Growing up the daughter of an architect, Andra often spent the day beside her father working in his practice. She started her career at Wilson and Associates in Dallas shortly after graduation. Although she loved designing 5-star luxury hotels, she wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps and own a firm. Her entrepreneurial spirit led to opening her business doors in 1986. With 30 years as Keaton Interiors and more than 1,000 properties completed, she and her team are experts in the design of multifamily projects. To see more of Keaton Interiors' work, visit: https://www.keatoninteriors.com/

1. Keaton Interiors is comprised of 15 interior designers working throughout the country.
Our philosophy is simple: We design for the current market while considering our
clients' future needs. The specific style and aesthetic for each project is based on
location, the type of project and the client’s requirements.
We pride ourselves on creating a custom, unique project for each
of our Keaton Interiors clients.
Each project evolves into its own identity as a result of the research we conduct
during the preliminary design phase. We always make an effort to incorporate the local geographical
flavor into each project through use of relevant materials, and sourcing from local artisans.

2. What an
honor….

3. Interior design
Interior design
is the art and science
of enhancing the interior of a building
to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically
pleasing environment for the people using the
space.
An interior designer is someone who plans,
researches, coordinates, and manages such
projects.
Interior design is a multifaceted profession
that includes conceptual development, space
planning, site inspections, programming,
research, communicating with the
stakeholders of a project, construction
management, and execution of the design.
But there is more today……

9. Millennials are renting for a median of six years before buying,
compared with a median of five years for renters in 1980
The market requiresthe construction of 4.6 million apartments by 2030to keep up with demand. Through 2030, the U.S. will
need to build an average of 328,000 units per year. We’ve only hit that mark once in the past 30 years. In 2013, only 186,200 new
apartments were built, barely half the needed number. Keeping in mind that we lose apartments every year to destruction,
demolition and deterioration (estimates are as high as 125,000 a year), it's clear that talk of overbuilding in the apartment sector
is premature.
Importantly, this supply-constrained market comes at a time of historic growth in renter households. Changing lifestyle
preferences and major demographic shifts are driving growing apartment demand. Only five times since 1966 has the annual
growth in renter households exceeded one million; three of those have been in the last four years.
The 76 million Baby Boomers who may consider downsizing their homes and moving to more walkable neighborhoods, where
rental housing is prevalent, are just part of what’s driving the growth of renter households to historic levels. There are also the
nearly 80 million Millennials who will create up to 25 million new households from 2015-2025. Their preferences, which initially
favor rental housing, will reshape housing demand. Finally, the primary driver of suburban development—married couples with
children—has fallen from 44% of households in 1955 to under 20% today, and that number continues to fall.
Given the widespread need for more apartments, it’s critical that housing policy and regulations support new apartment
development and construction activity.

10. Not only do we design an aesthetically pleasing project.
We are also required to design for
TECHNOLOGY & CLIENT EXPECTATIONS
in an ever-changing world.
There are six must haves for the multi-family industry:
AI
PACKAGE SOLUTIONS
SMART HOMES
PET AMENITIES
POP UP OPPORTUNITIES
WORK SHARE SPACES

11. PACKAGE ROOMS
Built for Modern Living
A delivery service for the future –
package rooms…
why not design into a home plan?

12. SMART
APARTMENTS
Developers are moving
towards a “home” that has
“smart” appliances, blinds,
leak detectors, electronic
locks and Alexa’s –
The apartment will be
managed from a phone and
the system will detect when
the resident is headed
home and prepare the
home for them to arrive.
STRATIS SYSTEMS is a
company creating just this
concept for an all in system.
https://www.techradar.com/news/smart-home-devices

13. Pet Amenities
Creating an environment for both the owner and their best (animal) friend.
Think music, comfortable seating, playgrounds, bathing options, and aromatherapy.

14. Flex Spaces and
Pop-Up Retail
Commercial and Retail
properties are slowly
losing the battle of the
long term SF rental space.
The ever- changing client
Enjoys impromptu retail
shopping –
“pop-ups” are becoming
common in amenity
space designs.
popshop.com

15. Shared Work Spaces
Technology has allowed over 75% of the work
force the opportunity to work from home.
The need for shared work space in an
apartment community is one of the top
requirements today.