Tristan Francis
Project Architect
Tristan comes from a long line of skilled carpenters and builders — hands-on creators who instilled in him a deep respect for craft and place. After studying architecture at Cal Poly, he spent formative years on the West Coast working in adaptive reuse of historic buildings and international design competitions before relocating to the Roaring Fork Valley.
As a licensed architect in the state of Oklahoma, Tristan brings his grounded, place-based sensibility to the firm.
To Tristan, architecture is a place where human culture and natural landscape are energetically joined together. He believes that thoughtful design has a transformative effect on individual lives and entire communities.
When he’s not at the drawing table, Tristan is usually outdoors with his partner and young son—walking, biking, running, camping, or keeping an eye out for excavators, diggers, and dump trucks.