Best of Seniors Housing Design Recognized - 2/2/2004 - Home Remodeling Interior Decorating Design

Best of Seniors Housing Design Recognized

The NAHB Seniors Housing Council, which has promoted excellence in housing design for the past 14 years, presented 117 platinum, gold and silver awards to projects from across the United States, Canada and as far away as Japan in 42 categories, including active adult, independent living, assisted living, service-enriched, rental apartments and renovated seniors housing.

Seven projects also received Juror’s Innovation Awards, which recognize exceptional creativity in the seniors housing arena.

A 12-member panel of architects, designers, builders and marketing professionals judged projects on how effectively they responded to the housing demands of the burgeoning 50+ market as well as their innovative architectural and interior designs. Projects were evaluated on their ability to meet the lifestyle requirements of the target market, by examining the master plan, community facilities and model homes. They also were judged on criteria such as marketability, budget and their ability to overcome site challenges.

“Even the affordable seniors apartments being built look upscale and rival some market-rate apartments,” said Quincy A. Johnson III, an architect from Boca Raton, FL, and chair of the Design Awards Committee. “Builders also continue to build communities that cater to the active lifestyles of today’s older consumers and homes that allow residents to comfortably age in place.”

The demand for seniors housing is now growing faster than the demand for any other type of housing. Every day, 10,000 people in the United States turn 50, a trend that will continue for the next 20 years.

The NAHB Seniors Housing Council launched the Best of Seniors Housing Design Awards to encourage quality and innovation in the 50+ seniors housing market. The council provides information, education and networking opportunities for its members and represents NAHB on seniors housing issues.

For more information about the Best of Seniors Housing Design Awards, please contact the NAHB Seniors Housing Council at 800-368-5242, x 8220 or click here.