Inspire People. Transform Lives

Master planning, architecture, and interior design is what we do. Helping our clients transform the lives of senior residents, students, faculty, staff members or guests is why it matters.

RLPS Architects is a planning, interior design and architecture firm based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with a team of professionals that works with clients nationwide.

RLPS 70th Anniversary
March 1, 2024
How can it be 70 years already? Those of us at RLPS today are so grateful for the vision, integrity and dedication of those who started the firm in 1954 and the many leaders and team members who…
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RLPS Promotes Two
January 29, 2024
We are excited to announce the promotion of Dustin Julius to Partner and Justin Harclerode to Senior Designer. Dustin and Justin have worked with RLPS for several years and are probably familiar to…
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RLPS Welcomes Lorenna Stern
December 21, 2023
RLPS welcomes Lorenna Stern to the RLPS team as our human resources generalist. She joins RLPS after serving six years of active duty in the United States Army. Completing her Bachelor of Science in…
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Memory Support
The built environment plays a key role in the care of people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. A carefully...
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Wellness
Wellness means different things to different people. It now extends beyond physical fitness to include emotional, spiritual, intellectual...
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Hybrid Homes
Hybrid homes are a new senior housing model that allow providers to incrementally add independent living with more flexible financing...
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IQ Homes
The “IQ Home” is a smart home housing model designed from the inside out to support independence, confidence and an active lifestyle...
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Reinvention
Reinvention provides creative design solutions for good stewardship, while breathing new life into an existing community. As we look to the future...
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RLPS is an architecture firm that listens first

Our architectural consulting and interior design team is ready to collaborate with you. We start by listening to your vision, brand, and values. Then we create authentically responsive design solutions that go beyond square-foot style programming to reach the heart and soul of the people you serve.

Ready to be inspired?

We not only create vibrant, resident, student and employee-centered spaces. RLPS also provides an engaging experience for our clients and their stakeholder groups.

Founded in 1954, RLPS collaborates with our clients to provide purposeful planning and creative architectural and interior design strategies for: