Alm Architects

Our Company: We are a small architectural firm specializing in custom residential architecture. For over 25 years, we have been designing high-end homes that are creative, unique and distinct for our clients from around the world (Hong Kong, Switzerland, England, Mexico, South America) and from every corner of the U.S. (Hawaii, Florida, California & New York) & in between. Alm Architects was founded in Vail, Colorado by Brent Alm in the fall of 1991. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1986, Brent worked for a Boston architectural firm for four years before moving to the mountains of Colorado. He and his wife Michelle are raising their son Jasper near Vail in Eagle, Colorado. Our Philosophy: Our designs draw inspiration from historical and cultural contexts unique to the Rocky Mountain environment as well as influences from mid-century, contemporary and modern design themes. Each project is different and customized to our clients desires & architectural ideas as well as the specific environmental site features. How We Work: We believe in the team approach for making our projects successful. That starts with you, the Owner as this is your home! We have found that working from the start with an experienced local general contractor (GC) on the team makes all the difference. We act as your team leader, guiding you through the design process while gathering valuable information from our GC and other consultants to insure your home is on time and on budget. We use the latest technology (AutoCAD, Revit & SketchUp) to create construction documents that are clear, concise and complete so those bidding on the project can give you better costs without guessing. Ninety percent of our clients are from out of town and we have figured out how to seamlessly lead you through the design process by using email, screen-sharing, Go-To-Meeting, Skype and even occasionally we will overnight hard copies of drawings at the clients request. Why Us? Our personalized service and great communications will keep your project running smoothly. Most of all, we take pride in our ability to listen to our clients’ dreams for their home and transform those dreams into reality. As you look through our Houzz profile at some of our work please notice that every project is different. You may not see your ‘dream house’ here as we have not created it yet! If You can dream it, We can design it!