Waterford Homes, a custom homebuilder, turns everyday living into something extraordinary. By combining timeless architectural designs, premium materials and meticulous attention to detail, the builder creates spaces that are as functional as they are beautiful. Since 1991, the company strives to build elevated luxury homes with features that are tailored to the unique lifestyles and needs of each of their clients.
Waterford Homes, based in Atlanta, prides their building philosophy as client-driven; providing elevated design and active communication through every step of the homebuilding process. At the heart of that process is the father and son duo, David and Drew Clough, respectively.
Since founding the company, David Clough won numerous awards, including the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Georgia’s Lewis Cenker Award, which honors an individual’s lifetime achievements. David Clough was named the HBA’s Builder of the Year in 2010 and received the Greater Atlanta HBA’s 2012 Builder of the Year.
David Clough continues to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer, while Drew Clough works as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
Quality over Quantity
For the first 25 years of the company’s duration, Waterford Homes focused on first and second time move-up projects in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. To make their mark in the ever-evolving housing market, they focused on building custom, luxury homes in the most in-demand areas of Atlanta.
“We have evolved by focusing on luxury products, building less volume, but higher quality, custom homes,” said Drew Clough.
Waterford Homes continues to rely heavily on the long-term relationships established throughout their 35-year-long lifespan. The builder’s commitment to strong communication is evident in the persisting relationships with Atlanta-based interior designers, architects and engineers.
One philosophy the COO reiterates is the company’s dedication to building forever homes, which is why so much detail is put into every aspect of a project’s design, from start to finish.
A Waterside Estate
Development for the 1216 Fox Squirrel project began in the fall of 2024 and completed in May 2026. Located in the Reynolds community in Greensboro, Ga., the home was designed to feel like a lakeside, vacation home while still supporting the homeowner’s everyday lifestyle as a permanent residence.
The 7,000-square-foot home overlooks Lake Oconee, surrounded by native greenery that provides an immersiveness into nature while offering privacy and seclusion.
Drew Clough described the project as a ranch on top of a basement, with additional bonus rooms over the project’s garage. The home’s rear elevation sits the project over the lake and a dramatic, vaulted covered porch, including a motorized screen, overlooks a pool with a waterfall edge.
One challenge the builder encountered was blending the home into the 12,000 acre, lakefront community without sacrificing the quality design. Waterford Homes worked closely with the Reynolds Architectural Review Board to design a home in a transitional style that effortlessly fits in with the look of other Reynolds homes without compromising the project’s functionality and beauty. The result is a design that maximizes both a luxurious and rustic feel.
Bringing the Outdoors, Indoors
Large, picture-frame windows were installed throughout the home to frame the rustic outdoors, offering a seamless blend of indoor-outdoor living. The expansive windows bring in natural light and incredible views of Lake Oconee.
The home’s angular design makes it feel like a cabin getaway, its sharpness balanced with a soft color palette to brighten the interiors. Wooden beams were installed for architectural structure and to add a rustic flare to the living room.
The muted color palette allows for the outdoor views to take center stage, offering a gentle contrast to the saturated green forest.
Rather than be seated on the ground level, the vaulted porch hangs over the backyard patio and is the pinnacle of an outdoor-indoor lifestyle. Its location within the home’s design was strategic, meant to serve as the heart of the home to encourage connection to nature while providing that contemporary aesthetic Waterford Homes is known for.
Photos courtesy of Brock Company Creative.
By Taylor Moore. She is the Assistant Editor of Builder and Developer and can be reached at taylor@builder.media.
