Modern. Livable. High-Performance.
You want a house that’s beautiful, efficient, comfortable, and in tune with nature. We want you to feel like coming home is the best thing in the world.
We design modern, high-performance homes for clients who care about how a home looks, how it lives, and how it performs — across the Mountain West.
Three things every project has to get right.
A home in the Gunnison Valley has to earn its place — where the landscape and climate set the terms. Great design here means connecting you to both.
Modern design
Clean lines, honest materials, indoor-outdoor spaces that feel as good as they look. Architecture rooted in this place — shaped by site, climate, and the way you actually live.
Connection with nature.
Homes that respond to their site — capturing views, managing solar gain, and stepping lightly on the land. Thoughtful in every season, not just summer.
High performance
Energy efficiency isn't an add-on. It's built into the design from day one — whether the goal is Passive House, Net Zero, or simply dramatically better than code.
Specializing in High-Performance Design
The Gunnison Valley spans some of the most varied terrain in Colorado — from the high-desert floor of Gunnison to the high-alpine environment of Crested Butte at over 9,000 feet. Both sit in Climate Zone 7, the most demanding cold-climate environment in the lower 48. Heavy snow loads, extreme temperature swings, intense UV, and hard freeze-thaw cycles change what good building actually looks like.
Every project starts with the envelope — because that's where comfort, efficiency, and durability are either won or lost.
Services
Depending on where you are in your planning and design process, we offer a range of services:
Full Architectural Services
We offer comprehensive planning and design services to fit your site, personal preferences, and financial situation.
Pre-design Services
Not ready for the full design process? We offer a range of flat fee à la carte services, from site evaluations to reviewing what you want, need, and can afford to build (also called a pre-design “program”).
Travis Scheefer
licensed architect
Travis has been designing and building for the past twenty years — first with tools in hand, then with a license on the wall. That combination — architect and builder — shapes everything about how I work: designs that are beautiful, buildable, and grounded in the realities of construction.
My practice is rooted in Gunnison, Colorado, with most of my work in Crested Butte and across the broader Mountain West. Every client works directly with me — not a junior designer, not a project manager. Me.
Let's talk about your project.
The first step is to talk with one another. You can expect me to ask you about your project and where you are in the process of planning and design, and answer any questions you may have about what it could look like to work together.
Email - travis@scheefers.com
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Call - (970)596-7787