Projects
Lifespan Design Studio works with a broad variety of clients in the public, private, and non-profit sectors on institutional, commercial/retail, residential (multi- and single-family), and other project types. Representative projects are listed below.
Senior/Adult Community Centers and Senior Housing
Fuquay-Varina Community Center and 50+ Wing
- Fuquay-Varina, NC
- Programming and design for a new 76,000 square foot multi-generational community center with 15,000 square foot Active Adult wing (with HH Architecture)
East Boston Senior Center
- Planning and design phase support for renovation of a former library for use as a senior center (with FM Architecture)
United Senior Services
- Springfield, OH
- Design consultation for adaptive reuse of a former Fraternal Organization building (with MCF)
Dr. George W. Davis Senior Residence and Senior Center
- San Francisco, CA
- Design consultation for a new senior housing building with ground-floor senior center (with McCormack Baron Salazar Developers and David Baker Architects)
- AIA California Council Award of Merit 2019
Crawford County Commission on Aging-Grayling Senior Center
- Grayling, MI
- Adaptive renovation and expansion of an existing building for use as the new Grayling Senior Center
Winchester Senior Center
- Wabash, IN
- Feasibility study and preliminary design for senior center renovations/additions; comprehensive design services for tenant fitout of satellite location
Margaret Hunt Senior Center, J. Frank Troy Senior Center, Zablocki Center
- Toledo, OH
- Evaluations and planning studies conducted with the Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio
Commercial, Institutional, Municipal and Residential Design
Hunters Run Apartments
- Lebanon, OH
- 10-unit apartment building, design-build with G/C Contracting
Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church
- Liberty Twp., OH
- Church addition and renovations, design-build with G/C contracting
Lebanon United Methodist Church
- Lebanon, OH
- Renovations with accessibility upgrades
Cincinnati State University Eileen Berke Occupational Therapy Center
- Cincinnati, OH
- Design for renovations and accessibility upgrades for a demonstration facility
Doc’s Place
- Lebanon, OH
- Design for restaurant expansion and accessibility upgrades in an historic district
Workshops and Presentations
- Redefine Aging with Senior Center Design – National Council on Aging Annual Conference, 2023
- Modern Senior Center Design: National Trends & Best Practices – San Diego Senior Center Coalition Conference, 2023
- Libraries Are for Everyone – Ohio Library Council Conference, 2023
- Transforming Senior Centers: The Center at Belvedere – National Council on Aging Annual Conference, 2022
- What’s Trending in Senior Center Design? – National Council on Aging Annual Conference, 2021
- Perspectives on Making Your Home More Accessible – HOME Accessibility, Design & Construction Summit, 2021
- How Fitness & Wellness are Transforming the Senior Center Industry – International Council on Active Aging Annual Conference, 2020











