About ADCi
Architecture for enjoying life
We are a firm on a mission to bring our client’s visions to vibrant life, to create space and place that both reflects and drives our clients’ sense of purpose.
In 2022, our team came together to form a worker-owned cooperative and bought the business from our founder Bill Austin. We are grateful to Bill for his many years of leadership and friendship, and we are excited to carry the firm into its next chapter together.
Meet the ADCi Team
Tom Chalmers
Architect
I enjoy making the most of the demands of our farm to ensure that I am outside on the land as much as possible, enjoying the time with family, friends and dogs.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Spaces that wake you up and make you take notice of simple, everyday things.
Favorite ADCi project?
I would have to say projects where place, client, and builder listen and improv together to make great architecture.
Your dream client?
One that offers and accepts the respect and commitment of the other team members.
Peter Webster
Designer
I enjoy cooking, swimming, skiing, and the ever-elusive good conversation.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Please see my 85-page master’s thesis!
Favorite ADCi project?
Treehouse Brewery because it was about providing people who are into their craft as much as we are with a space that is worthy of that ethic and intention. It’s about the spirit of the place rather than any specific details.
Your dream client?
Ed Briones, a dear old friend.
Bryan Louisell
Designer
I enjoy exploring, whether it be by foot, plane, skis, or boat.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Great architecture accentuates the experience through the senses, creating memory.
Favorite ADCi project?
Skier’s Haven because it is such a dynamic form that indicates from the moment you arrive that this is something altogether different.
Your dream client?
One that is involved, curious, and engaged—that gives the work life.
Patrick Kitzmiller
Architect
I like to spend time with people who are important influencers in my life as well as quietly sitting on the porch with my thoughts.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Great architecture is purpose driven and life focused.
Favorite ADCi project?
The current one, because each new project opens new avenues to deepen my understanding and creation of space.
Your dream client?
My Mom. Although, she would probably be my most difficult client.
Chamois Holschuh
GENERAL Manager
I like hiking in the woods, sitting in the sunshine, and reading in the in-between spaces.
Architecture ± 10 words?
The craft of creating places with intent and intrigue.
Favorite ADCi project?
I politely decline to pick just one.
Your dream client?
Is it bad to say… myself? Over the years, my napkin scribbles have focused on where I would like to eat or read. Hmm. Really says something about my priorities.
Steven Stone
Design Draftsman
I enjoy skiing in the winter… soccer in the summer… and traveling with my family any time I can.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Balanced, usable, comfortable and, intuitive spaces.
Favorite ADCi project?
The favorite project is always the one I’m currently on. I invariably spend months living in a 3D model of a building that doesn’t exist yet… it’s a thrill.
Your dream client?
Former President Jimmy Carter.
Raph Rosner
Designer
I ski, bike, hike, and play.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Enlivening, inspiring, comfortable, peaceful.
Favorite ADCi project?
You might as well ask a mother which child she loves the most. They’re all a process of learning, hope, technique, and patience. It is maybe closer to birth than to building.
Your dream client?
Julia “Butterfly” Hill.
Adam Helm
Design Draftsman
I enjoy adventure, traveling to other parts of the world, and outdoor activities, such as mountain biking, backpacking and tele-skiing, To relax, I enjoy watching foreign films, gardening, cooking, and uniting with friends and family.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Flow, scale, light, atmosphere, collaboration, creativity, constructability, enhanced living.
Favorite ADCi project?
Treehouse Brewery: working with them has been fast and furious with many disciplines working closely together toward a common goal – an extremely rewarding experience!
Your dream client?
IDEO: designing the workspace with and for world-renowned design/UI teams. It would be the ultimate collaboration.
Bill Austin
FOUNDER
I enjoy spending time with my wife and family, spending time in the natural and built environment, and being grateful for all that I have in life.
Architecture ± 10 words?
Architecture fuses art and science into a powerful energy that drives humanity’s relationship with the natural and built environments.
Favorite ADCi project?
For me, this is ever changing. Right now, it’s the affordable sustainable communities we have and are designing, like Wisdom Way Solar Village, that meet the challenges of the climate crisis and social justice.
Your dream client?
Someone who is adventurous and forward looking, values architects and architecture, and is a willing partner with me in going wherever the project takes us.