On a South Carolina Farm, a House Born From a College Promise

On a South Carolina Farm, a House Born From a College Promise

When Joe Filippelli was completing architecture school at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College in 2013, his classmate Peyton Coles made him a promise. “Peyton said, ‘Joe, if you ever start your own office, you can build my house,’” Mr. Filippelli said. “People joke about stuff like that, but you never think it’s going to be real.” The friends had studied buildings together, but by the time they graduated, Mr. Peyton had realized he didn’…