Build-to-Rent Community Interior Design in Raleigh-Durham

A horizontal community has no lobby and no hallway where neighbors cross paths, so a small amenity center does the work of the whole building. It holds the leasing desk, a package and mail point, a lounge, a place to work and often a fitness room, arranged so a prospect understands the neighborhood in one visit.

Piedmont summers are hot and humid and the green season is long, which pushes the design toward covered outdoor rooms. A porch-style terrace beside the amenity center, furnished with frames and cushions that tolerate damp and sun, becomes the room residents actually use. Inside, oak and walnut tones, painted brick and tall windows keep the center warm and well-lit without a heavy hand.

The model home is furnished to show a renter their own life: a dining table that seats a family, a desk for the person working from home, a bedroom that accepts a real bed. We stage it for the household that is actually coming, which here includes engineers, plant staff and professionals moving in from elsewhere.

Because build-to-rent opens in phases, the models and the amenity center are usually the first things built and the longest photographed. We source furniture for them early, receive and inspect it at our own warehouse in Southern California, and install it with designers on site. We are based in Irvine, we have completed work in North Carolina, and most of our projects are outside Southern California.