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title: "The Blake At Waco, Waco, TX: Senior Living | Banko Design"
url: https://bankodesign.com/portfolio/blake-at-waco
description: "The Blake At Waco in Waco, TX: senior living interior design by Banko Design. Completed Fall 2021. Scope: Assisted Living & Memory Care. See the photo gallery."
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# The Blake At Waco

Waco, TX

The Blake at Waco is an 110-unit, 93,000 SF assisted living and memory care community located in Waco, Texas. This striking property was designed to reflect the modernization occurring in Waco while staying true to the area’s traditional Texas roots. This can be seen in the modern Southern aesthetic along with the rich blue and green accents.

Our design team was influenced by central Texas’ rolling landscapes, the nearby farmlands and Waco’s historic past. The materials palette consists of natural wood elements, inviting fabrics and a variety of textures that create an atmosphere designed to feel like home to the residents.

This community has no shortage of intricate detailing including gorgeous wooden beams, stunning light fixtures and custom signage. The art package features architectural and historical elements of Waco’s Baylor University. The American flag featured in the community’s Country Kitchen accompanies the Squadron that flew from France to Germany in May 1945 after D-Day.

Completed: Fall 2021

Owner/Operator: Blake Management Lifecare Properties

Scope: Assisted Living & Memory Care

![Senior living lobby with a walnut reception desk below the exposed timber trusses, the living room beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-lobby-reception.C5LDsPGd_TzTmF.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: cream painted table leg with gilt carved scrollwork, interior design by Banko Design at The Blake At Waco, Waco, Texas](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-01.YU4lQp1F_eAWVy.webp)

![Senior living dining area with a long charcoal banquette, marble tables and blue-seated wood chairs below botanical prints](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-02.DJBtEi5K_Z106FEy.webp)

![Senior living bistro with woven counter chairs at a bar fronted with black and white geometric tile, sage cabinets above](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-03.D90Gdqng_1b4GBk.webp)

![Senior living dining room with grey upholstered chairs at round tables under a coffered ceiling, sage cabinetry beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-04.rlrZ2-gN_Z21PGyU.webp)

![Senior living bistro counter, a white quartz edge above black and white geometric tile, woven chair backs at right](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-05.B2BEDhcN_Z1F8oY1.webp)

![Senior living kitchenette with sage lower cabinets and a fridge behind two light oak tables, a bulletin board at right](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-demonstration-kitchen.CKvZFdDz_Z23nku8.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: wood bookcase styled with blue books, gold feather sculptures, a brass jack and a framed print](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-07.Mmrd0By0_UnHYY.webp)

![Senior living community exterior: white brick monument sign with a round monogram logo against a blue sky](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-08.B7_CeT7U_ZfNkfp.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: green patterned carpet meeting whitewashed wood-look tile laid in a geometric pattern](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-09.CzNso2Gc_NuxQQ.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: sofa arm in rust and cream diamond upholstery with brass nailheads, a teal pillow above](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-10.BxT88FOH_1I6eIT.webp)

![Senior living chapel with rows of wood chairs under twin chandeliers between draped windows](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-chapel.v4j7F2rk_ZsInG2.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: round wood coffee table with a stack of design books beside a carved wood bead garland](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-12.CgRwibE1_1kA9Ts.webp)

![Senior living bistro with woven counter chairs along a patterned tile bar front below sage cabinetry and glass pendants](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-bistro-counter.Mi9b7pSr_dcH3K.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: grey stone horse head bookends holding three green bound magazine volumes](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-14.D0pB1CDS_Z1J1fkU.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: vaulted plank ceiling with timber beams and ring chandeliers above tall windows and paintings](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-15.CMvSFsQj_Zn6Doz.webp)

![Senior living private dining room with cognac leather chairs at wood tables, drum pendants and two green landscape paintings](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-16.Crn4iOZP_cyqc2.webp)

![Senior living dining room with a tall shiplap ceiling, a white brick fireplace between stacked firewood and brass chandeliers](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-main-dining-room.BhrocLVG_Zs2D65.webp)

![Senior living dining room angled toward the fireplace and stacked firewood, cognac and grey chairs at set tables](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-18.Y_T5ER6N_Z1F3dQd.webp)

![Senior living community exterior under the arched white porte cochere, lanterns above the arched double entry doors](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-19.TEDDlSCM_2t2nyS.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: four wood shadow box frames holding gilded leaf and fern forms on a white wall](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-20.Dv4dM1Hv_1tj0ap.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: dark console with a wood bowl between two white lamps below a scalloped white mirror](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-21.19K4votU_Z1sqM2d.webp)

![Senior living corridor in sage with white wainscot and patterned carpet, framed photographs of vintage signs along the wall](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-22.DU6KaMnL_9O05S.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: two linen skirted armchairs with leather seats below green landscape prints on a panelled wall](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-23.Btlsmcfy_2vrWD.webp)

![Senior living library with sage built-ins filled with books and a bronze horse beside a cane-back reading chair](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-library.QZSICBpX_ZMk0o7.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: brass projecting room sign reading Library](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-25.BZZA4X1G_18iyIT.webp)

![Senior living community exterior: white stucco gable and arched porte cochere above the arrival doors](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-exterior-entry.CInSYcPV_2jcbEK.webp)

![Senior living lobby with a walnut reception desk below the exposed timber trusses, the living room beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-lobby-reception.C5LDsPGd_TzTmF.webp)

![Senior living community exterior: white brick monument sign by the drive, the two storey building and porte cochere beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-28.CubgAUc4_Z1pNQNw.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: shagreen drum table with books among linen armchairs and diamond pattern pillows](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-29.DFvvOQNY_Z2mUArz.webp)

![Senior living parlor with grey lounge chairs and drum pendants along the open living and dining wing](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-memory-care-parlor.cAjzWqaM_Z149V3m.webp)

![Senior living dining nook with teal chevron wing chairs at a light oak table below framed still lifes](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-memory-care-dining-nook.B1g6y492_Z3K8jN.webp)

![Senior living dining area with blue patterned wing chairs at a long wood table under a drum pendant, the lounge beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-32.2dYL8bPp_Z2fdbmH.webp)

![Senior living private dining room with grey upholstered chairs at a round table, botanical prints and a barn painting](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-33.DmAe4XRX_Z1lo3Ki.webp)

![Senior living apartment bathroom with an accessible vanity, wood-framed mirror and bar light, the bedroom beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-34.9PPK7gGA_1OoKV5.webp)

![Senior living bathroom vanity with a black faucet, wood-framed mirror and wire baskets of toiletries](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-35.NnXdY3cV_md0AE.webp)

![Senior living apartment bathroom with open shelving of towels beside an accessible vanity, a bedroom with blue bedding beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-36.Cy3FRaal_huvcw.webp)

![Senior living model bedroom with a plank headboard and layered blue bedding, succulent prints above](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-model-bedroom.DCB_FvIZ_OaUuN.webp)

![Senior living bedroom with an upholstered arched headboard, white tufted pillows and a rust coverlet below lily pad prints](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-38.DbwxWDHQ_Z2wrejw.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: white tasselled pillows and a floral embroidered cushion on a bed with a rust throw](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-39.DxhCYskn_n19BS.webp)

![Senior living apartment living room with a linen sofa, green leaf pillows and a farmhouse coffee table, the bedroom beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-40.lkLeU_9X_Zi6cc3.webp)

![Senior living apartment kitchenette with grey shaker cabinets, a stainless refrigerator and a lowered accessible sink](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-41.CW4N7Eq0_25Jaus.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: olive velvet armchair beside a dark sideboard with a lamp and blue ginger jars](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-42.Di8ZD0Lg_1Pvv1X.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: blue and white striped pillow on a pale linen chair](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-43.Cj6Gnwl0_1zh9uU.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: vintage-style popcorn cart beside teal cabinetry in front of a framed print](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-44.By1fGETK_ZArXTu.webp)

![Senior living theater with cream skirted armchairs and striped pillows on a moss green carpet](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-theater.D_Ky42Y3_Z1JFBXB.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: brass projecting room sign reading Theater](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-46.Dknu8FEh_1juLHx.webp)

![Senior living activity kitchen with wood tables and cream patterned chairs, green cabinetry, open shelves and a popcorn cart](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-47.SwszxsGt_Z2n240T.webp)

![Senior living covered porch with white rockers and green striped cushions toward a wood dining set](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-48.D-oE7m1E_jD4YL.webp)

![Senior living courtyard with a striped umbrella over rattan seating on brick paving below the resident balconies](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-courtyard.DP7kCwBL_Z2lgnb.webp)

![Senior living courtyard between two storey white wings, green striped umbrellas, rattan chairs and a turf lawn](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-50.DxsqGUz8_Z1SNrN1.webp)

![Senior living corridor hung with a long framed photograph of a painted brick wall sign](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-51.DRKEYky4_Z1Afgj.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: the popcorn cart's lettered panel advertising hot buttered popcorn](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-52.pj69qKz4_Z29XUq6.webp)

![Senior living library nook with a green banquette between wood bookcases, botanical prints and two white armchairs](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-53.D812Rud4_Z1ImvLL.webp)

![Senior living covered porch with green striped rocking chairs and ikat pillows along the shiplap wall](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-covered-porch-rockers.BBykBZcc_Z9f6CR.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: white shaker cabinets with brass pulls against white geometric tile with grey hexagon accents](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-55.BjgfLbsE_Z1oIvyj.webp)

![Senior living salon with a tufted burgundy banquette below wall-mounted hood dryers, a styling chair and washbowl beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-salon.BC_ATYuW_RDDDp.webp)

![Senior living salon with a cream leather pedicure chair beside a hood dryer, two framed fashion sketches above](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-57.DB8e6ru2_Z1yOmBU.webp)

![Senior living salon with a brass-framed mirror and linen sconces on white geometric tile, reflecting the pedicure chair](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-58.CPXy0GAc_2sLbTD.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: brass projecting room sign reading Salon](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-59.BA8FRTqq_ZQ8mH0.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: pair of blush armchairs and a gold faceted side table with a glass lamp under botanical prints](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-60.CSIX7HKW_29tGHH.webp)

![Senior living bistro with a wood-panelled counter and stools under pendants, woven chairs at tables on a herringbone floor](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-61.Djnks1hD_t5sFx.webp)

![Senior living community exterior: black hanging blade sign with gold lettering on an iron bracket against a cloudy sky](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-62.BYfF4mI5_IKeK4.webp)

![Senior living library nook with a round wood table between two white armchairs, the green banquette and prints beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-63.DA5ggfsv_1vNJRL.webp)

![Senior living living room seen over a wood table with a fretwork sculpture, past a grey sofa to white armchairs and bookcases](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-64.Cy7rvQ8X_1q7UPP.webp)

![Senior living living room with white armchairs, a grey sofa and round tables under tray ceilings, wood bookcases beyond](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-65.Dob9S8UJ_1btCe8.webp)

![Senior living interior detail: distressed white wood-look tile planks laid in a hexagonal pattern](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-66.B2-5r4XL_24JV35.webp)

![Senior living porch detail: blue and green ikat pillow against green striped upholstery](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-67.VGWlMSwh_17UuI8.webp)

![Senior living covered porch with a grey wood rocking chair, green striped cushion and ikat pillow by the railing](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/blake-at-waco-68.BambbxQP_ZcwvIu.webp)

## More projects like this

[See more senior living projects](https://bankodesign.com/portfolio#senior-living)

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[Cadence At Olney, Olney, MD](https://bankodesign.com/portfolio/cadence-at-olney)

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Notes from our clients

“My first interaction with Banko was when they rescued me on another project… I was introduced to Melissa and she stepped right in. I was so impressed by what she pulled off both in terms of the product, the timeliness, just the resource she was that I started using her for most of our interior design work thereafter.”

Katherine Mosley, Partner, Tribridge Residential

“They do a great job listening, but also asking the right questions. Pointed questions. They're not afraid to ask those questions and push back when needed… We really appreciate the fact that Banko Design pushes back when needed, and candidly does so. We appreciate that. Feels like more of a partnership.”

Ashish Bagley, Manager, Tribridge Residential

“If you know Melissa, she's just full of energy, but extremely smart. And I thought that her whole team follows that example. You know, just high energy, but extreme detail in each of their categories. The kids are really going to enjoy \[this renovation\]. It will not only be a great experience for the students, but also the teachers… and this is going to be a special place for them. No one has seen a pre-school like this… with the carpet and the lighting and the glass, there's whole sections just designated for imagination and exploring. All of it put together really makes for a cool experience.”

Dana Ridenour, Assistant Head of School, Finance & Operations, Mt. Pisgah

[Read all testimonials](https://bankodesign.com/testimonials)

![Studio moodboard wall of fabric, tile and tear-sheet samples, with two designers pinning up material options](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/contact-cta-team-moodboard.CQTbEUL5_1pgQu5.webp)

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## About Banko Design

Banko Design is a boutique commercial interior design studio in Marietta, Georgia, specializing in senior living, private club and multifamily communities. Founded in 2014 by Melissa Banko, it designs projects nationwide, from concept programming through FF&E procurement and installation.

Address: 470 N Sessions St NW, Suite 102, Marietta, GA 30060, United States. Phone: (678) 202-4812. Email: info@bankodesign.com. Website: https://bankodesign.com/. Contact: https://bankodesign.com/contact.