Most model homes are finished down to the last throw pillow. Tri Pointe Homes’ LivingWell concept home in Holladay, Utah, deliberately wasn’t.
Roughly 20 percent of the first “completed” home in the six-lot Pavilions community—a featured home in the 2026 Salt Lake Parade of Homes—was left unfinished when it reached the market, so the buyer could prioritize and choose the remainder of the finishes. Tri Pointe looks forward to learning what buyers of the remaining five estate homes will complete first: multigenerational suites? Curbless showers?
Behind that decision is a design philosophy we explore in our latest feature: wellness as adaptability, a home’s capacity to keep working over decades as life changes.
It’s similar in spirit to the argument we made in The Forever Home Myth. By treating wellness as core architecture rather than an add-on amenity, Tri Pointe demonstrates why, in our view, wellness is the human side of resilient homes.
This creative, open approach makes us ponder what may come next on the adaptable wellness front. We can envision builders someday offering “longevity assets”: pre-engineered “expansion slots” planned early in design, plus the means to activate them years later, whether adding an elevator, a caregiver suite, or other aging-in-place features when the family actually needs them.
But blank slates are rare. Aging homes are everywhere, and so are the residents hoping to stay in them, and in their familiar neighborhoods.
The other half of this innovation story is bringing the same spirit to the housing we already have. We look forward to that.
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Featured Event
WestEdge Design Fair 2026
The 11th annual WestEdge Design Fair returns to Santa Monica October 29-31, presenting a not-to-be-missed event for industry professionals and design aficionados alike.
WestEdge offers the best in modern design, all in an environment designed to engage, entertain and inspire. The fair offers the opportunity to shop from premium home furnishings brands-many new to the West Coast and meet the designers behind thousands of inspiring products. In addition, attendees gain insight from leading names in the design industry with a full series of educational programs and special events.
WestEdge features 150+ premium design brands in Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar showcasing the latest products and ideas for your next interior design project.
Design seminars and panel talks, culinary demonstrations, book signings and special events, including an Opening Night Party, round out the experience, all in an environment designed to engage, entertain and inspire you.
Early collaboration, adaptable design, and a home that keeps working as life changes. Inside Tri Pointe Homes’ LivingWell concept home in Holladay, Utah, and where home wellness is headed. Read more →
Red light therapy, circadian-informed LEDs, dark-sky lighting, and repairable fixtures: what the evidence supports, what’s still early, and what to ask before you buy.
Lumens, Kelvin, CRI, watts—the terms on every light bulb box, decoded. A practical primer on how light actually works, so you can shop with confidence instead of guesswork.
A pause, not a retreat: The average 30-year mortgage rate held at 7.40% this week, its highest level since November 2023. Borrowers got a break from further increases, but little relief on financing costs.
A new insurance option for higher-value California homes offers a concrete example of how resilience upgrades may influence coverage eligibility. Some properties in very-high-fire-hazard zones may qualify if they meet verified home-hardening and defensible-space requirements.
Even at seven-figure incomes, buying a home is not always the automatic choice. A new analysis finds a growing number of high-income renters, while the reporting explores how flexibility, expensive housing markets, and the capital tied up in ownership affect the decision.
Animatronics, Halloween crowds, and a neighbor’s complaint have put one Michigan homeowner’s elaborate display under scrutiny. He says the city is treating his seasonal attraction as a business—an interpretation he disputes.
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