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Sipes Architects Q&A

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Vail Valley Home, March 2022 · Written by Kimberly Nicoletti

In “Seven Questions with Sipes Architects,” Vail Valley Home introduces the firm’s team at the time, including founding principal Brian Sipes, then-partner Todd Biekkola and senior project designer Brandt Shwayder. The firm describes itself as a small, boutique practice where everyone works on each project. Its design process starts with the site: listening to it, asking questions and looking for the places and opportunities unique to it. Clients are treated as partners, with their vision, lifestyle and budget guiding the work, and the firm aims for timeless design rather than a particular style. Sustainability is framed as stewardship: creating places that work in harmony with natural systems locally, regionally and globally. Travel, time in nature and sketching are named as sources of inspiration.

“Good design is a language, not a style.”
— Sipes Architects

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