THW Design LP

We are honored to have one of our communities recognized as a winner of the 2022 Argentum Senior Living by Design Award!


Photography by Jim Roof

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Here is the Kingsboro Croquet Lawn, which provides just one example of our team going above and beyond for the people we design for – in this case the residents of Lenbrook. During planning of the Kingsboro Expansion, Lenbrook residents requested a croquet lawn, but not just any croquet lawn, one that meets regulation standards of championship level competition. The residents were more than pleased to see this full-size competition-level croquet court come to fruition. This space provides lively competition for active residents, who can benefit from socialization and wellness in this new lifestyle amenity.

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Given Kingsboro at Lenbrook is in the heart of Buckhead, the plaza courtyard became a key design component for providing a resident greenspace and respite from the surrounding urban hardscape. Thoughtful composition of plants and trees provide natural screening and textures, softening the lines between the hardscape and landscape.

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Incredibly honored to have Taikang Xiamen – Lu Garden get global recognition by winning an Iconic World Award for Innovative Architecture! We love seeing our Master Planning design and Senior Living operational consulting come to fruition with our long-term client Taikang.

HopeWell, the new Independent Living Apartment Building at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community, utilizes the top of the parking deck by creating an active green space. This courtyard is a vibrant social core that features the hardscape of walking paths interacting with various landscape textures.

📸: Boyd Pearman Photography

The courtyard behind the new Town Center at Covenant Living of Cromwell connects the newly renovated with the existing Town Center; this 40,000sf terraced courtyard provides residents with amenities for wellness and socialization, and it contains over 30 plant species!

📸: Red Skies Photography

NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MONTH: Though water features in health care can be polarizing due to safety risks, water elements can be wonderful distractions with proven stress reduction benefits to Memory Care residents, when it is designed and installed correctly. One study of 12 elderly dementia patients found blood pressure rates dropped from 127 to 123, on average, with a water feature present.

Examples shown are from Cohen-Rosen House and

NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MONTH: At The Gables, a memory support residence at Westminster Canterbury Richmond, the comprehensive memory garden design offers many therapeutic benefits to its residents. Gathering Spaces, within the secured outdoor space, allow for residents to interact in intimate or large groups with comfortable seating in sun or shade. This provides opportunity for socialization or meditation while enjoying fresh air and some vitamin D.

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