About HomeOvals
Thoughtful architectural design for homes, places, and the way people live.
HomeOvals is a Knoxville-based architectural design practice led by Thomas K. Davis, helping homeowners, builders, and developers think clearly about homes, renovations, interiors, outdoor living spaces, and planning decisions before they build.
Who We Are
Home design with experience, restraint, and purpose.
HomeOvals is an architectural design and home design services practice based at 5516 Wallwood Rd # 1A, Knoxville, TN 37912. The practice is led by Thomas K. Davis and serves clients who want more than a quick drawing or surface-level design idea. HomeOvals helps people think carefully about how a home should work, how it should sit on its site, and how design decisions made today will affect daily life for years to come.
Our work includes residential architectural design, renovation and remodeling design, interior space planning, landscape and outdoor living design, urban design and planning, and architectural consultation. These services may sound separate, but they are connected by one larger goal: helping clients make better design decisions before construction begins.
A home is not only a collection of rooms. It is a pattern of movement, light, privacy, gathering, storage, views, entry points, outdoor connections, and daily routines. Good design studies those relationships carefully. HomeOvals works to create spaces that feel considered, livable, and connected to the people who use them.
Our Point of View
Architecture should make life easier to understand.
Many design problems begin as uncertainty. A homeowner may know that a kitchen does not work, but not know whether the answer is a new layout, an addition, or a smaller adjustment. A builder may need a clearer design direction before pricing work. A developer may need early planning guidance before committing to a site. HomeOvals helps bring structure to those decisions.
Led by Thomas K. Davis
A practice shaped by teaching, planning, and design.
Thomas K. Davis brings a background in architectural design, urban design, civic thinking, and design education. His experience gives HomeOvals a broad perspective: the ability to think about a single room, an entire home, a site, a neighborhood, and a larger community context.
For additional professional background, Learn More About Thomas Davis.
What Makes HomeOvals Different
We help clients slow down before the expensive decisions begin.
The early design stage is where many of the most important choices are made. HomeOvals helps clients clarify direction, compare possibilities, and understand the design logic before moving deeper into construction, pricing, or permitting conversations.
Residential Thinking
We focus on how homes actually work: room relationships, light, movement, privacy, storage, outdoor connections, and long-term livability.
Practical Guidance
We help clients understand what matters before they commit to a design path, builder conversation, renovation scope, or site decision.
Site-Aware Design
Good design responds to place. We consider the property, views, access, neighborhood character, outdoor space, and how the home meets the land.
Clear Communication
Design should not feel mysterious. We explain options clearly so clients can make confident decisions at each step.
Our Work
From custom homes to renovation questions, the process begins with clarity.
Some HomeOvals clients are planning a new custom home and need a design direction that fits their land, lifestyle, and long-term expectations. Others are renovating an existing home and need help deciding what to preserve, what to change, and how to make the house work better. Some need interior space planning for kitchens, bathrooms, home offices, living rooms, or open floor plan improvements. Others want outdoor living spaces that feel connected to the architecture of the home rather than added as an afterthought.
HomeOvals also provides architectural consultation for clients who need professional design perspective before buying, building, remodeling, or investing in a property. A consultation can help identify opportunities, risks, planning issues, zoning concerns, layout problems, or design possibilities that may not be obvious at first glance.
For larger projects, HomeOvals offers urban design and planning guidance. This work draws on a broader understanding of streets, neighborhoods, civic space, development patterns, and community context. Whether the scale is a room, a residence, a property, or a larger planning idea, the design approach remains rooted in careful thinking.
Explore Our Services
Design services connected by one clear process.
Each service page explains how HomeOvals can help with a specific type of project.
Residential Architectural Design
Custom homes, residential concepts, site planning, and architectural design guidance for new home projects.
Learn More →Renovation & Remodeling Design
Whole-home remodels, additions, historic updates, layout improvements, and renovation design planning.
Learn More →Interior Space Planning
Room flow, kitchens, bathrooms, home offices, open layouts, and better use of interior space.
Learn More →Landscape & Outdoor Living Design
Patios, pool areas, outdoor kitchens, gardens, exterior gathering spaces, and outdoor rooms.
Learn More →Urban Design & Planning
Neighborhood planning, development concepts, civic design thinking, and community-scale design guidance.
Learn More →Architectural Consultation
Project reviews, feasibility studies, zoning guidance, design audits, and early planning advice.
Learn More →Start a Conversation
Talk with HomeOvals about your project.
Whether you are planning a new home, reviewing a renovation, studying an interior layout, designing outdoor space, or exploring a planning idea, HomeOvals can help you begin with a clearer design direction.
Knoxville, TN 37912