Consulting Services

We have years of successful experience working with neighborhoods, community development groups, and political entities in developing appropriate home sizes and styles for a specific area. Whether you’d like to utilize our existing homes, create a new series of homes or even a new neighborhood, let us know how we can help with public meetings, focus groups, presentations, or even site planning.

Community Design and Land Planning

Cooke Street

All of our homes are designed to enable a sense of community and a sense of belonging. This begins with a main premise of our beliefs — that the homeowner lives in the front of the house and thus becomes an integral part neighborhood activity. From the large front porches to living rooms in the front of the house, these public and semi-public areas allow 'eyes on the street', promoting neighbor interactivity and a sharing of common public space. This strategy encourages a pride in the public areas — from the homeowners' front yard landscaping to neighborhood block parties.

Green Home Certification and LEED Home Requirements

Green House Design

TightLines Designs can provide guidance in the green home certification and residential LEED requirements process. We can work with you to select a program, determine attainable goals, and provide you with the know-how to implement construction details and ensure certification.

Take a look at the resources below to get started finding a certification program that is right for you.

Historic Infill

South Park National Historic District, NC

Historic neighborhoods often provide excellent opportunities for infill affordable housing by offering supportive, well-connected communities that are frequently located close to jobs, public transportation and shopping.  At the same time,

Lectures & Events

Turn to us for both specific and general knowledge on architecture related to affordable housing, community planning, green design, historic architecture, and community rehabilitation. David Maurer and the TightLines Designs team are always happy to be part of any workshops and discussion panels. Below are some upcoming events where you can arrange to meet us face to face, as well as recent events in which we've participated.