--- title: "Looney Ricks Kiss — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/looney-ricks-kiss-pfvwus-pf~1545982033 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1545982033.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Looney Ricks Kiss" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/8493b901089c8452_9531-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "175 Toyota Plz Ste 500, Memphis, Tennessee 38103-2518, United States" latitude: 35.144 longitude: -90.048 phone: "(901) 521-1440" website: http://lrk.com rating: 5 review_count: 1 best_of_houzz_awards: 4 followers: 93 last_updated: 2026-09-03 --- # Looney Ricks Kiss Original Houzz profile: [Looney Ricks Kiss](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/looney-ricks-kiss-pfvwus-pf~1545982033) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Memphis, TN - **Serves:** Memphis, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Cordova, Millington, Across the U.S., Brunswick, Ellendale, Marion, West Memphis - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (1 review) - **Best of Houzz:** 4 awards (2018–2021), for Design. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer - 10,000 Ideabook Saves There’s no place like home. All of LRK’s residential work is design based on that simple premise. Inside and out, these distinctive single family homes feature meticulous attention to detail and a respect for the rules of scale and proportion. Covering a range of stylistic expressions, LRK’s houses acknowledge contemporary sensibilities and offer flexibility for future stage-of-life changes, all with an understated elegance and timeless response to the setting. With a mission of excellence through value-added design as well as timely and cost-efficient project delivery, architecture has been at the heart of LRK’s practice for the past 35 years. ### Services Provided - Building Design - Custom Homes - House Plans - Home Additions - Kitchen Design - Sustainable Design - Kitchen Remodeling - Energy-Efficient Homes - Floor Plans - 3D Rendering - Bathroom Design - Green Building - Space Planning - Universal Design - Historic Building Conservation - Construction Drawings ### Areas Served - Memphis - Bartlett - Collierville - Germantown - Cordova - Millington - Across the U.S. - Brunswick - Ellendale - Marion - West Memphis ### Typical Job Cost $150,000 - 5,000,000+ LRK provides residential architecture services ranging from affordable housing projects to high-end custom homes. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Looney Ricks Kiss | | Address | 175 Toyota Plz Ste 500, Memphis, Tennessee 38103-2518, United States | | Phone | (901) 521-1440 | | Website | http://lrk.com | | Followers on Houzz | 93 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/LRKInc/ - X (Twitter) — https://twitter.com/LRKinc - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/75183/ - Blog — www.lrk.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Looney Ricks Kiss](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/looney-ricks-kiss-pfvwus-pf~1545982033) - **Website:** http://lrk.com - **Phone:** (901) 521-1440 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 4 awards (2018–2021), for Design. **Affiliations** - [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471) - [AIA Philadelphia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aia-philadelphia-pfvwus-pf~26434807) - [AIA Orlando](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aia-orlando-pfvwus-pf~563226635) - [LEED AP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/professionals/schools-and-organizations/leed-ap-pfvwus-pf~1386238498) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 1 review** ### All 1 review **★★★★★ — Pam and Jack Wilder, March 2017** > We realized early in the process of building our ultimate dream home, the architect selection would be key to the success of our vision. We needed a special architect to design a home in Nashville in a new development with many restrictions.Once we met with Carson Looney we knew we had found the match for our working relationship. > He is professional, visionary, creative, experienced, positive, and meetings were a pleasure. From the first meeting where we expressed our needs to the completion of the home, he took our wishes and turned them into architectural plans. He was well spoken and a gentleman in design review meetings with developers. After a year of living in the home we continue to be pleased with every detail he incorporated into the design. > Early in the construction process as we interviewed builders we found they were amazed at the quality and details in the construction drawings and specifications. They said they had never seen such detailed drawings for residential construction. > Carson Looney of LRK truly made the designing of our home a wonderful experience and we continue to recommend him highly! > Beginning of project: February 2014… Completion: January 2016 ## Selected projects - [Southern Living Idea House - Tucker Bayou](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-living-idea-house-tucker-bayou-pj-vj~2310827) - Location: Watersound, FL - Photos: 7 - Description: Located in the Gulf-coast community of WaterSound, this 3,544-square-foot cottage utilizes modular construction with 80% of the structure complete upon arrival. A courtyard and covered walk link the garage and home, and eight-foot-deep porches embrace views to the forest landscape and golf course. The kitchen opens onto dining and living areas anchoring the heart of the home. A family entrance features a workroom with clever storage, an island for dropping off groceries, and a pet-feeding center… - [Memphis Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/memphis-home-pj-vj~2311358) - Location: Memphis, TN - Photos: 14 - Description: This home is located on an unbuilt parcel in a 1940s neighborhood within the central city surrounded by nice, yet modestly-scaled existing homes. Designed for an active family who enjoys both entertaining and their private family times, the scale of the home seamlessly compliments the scale and character of the 75-year-old well-kept neighborhood. The home footprint transitions from public, family and private zones, utilizing the depth versus the width of the property. This arrangement allows for… - [Nashville Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/nashville-residence-pj-vj~2310293) - Location: Nashville, TN - Photos: 17 - Description: Located in an infill neighborhood designed to maintain major trees and work with topography, each home in this Nashville neighborhood is unique and different. Designed for empty-nester, pre-retiree couple shifting lifestyle from a previous larger family sized home. Indoor-outdoor relationships, abundance of balanced natural light, easy flow and circulations, while maintaining function and size for both entertaining extended family and guests, and daily living drove the program. While not obvious… - [Memphis Designer Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/memphis-designer-home-pj-vj~2333429) - Location: Memphis, TN - Photos: 19 - [Germantown Georgian](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/germantown-georgian-pj-vj~2337731) - Location: Germantown, TN - Photos: 6 - Description: Located at the terminus of an open pasture, this Georgian country house revolves around the traditional English Hall plan with rooms arranged to accommodate a contemporary lifestyle and special functions. A classically proportioned facade and complementary wings and outbuildings instill a sense of history. Twelve-foot-tall ceilings and hand-tooled mantels, doors and stair railing add a patina of age. Salvaged brick, reclaimed limestone, and heart pine further enhance the old-world character. AWA… - [Builder Reality House, Celebration, Florida](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/builder-reality-house-celebration-florida-pj-vj~2313439) - Location: Celebration, FL - Photos: 5 - Description: Located on a narrow, sloping lot in Artisan Park, an established TND, Builder’s Reality House offers flexibility and livability for the multi-generational family living under one roof. The house is deftly organized as a series of interconnected wings creating a welcoming presence along the street and defining a gracious rear terrace overlooking a lake. The plan offers multiple exposures with abundant natural light and accommodates the desired privacy of various family members. AWARDS: Aurora Awa… - [Tennessee River House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/tennessee-river-house-pj-vj~2336143) - Location: Bath Springs, TN - Photos: 2 - Description: This second home along the Tennessee River fosters relaxed weekends for teenage children, extended family members and friends. Indoor and outdoor spaces merge into a simple, understandable form that embraces the natural setting. Flexible and functional interiors combine with wrap-around porches, allowing the 1,544-square-feet cabin to live larger than its actual size. Sturdy, low-maintenance materials and an economy of construction enhance the casual spirit of a retreat along the river. AWARDS:… - [Better Homes and Gardens Millennium House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/better-homes-and-gardens-millennium-house-pj-vj~2336026) - Location: Chapel Hill, NC - Photos: 6 - Description: Designed for Better Homes and Gardens, the Millennium House responds to the unique needs of baby boomers in transition and changing stages-of-life concerns. New materials, technologies and Universal Design principles are discreetly integrated without sacrificing comfortable and appealing family features. Offering common sense solutions and a casual lifestyle, a “friend’s entry” leads to a flexible home office for children’s study time and a place to organize papers and personal belongings. AWARD… - [Southern Living Idea House - Kinsley Place](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-living-idea-house-kinsley-place-pj-vj~2313475) - Location: DeLand, FL - Photos: 4 - Description: Designed as a source of ideas for the readers of Southern Living, this contemporary Victorian farmhouse with a gracious wrap-around porch offers maximum livability for multiple generations. Textured finishes and architectural details enhance an open and agreeable floor plan. The kitchen’s central island doubles as a built-in breakfast table. In keeping with today’s relaxed lifestyles, a stairway with recessed storage is located in the family room rather than the typical front foyer. AWARDS: Buil… - [Baldwin Park Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/baldwin-park-home-pj-vj~2337874) - Location: Orlando, FL - Photos: 3 - Description: Located on a prominent corner site across from a small public park within a blossoming New Urbanist community, this Baldwin Park home tenders an appropriately grand presence along the front while taking a less formal, but equally engaging stance along the side elevation. Designed for flexibility and functionality, the house has a cordial family kitchen, four bedrooms and a rental apartment above a three-car garage articulated to reduce its apparent massing and appear as a later addition. - [Progressive Farmer Idea House - Stones River](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/progressive-farmer-idea-house-stones-river-pj-vj~2337928) - Location: Murfreesboro, TN - Photos: 5 - Description: Firmly rooted in Southern agrarian traditions, this 5,000-square-foot house showcases ways for a contemporary family to savor the country life with modern conveniences. Each elevation features architectural interest, while tall windows offer expansive views and capture natural breezes. Three sets of French doors link the family room with a screened porch, and an outdoor fireplace anchors a stone patio, creating comfortable outdoor living rooms with connections to nature. PUBLISHED: Progressive F… - [Southern Living Feature Home - Palmetto Court](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-living-feature-home-palmetto-court-pj-vj~2338080) - Location: Orlando, FL - Photos: 3 - Description: Located in the successful New Urbanist community of Baldwin Park, this elegant home anchors a prominent corner site. Four sets of French doors introduce a welcome interchange between indoors and out while providing natural light to the foyer, living and dining rooms. The floor plan allows for public and private spaces to be just that. The family room flows into an open kitchen, while a first-floor master suite and study offer seclusion. Above the three-car garage is a flexible bonus space. AWARD… - [Coastal Florida Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/coastal-florida-home-pj-vj~2335864) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 18 - Description: This custom residence is located in Coastal Volusia County, Florida. The client’s desire to pursue a Balinese Style home is infused with West Indies influences to create a home of comfort and privacy for her family as well as open spaces for entertaining and outdoor living. The plan of the house was oriented with multiple view angles to capture western views over the Halifax River from all of the major spaces all laid out to emulate a connected village of buildings rather than one large structur… - [Raleigh Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/raleigh-home-pj-vj~2313508) - Location: Raleigh, NC - Photos: 3 - Description: Designed to merge within an established residential neighborhood, this infill home happily accommodates an active family. In keeping with tradition, a formal living and dining room anchor the front of the home. Along the side, the house takes on a familiar stance with a courtyard and generous covered terrace. A clearly defined friend’s entry offers convenient access for daily chores, a welcoming introduction to informal family spaces and adjoining kitchen, and privacy for a guest suite. AWARDS:… - [Notting Hill Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/notting-hill-home-pj-vj~2336078) - Location: Memphis, TN - Photos: 10 - Description: Located in a neighborhood designed to preserve the natural environment and surrounded by homes of twice the size, this custom residence presents a modest, classic facade towards the street and fits seamlessly within its site. The home was positioned to capture views on all three primary sides, providing a wonderful quality of natural light and allowing for multiple indoor/outdoor connections. An easy-living plan supports the owner’s active, modern lifestyle. AWARDS: Best in American Living Natio… - [Southern Living Idea House - Mulberry Park](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-living-idea-house-mulberry-park-pj-vj~2338023) - Location: Celebration, FL - Photos: 5 - Description: Located in the town of Celebration, this 3,410-square foot home features a classical front façade defined by a portico with Doric columns. As it turns the corner, the side elevation recalls a Charleston single house and freestanding garage with guest suite on the second floor frames a landscaped courtyard. Designed for flexibility and function, the central kitchen flows into an adjacent home office, gracious family room and sunroom. A study off the foyer can be adapted as a guest room. AWARDS: T… - [Southern Living Idea House - Poplar Grove](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-living-idea-house-poplar-grove-pj-vj~2338140) - Location: Collierville, TN - Photos: 9 - Description: With its simple façade and deep porches, the Poplar Grove Idea House captures the vernacular architecture of West Tennessee while addressing contemporary lifestyles. Ten-foot ceilings on the first floor, along with properly scaled windows and doors, provide elegant proportions. Interiors are sophisticated, yet relaxed and inviting. A small office, powder bath, laundry and mudroom transition between the kitchen and a rear garage. A covered back porch provides for casual entertaining and grilling.… - [Harbor Town Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/harbor-town-home-pj-vj~2337899) - Location: Memphis, TN - Photos: 3 - Description: Located in Harbor Town, a neighborhood with houses of varying styles and sizes, this 6,000-square-foot home occupies a corner lot with an unusual configuration. Double front porches, engaging massing and familiar forms address the pedestrian streetscape and respect the scale and rhythm of nearby homes. Interiors open up to embrace the outdoors, relating to both the street and a courtyard. The generous floor plan is organized to foster entertaining and to define private family functions. AWARDS:… - [Southern Living Idea House - Brenthaven](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-living-idea-house-brenthaven-pj-vj~2337961) - Location: Brentwood, TN - Photos: 7 - Description: Designed for the readers of Southern Living, this home takes its cues from the English cottage-style architecture of nearby historic neighborhoods. Encompassing 4,731 square feet, the house takes advantage of the sloping site to create a welcoming scale along the street. Interiors reflect timeless detailing and offer a gracious interchange from indoors to outdoors through a series of covered and screen porches. Natural light enters the home from multiple exposures. AWARDS: Builder’s Choice Natio… - [Southern Living Idea House - Live Oak Cottage](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-living-idea-house-live-oak-cottage-pj-vj~2338196) - Location: Tallahassee, FL - Photos: 5 - Description: Designed for the baby boomer market and readers of Southern Living, this single-level home features a private guest wing for visitors and flexibility for multiple generations living under one roof. A series of wings creates a welcoming presence along the street, while interior living spaces extend out to a sheltered rear porch for outdoor entertaining. The 3,153-square-foot house has a gracious open kitchen and family room. A welcoming back entrance features a pet-friendly mudroom with clever st… [See all 22 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/looney-ricks-kiss-pfvwus-pf~1545982033) ## Community Q&A **Q: Why is my house on your website?!** *(in Photo Questions)* What gives you the right to put pictures of our home on your website? Should you have asked permission? A: Hi Tom, Thank you for your message. We'd be glad to take the post down from our Houzz page and our website. LRK designed the original home and improvements for a friend and client of the firm and they were pleased to have us show images of the design work we did for them. Take care and please let us know if there's anything we can do for you! **Q: hi, would love to know the shingle color? thanks** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Hi there, thanks for your interest in our project! The singles are GAF Timberline HD "Weathered Wood." **Q: Love this entire space!** *(in Photo Questions)* Can you share the cabinet paint color? And just to clarify, the wall color is SW Alabaster, correct? (It’s showing an almost light grey in spots...) A: Hi there, the cabinet color is SW Frosty White and the wall color is SW Alabaster. **Q: Paint colors?** *(in Photo Questions)* Hello, Do you know what color on the brick? thank you! A: Hi there, the exterior paint is Shoji White by Sherwin Williams. **Q: Room & Island Dimensions** *(in Photo Questions)* Hi - Hoping to second the request re: room dimensions. We are planning a remodel, but are limited on our expansion and I am hoping I can make this work. thanks! A: Hi there, sorry for the delay. The room dimensions are 11 ft X 17 ft. Thank you! **Q: Love the porch! Do you know who makes the cocktail table and fan?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Hi there! Yes, the cocktail table is from Summer Classics and the fan is from Graham's Lighting. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-03.*