Frost Bank Tower
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1540
Austin, Texas 78701
Tel: (512) 407-8380
Fax: (512) 407-2626
Email: katus@katus.us
Katus is a Texas-based architecture firm that knows the latest code and licensing requirements, which helps us deliver facilities that pass inspections, open smoothly, and operate economically. This protects our clients from licensing complications and allows them to focus on what they know best- running and managing efficient facilities.
Bridgewood Property Company is a developer of high-quality senior living communities. Bridgewood recently acquired an 8-campus independent living portfolio, and has partnered with Katus to transform these facilities into new code-compliant assisted living facilities with memory care components.
Bridgewood has over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate development and over a decade focused exclusively on senior living communities. Bridgewood has developed over 2750 independent, assisted living, and Memory Care living units, representing more than $500 million in asset value.
Caddis Partners is a real estate development, management, and investment firm operating solely within the healthcare sector. The Heartis brand of communities was developed by Caddis to provide distinctive assisted living and memory care communities for seniors to flourish and call home.
Foundation Communities is an Austin, Texas-based non-profit providing first class, affordable homes and support services for thousands of low-income families and individuals. Foundation Communities owns and operate 17 properties in Austin and North Texas providing affordable homes to over 2,600 families. Foundation Communities operates on an innovative, proven model that enables residents and program members to achieve educational success and financial stability.
Huntsville, Texas
19 units / 12,407 SF conversion
Carriage Inn Huntsville received a complete redesign of the existing non-licensed, independent living facility into a Type B assisted living facility.
Katus’ code expertise provided Bridgewood with a smooth transition to a licensed facility. Katus could quickly identify what code changes were necessary to bring the new facility up to required standards.
Byran, Texas
15 Assisted Living units / 15 Alzheimer’s units / 19,350 SF conversion
Carriage Inn Bryan involved the conversion of an existing non-licensed, independent living facility into a Type B assisted living facility.
Katus’ code expertise provided Bridgewood with a smooth transition to a licensed facility. Katus could quickly identify what code changes were necessary to bring the new facility up to required standards.
Katy, Texas
31 Assisted Living Units / 20 Alzheimer’s Studios / 31,200 SF new facility/ Adjacent to existing independent living facility
Our challenge was to maximize use of the long, narrow site with an acceptable unit mix while meeting all State and City of Katy requirements.
Katus answered with a design that fit the site, but still kept resident functions centrally located. The dining room and activity spaces’ central locations reduce the distance residents must walk from bedrooms to daily activities. The Alzheimer’s unit is designed to allow residents to walk unimpeded along a “race track” around the central activities spaces and staff station. The two strategically located solariums offer the residents a view to the outside without having to confront the sweltering Texas summer heat.
Lake Jackson, Texas
15 Assisted Living units / 33 Alzheimer’s units / 28,925 SF conversion
Carriage Inn Lake Jackson is under construction to convert an existing non-licensed, independent living facility into a Type B assisted living facility. Katus’ design had to address the existing facility’s narrow corridors, bringing them out to the 6’ width required for a Type B facility.
Our code expertise is reflected in the conversion design, not as an afterthought. The new, wider corridor design required a redesign of living units and accessibility upgrades.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
19 Assisted Living units / 16 Alzheimer’s units / 21,685 SF conversion
Village on the Park OKC is under construction to convert an existing non-licensed, independent living facility into a Type B assisted living facility.
Katus’ code expertise provides a smooth transition to a licensed facility. Katus can quickly identify what code changes were necessary to bring the new facility up to required standards.
Houston, Texas
20 Assisted Living units / 20 Alzheimer’s units / 26,355 SF conversion
Village on the Park Steeplechase is under construction to convert an existing non-licensed, independent living facility into a Type B assisted living facility.
Katus’ code expertise provides a smooth transition to a licensed facility. Katus can quickly identify what code changes were necessary to bring the new facility up to required standards.
Friendswood, Texas
25 Assisted Living units / 34 Alzheimer’s units / 12,000 SF conversion / 20,000 SF addition
Village on the Park Friendswood is a Bridgewood project with new construction and conversion components. Katus has designed a conversion to transition an existing non-licensed, independent living facility into a Type B assisted living facility, in addition to a new 2-story complex that includes 20 Alzehimer’s units and common living and dining areas.
Katus’ approach to part-conversion, part-new construction allows Bridgewood to see the benefits of repurposing an existing facility complemented with new, updated design. Katus’ design allows the new campus’ buildings to complement each other so residents, staff and family members receive the best experience and treatments possible.
Cleburne, Texas
61 Assisted Living units / 35 Alzheimer’s units / 61,125 SF new facility
As the second Heartis facility to begin construction, the project had a tight design and construction schedule to deliver this new facility on time for the Cleburne community. Caddis was also interested in improving on the original Heartis prototype and challenged Katus to come up with a similar but more efficient design.
Katus answered with a design that improved the layout and flow of the facility, thereby enhancing resident, staff and family’s experience at Heartis. Katus’ clear delineation of the required codes also set the construction team up for success with clear, concise construction documents.
Fort Worth, Texas
61 Assisted Living units / 35 Alzheimer’s units / 61,125 SF new facility
As the third Heartis facility to begin construction, the project had a tight design and construction schedule to deliver this new facility on time for its community. Caddis was also interested in improving on the original Heartis prototype and challenged Katus to come up with a similar but more efficient design.
Katus answered with a design that improved the layout and flow of the facility, thereby enhancing resident, staff and family’s experience at Heartis. Katus’ clear delineation of the required codes also set the construction team up for success with clear, concise construction documents.
Amarillo, Texas
54 Assisted Living units / 40 Alzheimer’s units / 63,094 SF new facility
This Heartis facility includes a memory care component that needed to be carefully planned to make this area of the facility have its own identity.
Katus designed a unique memory care entrance, giving residents and family members a clear sense of place and arrival in this part of the community. The design also includes a new “Main Street” concept, giving residents a familiar spine for ease of movement throughout their home.
Dallas, Texas
36 Independent Living units / 19,240 SF / 3-story new facility
Fowler Christian Apartments Phase III was funded through a HUD 202 grant and is located on the 40 acre Juliette Fowler campus in east Dallas. This project is a 3-story, 36 unit independent living facility with 1st floor common living spaces for activities and large gatherings. All of the residential units are fully accessible using the most current ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The units include a unique hybrid transfer/roll-in shower design that allows the resident maximum maneuvering clearance in and around the shower and other fixtures within the bathroom, while providing the greatest protection against slipping. The exterior is contextually designed to work within the campus framework while achieving its own identity. The exterior cladding is a burnished concrete masonry unit with a brick veneer, complimented by the fiber cement lap siding accent.
Livingston, Texas
44-bed certified Alzheimer’s care / 11,050 SF
Provident Memory Care Livingston involved the conversion from a convalescent care home to a new 44-bed memory care facility. Katus designed phase two to supplement an existing 22-bed certified Alzheimer’s unit, which sits directly across the parking lot.
Katus’ conversion design included resident units centered around a large living and dining room with clear visual access from the corner-placed staff station. Staff functions are conducted behind a secured gate that is integrated into the millwork, preventing residents from gaining access to restricted areas. All resident rooms are designed to accommodate two people, giving Provident complete flexibility and providing residents with the choice of a more cost efficient shared unit or more privacy in a single occupancy room. The exterior is designed with native limestone veneer with lap siding accents, which complement the sister community.
Colleyville, Texas
16 Assisted Living units / 16 Alzheimer’s Units / 16,000 SF
Silver Ridge Colleyville’s campus involved a conversion of a large existing Type A assisted living facility into two new large Type B facilities, one to accommodate both assisted living and Alzheimer’s care, and one to focus on memory care.
Katus’ code expertise provided Silver Ridge with a smooth transition to a new licensed facility. Katus could quickly identify what code changes were necessary for the new 2-building plan and brought the Assisted Living facility up to required standards quickly.
Colleyville, Texas
20 memory care & Alzheimer’s units / 6,880 SF
Silver Ridge retained Katus to design a Memory Care facility on a small site adjacent to the Assisted Living facility.
Katus delivered a facility that was stabilized and fully occupied within 6 months, giving Silver Ridge immediate profitability and a facility focused on Alzheimer’s and memory care.
Southlake, Texas
30 Assisted Living units / 22 Alzheimer’s units / 3 respite care units / 34,200 SF
Silver Ridge Southlake is under construction and combines assisted living with Alzheimer’s care across three separate buildings that must work together on one site.
Katus employed a new design that used light gauge steel as opposed to wood. The steel component passed the initial licensing survey with no problem, which will ultimately allow the facility to open for residents faster than a typical time frame.
We are master planners and code analysts, skilled in designing facilities with functionality, the environment, comfort, and future growth as our priorities.
Learn MoreBringing professionals together during the design phase of a project, we build a strong team whose objectives are in-line with each other from the beginning.
Learn MoreWe specialize in incorporating licensing requirements into healthcare and senior living facilities, while keeping design, efficiency, and useability in mind.
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We believe that our best work is the product of a well-balanced collaboration among our team of design professionals, owners, general contractors, and end-users. We use our problem-solving skills to meet any challenge with a solution. We work with you during schematic design, design development, and construction documentation to reach a design that the entire team supports. We remain involved throughout construction, completion, and licensure to ensure your facility opens smoothly.
Contact UsLicensure & Code Compliance
We specialize in senior living and healthcare, so we know the most recent licensing requirements relevant to these projects. Our experts are skilled in seamlessly incorporating these requirements into currently-licensed or brand new facilities. Our goal is to set you up for success during state and federal surveys, so we deliver facility designs that open on-time and code-compliant.
Design & Construction
We understand that a design is useless if it can’t be constructed efficiently. We see it as our responsibility to deliver well-detailed and easy to build construction documents. Designing with the construction process in mind sets the entire team, from general contractors to project owners, on a path for success.
Efficiency & Usability
We strive to understand how residents, staff, and visitors will use the spaces we design, taking into account the importance of comfortable, community-fostered, home-like environments. Whether these spaces are used for a short hospital stay or longer as part of an assisted living campus, we keep resident, staff, and guest experience at the top of our priorities list.
Since the beginning, we've chosen to focus on senior living and healthcare, proudly designing spaces that people spend a significant amount of time in.
View Our StoryWe are proud to see how our senior living and healthcare facilities projects impact families and lead to strong relationships within the community.
Learn MoreOur clients report that their design and construction challenges were met with solutions by our expert teams who listen to needs, and deliver strong results.
View TestimonialsKatus is translated to the English meaning “roof” from ancient Estonian language. A roof is one of the simplest yet most necessary parts of shelter- a basic human need. At Katus, we are fortunate to be a part of designing entire buildings that meet integral needs in people’s lives. From residents and family members to patients and healthcare providers, people spend significant amounts of their time in spaces that we design- a responsibility and privilege that we take seriously.
Since our beginning, we’ve chosen to focus on senior living and healthcare. Our team members bring personal experience as architects and engineers to every project. Our goal is to build relationships, working with owners, operators, contractors, and other design professionals in high-performing project teams who look forward to working together on future projects.
Contact UsThe nature of our work allows us to see how our projects positively impact a community. Our experience has led us to community partnerships with excellent organizations like Foundation Communities.
Foundation Communities is an Austin-based non-profit that provides first-class, affordable housing and support services for thousands of low-income families, empowering them with the tools they need to succeed. We designed FC’s Arbor Terrace, an apartment complex with 101 efficiency units. We also helped them renovate their Sierra Vista community that house one and two-bedroom units.
Don’t you want to hear from people with projects and challenges just like yours? One of our greatest sources of pride is our record with repeat clients. We hope you’ll take our clients word for it that Katus cares.
AMARILLO -- Amarillo's elderly population will soon have more choices when it comes to assisted living. A Dallas-based developer announces plans to build a new 89 unit facility near the Harrington Medical Center. The 63,000 square foot complex will be called "Heartis Amarillo". It's a play on the phrase "home is where the heart is". Read the full article here »
Heartis Amarillo, which will open in fall 2014, will feature a "Main Street" that provides residents with a comfortable, familiar environment that encourages connections with their surroundings, other residents, staff and visitors. View the full article here »