The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “America Is Primed for a Home-Renovation Resurgence.” In short, the article discusses how falling interest rates are making it easier for homeowners to finance big renovation projects, leading to an expected surge in spending on home improvements. I’ll leave the economics of this to the experts, […]
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Potty Talk: Tips for Designing Luxurious Age-Friendly Bathrooms
How do we design age-friendly bathrooms for our clients? Learn some of our tips here!
Top 10 Lighting Tips for Older Adults
Learn more about our favorite lighting strategies for creating lovely, functional homes.
Five Reasons to Work with An Architect
Having an architect on your construction team means you not only take advantage of their professional expertise, but also their network and resources. And that is money well spent.
What’s Trending in Residential Design?
What’s trending in residential design? Living longer in your home!
You shouldn’t have to retire from your home.
In short, we don’t have to, nor should we have to, retire fully from our work lives, so why should we have to retire from our homes?
Landon Stubblefield Becomes Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist
We are excited to announce that TPD’s Landon Rosemore Stubblefield has earned the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation from the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). The NAHB, in partnership with the AARP and NAHB Research Center, created the CAPS program, which includes training and education on the technical, business management and customer service skills essential to […]
Expanding What Senior Living Looks Like
Taylor Plosser Davis Architecture + Design, in association with KPS Group, is very excited to share this new project – Cedar Ridge at Kirkwood by the River. “Kirkwood, ideally located on 120 acres of forested land along the Cahaba River, began as a nonprofit created by Independent Presbyterian Church Birmingham, Alabama to offer continuing care retirement to seniors […]
Thrive at Home
Transitions are our specialty here at TPD Architect. Over the last few months, not only have we been working on renovations and new construction for families whose lives are changing, whether the kids are growing up or moving out, couples are downsizing, or families are considering accessibility or working and schooling from home, but we’ve […]
Accessibility Is Important for Every Home
We’re seeing a lot of overlap when thinking about “shelter in place” and when designing for Aging in Place. We’ve always talked with clients about ACCESSIBILITY and getting in and out of their homes, whether that’s through the front door or from the car in the garage. Those design considerations for Aging In Place clients […]
Outdoor Space Is Essential
One of our respondents said, “Outdoor space is essential.” We couldn’t agree more. According to the TPD #StayAtHomeSurvey: 54% of respondents say that they’ve enjoyed using their uncovered outdoor space more than usual while at home over the past few months. Covered back porches, patios and decks are hard at work as well. However, 10% of […]
Private and Public Space Balance
As kids are heading back to school, either in person, virtually, or some combination, many of us are considering how our homes will function for all of our different needs. The balance of public and private space is an important factor when looking at this functionality. When working from home, it’s important to find some […]
