiawah Island SC

"Buffington Homes has worked with Herlong & Associates Architects for over ten years. They are a great team not only internally within their company but with their clients,contractors and landscape architects. As General Contractor we can serve our clients better together than we can as individual silos of information. The Herlong team shares that philosophy and our projects result in livable works of art with clients that are friends for life. Herlong also offers turnkey architectural and interior design services making the process easier for clients who live in other parts of the country. They are a great group of people."

-Cathy Buffington - Buffington Homes

"We found Steve and his associates to be very flexible, creative, and willing to accommodate our needs and desires for our new home. This was our first experience working with an architect, and we weren't sure what to expect. We quickly discovered they were not only professional and knowledgeable, but lots of fun too! This group made our design/building process much more pleasurable than we ever imagined it might be, and we love our new home."

-Kathy and Dick Pate

"We could not be more pleased with the home that Steve and his team designed for us. And he is surely pleased, too, because our home won both local and regional architectural awards. The process was a pleasure. And 13 years later, our home retains a timeless beauty. So often we hear the boaters as they go by in the creek, "Oh! what a beautiful house!"

-Frank and Catherine Middleton

"Herlong and Associates is an outstanding and creative architectural firm with great vision, dedication and attention to detail. It has been a pleasure working with them all to date. They have been patient and accommodating to all of our thoughts and design requirements."

-Kaye and Scott Smith

"When Pam and I started to build our dream house, we went to Steve and his team to spell out what we wanted. I figured it would take months. Steve was such a great listener that he got it all just perfect on the first try. Steve was the best, and now we have our perfect dream house."

-Doug Van Scoy

"It is our pleasure to write this testimonial for Steve Herlong about our experience with him during the design and building of our oceanfront Dream Home. It far exceeded all of our expectations. We choose Steve as our architect based on high praises from many realtors, builders and homeowners. From the moment we met Steve we felt welcome and appreciated. His commitment to creative, quality design to ensure complete satisfaction for his clients is his primary goal. Steve began the process by asking us what features were important to us and what kind of feelings we wanted to have in and about our new home. He listened intently and gave us great suggestions about design practicalities he learned from his vast experience. The entire process was a Happy and the end result was even Happier. For Steve, each new design is a learning experience on how to make his next homes even better. We just can't say enough good things about his passion, his incredible creative talents and the ease of working with him. Everyone on his Staff was also a pleasure to work with and exhibited the same commitment to excellence. Busy as they were, they always made the time to meet with us to make sure we were happy with the progress. Finally, we want to say Thank You to Steve and his associates for giving our family such a beautiful home where many happy memories are being made..... because nothing is more precious than great memories."

-Art and Suzie Kechijian

"Herlong and Associates did a fantastic job for us in seeing our dream house come to reality on Isle of Palms. The "team" took care of every detail, start to finish, and most of this was done with us being 1000 miles away. They understood the style we were looking for in our home, they captured the exact feel with the interior design, and the decorating support integrated furniture and art work that was accumulated from several locations! They kept us well informed along the way as to progress of the project, were responsive to our issues and questions, and gave us plenty of time to make decisions either in person or remotely, that kept the project on time---and on budget. They project managed the many variables on this size and complexity of a project and worked incredibly well with our builder. After 19 moves in our our 39 years, we knew what we wanted to achieve and Herlong and Associates helped us get that done."

-Sherry and Gary Forsee

"Dear Steve,

This seems a good moment to thank you and your firm for all the help you have given us over the past few years. Your work for us has been across the board: design of new structure; design of extensive renovations of three older homes; representation before the Design Review Board; supervision of contractors, both highly experienced and not so much; and interior work. Have I left anything out? I think not. Great results have been achieved at each step of the way. We couldn’t be more pleased. At each phase of your firm’s work, you have been closely involved without having to front everything. Your colleagues have all performed wonderfully, both in terms of results achieved as well, as in terms of the timeliness of production – even when things were a little busier than they are today. And I think you have performed that most difficult of tricks – knowing when and how to offer up your own ideas to build upon what your client has offered up, so that when the dust settles, it’s their house. Good work. Keep it up."

-Suzan and Stephen Zoukis

We initially became interested in Steve Herlong's work when we saw a home that he had helped design on Dewees Island, SC. 12 years ago. After looking at other projects that Herlong & Associates had created we knew that we were interested in meeting with Steve to determine if we would be interested in spending several years working with him on designing our home. From the very first moment that we met Steve and his staff we knew that our search was over. Steve Herlong is extremely talented and has many years of experience. He is deliberate and thoughtful and we knew that we had his undivided attention every time we meant with him. I can't imagine meeting anyone who is easier to work with than Steve Herlong. He brought our ideas to life and he and his team created the house that we only imagined in our minds."

-Allison Bourland

"We were fortunate enough to find Steve Herlong as our architect for our dream house on the beach of Sullivan's Island and, unlike so many others who build houses, the whole experience was a pleasure. Steve is a brilliant visionary. I would give him pages of wish lists and accordian files full of pictures from magazines and he was able to translate it into feasible drawings. His attention to detail was exemplary. I remember one day he visited the site three times, early morning, noon and late afternoon to look at some sample shades of green on our shutters so he could see them in different sunlights!! Our house is spectacular, both functionally and aesthetically, with many interesting details included by Steve. If I were ever able to build a house again, I would look no further than Herlong and Associates."

-Tim and Page Walter

"We had our first big party at our new Isle of Palms home, a rehearsal dinner for a Florence friend, and there were lots of wows...the house flows so well, as you planned it would. Thanks for a great plan!"

-Carol Dawson