HALE & STONE · ARCHITECTS · DENVER
Buildings that listen to the land
A nine-person studio designing homes, libraries and workplaces across the Mountain West — in timber, stone and daylight.
Site first
We walk the land at dawn, noon and dusk before we draw.
Timber & stone
Honest materials, detailed to last a century.
Designed for daylight
Every room shaped around the sun.
ResidentialCulturalWorkplaceLandscapeMass timberAdaptive reuse
SELECTED WORK
A 1920s Library, Renewed
County Library District (fictional)
A Timber Office for 120 People
Northfield Co-op (fictional)
A Courtyard House With a Pool
Private clientA Small Art Museum
Foothills Art Trust (fictional)
A Mountain A-Frame, Reimagined
Private clientOUR BELIEF
The greenest building is often the one already standing. When we do build new, we build to last a hundred years.
SERVICES
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- 01ResidentialNew homes & renovationsFrom 1,200 sq ftFrom 1,200 sq ft
Homes shaped by their sites — the slope, the sun and the view.
- 02CulturalLibraries & museumsPublic projectsPublic projects
Civic buildings that welcome everyone and age gracefully.
- 03WorkplaceOffices & studiosFit-outs & new buildsFit-outs & new builds
Workplaces full of daylight, timber and room to think.
- 04LandscapeGardens & courtyardsWith partner studiosWith partner studios
Outdoor rooms that connect buildings to the land around them.
- 05Adaptive reuseOld buildings, new lifeFeasibility firstFeasibility first
Keeping what works and adding only what’s missing.
CASE STUDIES
ResidentialThe Moreno family (fictional)
The Hillside House
A steep lot nobody wanted, turned into a home stepped down the slope in three levels.
ArchitectureInteriors3 years
3Levels down the slope
-52%Energy use vs. code
0Trees removed
They found a home in a hill we thought was impossible.
CulturalCounty Library District (fictional)
A 1920s library, renewed
Old stone, a new glass stair and daylight in the basement for the first time.
Adaptive reuseArchitecture2 years
+70%Visitors in year one
1923Original stone kept
2New reading rooms
Kids now race to the reading room.
WorkplaceNorthfield Co-op (fictional)
A timber office for 120 people
Four stories of mass timber built in eleven weeks, full of daylight and plants.
ArchitectureWorkplace18 months
11Weeks to frame
-38%Embodied carbon
120Happier people
Our team comes in on Fridays now. By choice.
Energy use vs. local code
How much less energy our recent buildings use (fictional projects).
How a building happens
From the first site walk to the day you move in.
Scroll01 / 04Phase 1
Walk the land
We visit at dawn, noon and dusk before drawing anything.
02 / 04Phase 2
Models, not renders
Cardboard models help everyone understand the space.
03 / 04Phase 3
Details & permits
Drawings, engineers and approvals — handled.
04 / 04Phase 4
Build together
We stay on site weekly until the keys are yours.
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RECOGNITION
2025
Residential Design Award
Mountain West Architecture Awards (fictional)The Hillside House.
2024
Civic Building of the Year
Front Range Design Council (fictional)The library renewal.
2023
Passive House designers
Building Standards Institute (fictional)Two partners certified.
2022
Featured studio
Timber & Stone Quarterly (fictional)A twelve-page studio profile.
KIND WORDS
They found a home in a hill we thought was impossible. We still can’t believe it.
Ana M.Homeowner
Kids now race to the reading room. The building feels both old and brand new.
Joan P.Library director
Our team comes in on Fridays now. By choice. That says everything.
Sam K.Operations lead
Example reviews for a fictional business.
VISIT THE STUDIO
Our studio is a former printing shop in River North. Coffee and cardboard models, by appointment.
START A CONVERSATION
Tell us about the land, the people and the budget. We reply within a week.
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