Land+Shelter

What Land+Shelter does

Land+Shelter is a privately held architecture firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Carbondale, Colorado, with a secondary office in Fruita. The firm provides full-service architectural design across four practice areas: residential (custom single-family homes, remodels, additions, mountain retreats), commercial and hospitality (wellness centers, retail, spas, animal care facilities), multi-family residential (affordable housing, mixed-use developments, including the 130-unit Peakview Residences), and public/educational recreation (aquatics centers, early childhood education centers, college facilities). Integrated service lines include interior design, entitlement and zoning analysis, land planning, and community outreach to navigate complex approval processes.

The firm's design approach is site-specific and sustainability-led: every project begins with analysis of light, wind, views, topography, culture, and codes, and the practice has delivered LEED Platinum residential projects and net-zero energy buildings using passive solar, photovoltaic arrays, and efficient envelopes. Production relies on industry-standard architectural tools — Sketchup, Revit, Lumion, and 3D rendering delivered via an interactive web and phone viewer for client collaboration. The firm has no proprietary technology, no API platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no disclosed patents.

Land+Shelter generates revenue through professional service fees, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or hourly consulting rates, with project-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Customers include private homeowners, commercial clients, multi-family developers, municipalities (Town of Carbondale), higher education institutions (Colorado Mountain College, Colorado State University), and nonprofits (Ascendigo Autism Services, Rifle Animal Shelter, Aspen Valley Land Trust, True Nature Healing Arts). The firm is led by Owner/Principal Andrea Korber and Partner Taylor Higgins, supported by three additional licensed architects and operates without external institutional investment.

Name

Land+Shelter

Legal name

Land+Shelter

Website

https://landandshelter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Land+Shelter is a Colorado architecture firm (founded 2005, Carbondale HQ plus Fruita office) providing site-specific, sustainable modern design across residential, commercial, multi-family, and public/educational projects for mountain-community clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI)

Keywords

• Sustainable architecture design
• Residential architecture services
• Multi-family housing design
• Commercial building architecture
• Entitlement planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carbondale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Full-service architecture firm providing design services across residential, commercial, multi-family, and public/educational project types. Revenue generated through architectural service fees, typically structured as percentage of construction cost or hourly consulting rates.
2. Interior Design Services: Interior design services offered as part of comprehensive architectural offerings.
3. Entitlement Services: Property evaluation, zoning analysis, land planning, and community outreach services to help navigate complex entitlement processes.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Land+Shelter is an architecture firm providing site-specific, sustainable modern design services across residential, commercial, multi-family, and public/educational projects in Colorado mountain communities. Its offerings include architectural design, interior design, entitlement and land planning services, community outreach, and sustainable design solutions (LEED Platinum, net-zero energy). Projects are produced using 3D rendering, Sketchup, Revit, and Lumion, with interactive 3D viewers for client collaboration.

Product overview

Land+Shelter is a design-forward architecture firm based in Carbondale, Colorado, founded in 2005. The firm operates as a single unified practice offering architectural services, interior design, entitlement services, community outreach, and sustainable design solutions. Their project portfolio spans four main categories: Residential Architecture (custom single-family homes including remodels and new construction), Commercial + Hospitality Architecture (clubhouses, animal care facilities, self-storage, summer camps, spas, retail), Multi-Family Residential Architecture (affordable housing and apartment complexes), and Public/Educational/Recreation Architecture (aquatics centers, college facilities, early childhood centers, public works). The firm specializes in site-specific, sustainable modern design rooted in Colorado's mountain communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architecture Custom single-family residential design including remodels, new construction, and sustainable mountain homes in Colorado. Projects include Passion Project Remodel, Convergence House, Tower Cabin, Balance Residence, Gallery Residence, Glassy Gap, Marble Retreat, and others.
• Commercial + Hospitality Architecture Commercial and hospitality facility design including clubhouses, animal care centers, self-storage facilities, summer camps, spas, retail, and wellness centers. Notable projects include the Kiva Spa at True Nature Healing Arts and the Journey Home Animal Care Center for Rifle Animal Shelter.
• Multi-Family Residential Architecture Multi-family housing design including affordable housing, apartment complexes, and mixed-use developments. Projects include Peakview Residences (130 units in New Castle, Colorado) and Stott's Mill concept.
• Public / Educational / Recreation Architecture Public facilities, educational institutions, aquatics centers, and recreational facilities design. Projects include Carbondale Aquatics Center renovation, Colorado Mountain College Teaching Kitchen and Welcome Center, Garfield County Education Center, and early childhood education centers.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services integrated with architectural projects, focused on modern aesthetics, thoughtful space planning, and use of environmentally friendly materials such as Paperstone, beetle kill lumber, and cradle-to-cradle carpet.
• Entitlement Services Property evaluation, zoning analysis, land planning, and navigation of complex entitlement processes for development projects. Helps clients secure approvals by bringing together disparate stakeholders during complex approval processes.
• Community Outreach Services Stakeholder engagement and community consultation services for complex development projects, supporting entitlement and permitting processes for developers and public entities.
• Sustainable Design Solutions Environmental stewardship through sustainable design practices, focusing on net-zero energy buildings, LEED certification (including LEED Platinum on residential projects), passive solar, photovoltaic arrays, and efficient building envelopes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Net-zero energy buildings achieved through sustainable design strategies including passive solar, photovoltaic arrays, and efficient building envelopes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Alan Ford ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership on early childhood education projects. Land+Shelter serves as record architect while Alan Ford Architects provides subject matter expertise in early childhood design. Collaborated on Burlingame Early Childhood Center and Basalt Early Childhood Center projects.
• RDG Planning & DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Burlingame Early Childhood Center project where RDG serves as specialist in schools with focus on interiors. L+S is record architect.
• Lea Sisson ArchitectsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect for Kiva Spa project at True Nature Healing Arts. Land+Shelter worked as record architect to execute the design intent conceived by Lea Sisson. This collaboration resulted in AIA Colorado Design Awards Honorable Mention.
• Ascendigo Autism ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to design educational facility for people on the Autism spectrum on 126+ acre rural property. Includes educational, administrative, dining, sleeping and equestrian facilities. Currently reviewing alternate site options.
• Rifle Animal SheltercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to design new Journey Home Animal Care Center. Shelter has outgrown existing home and launched capital campaign for new facility designed to de-stress shelter experience for companion animals.
• True Nature Healing ArtsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership with wellness center including multiple projects over years: Kiva Spa (AIA award-winning), tea room addition, retail space remodel, and annex structure with photovoltaic array.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: HOK is a global design, architecture, and planning firm with extensive sustainability practice. Comparable to Land+Shelter in delivering LEED-certified projects and sustainable architecture services, but operating at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with a strong sustainable design practice and significant institutional portfolio. Comparable to Land+Shelter in offering LEED-certified architectural services, but operating at vastly larger scale with broader institutional and commercial focus.
• Lake|Flato Architects: Lake|Flato is a San Antonio-based architecture firm renowned for sustainable design and regional contextualism. Comparable to Land+Shelter in sustainability ethos, site-specific design philosophy, and residential/mountain specialization, but operating at much larger scale.
• Olson Kundig: Olson Kundig is a Seattle-based design-forward architecture firm known for site-specific, sustainable, and craft-driven design across residential and hospitality. Comparable to Land+Shelter in design philosophy and site-integration ethos, but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• CCY Architects: CCY Architects is a Colorado mountain architecture firm with offices in Basalt/Carbondale serving the Roaring Fork Valley. Directly comparable to Land+Shelter in geographic focus, multi-family and residential project mix, and overlapping client base of mountain community developers.
• Poss Architecture + Planning: Poss Architecture + Planning is an Aspen-based architecture firm with site-specific and contextual design philosophy. Comparable to Land+Shelter in geographic market, design orientation, and project mix spanning residential and community-based work.
• Charles Cunniffe Architects: Charles Cunniffe Architects is an established Aspen-based firm specializing in high-end mountain residential and commercial projects. Comparable to Land+Shelter in premium Aspen market focus, design-forward positioning, and luxury custom home clientele.
• Studio B Architecture: Studio B is an Aspen-based architecture firm serving mountain communities with residential and commercial design. Comparable to Land+Shelter in geographic focus on Roaring Fork Valley area and similar high-end residential project mix.
• Rowland+Broughton: Rowland+Broughton is an Aspen-based architecture and interior design firm with deep local roots in the Roaring Fork Valley. Comparable to Land+Shelter in mountain community focus, residential and commercial project mix, and design-forward positioning.

Emerging players

• Aidlin Darling Design: Aidlin Darling Design is a San Francisco-based architecture firm with a focus on sustainable, craft-driven design. Comparable to Land+Shelter in design philosophy, sustainability emphasis, and integration of architecture with site, but with broader geographic reach and West Coast focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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