--- title: "Darek Shapiro / Environmental Architecture LLC — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/darek-shapiro-environmental-architecture-llc-pfvwus-pf~1387031294 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1387031294.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Darek Shapiro / Environmental Architecture LLC" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/41b3f1e40a3c6816_5011-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "Denver, Colorado 80210, United States" latitude: 39.679 longitude: -104.9631 phone: "(970) 989-3877" website: http://Envarch.com rating: 0 review_count: 0 followers: 2 last_updated: 2026-09-11 --- # Darek Shapiro / Environmental Architecture LLC Original Houzz profile: [Darek Shapiro / Environmental Architecture LLC](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/darek-shapiro-environmental-architecture-llc-pfvwus-pf~1387031294) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Denver, CO - **Serves:** Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Thornton, Westminster, Centennial, Longmont, Castle Rock, Grand Junction, Parker, Littleton, Golden, Rifle, Glenwood Springs, Eagle, Aspen, Carbondale, Breckenridge, Vail, New Castle, El Jebel, Basalt, Buena Vista, Granby, Idaho Springs, Winter Park, Cattle Creek, Catherine, Black Hawk, Bolder, Denver CO, Denvers 100 mile radius, Engelwood, Silverthorn, Snowmass - **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - 25 Ideabook Saves - Budget friendly - Offers Custom Work - 40 years in business Hello there! Thanks for visiting Environmental Architecture I've been at it since 1983. I've scientific, and creative collaborative design skills to help you achieve results beyond your expectations. I also have the experience to help you get it built properly. Design Counseling, Energy conservation, Feng Shui Architecture, structure and Building Biology are my daily tools that I use to design without having to mention it. it's often the seemingly invisible assets that makes a home feel as good as it looks. Many clients prefer start with hourly Design Counseling to discuss feasibility, and make important decisions. Together at your site, I can make observations, question and Co-Create ideas with you on paper. Together, I'll illustrate the ideas with your feedback to help me focus and deliver, your most desired and buildable solutions with pencil drawn, over-laid plans and 3-D sketches. In a few hours you can have your favorite solution clearly illustrated. All drawing are yours to own and use in any way desired. In some cases we meet again until you are totally thrilled that your designs are completed. This process is fast, productive and therefore more time and cost effective. Total architecture services are also available from me. I've found that If my clients start right, they will finish right. I can show you how. ### Services Provided - Building Design - Home Remodeling - Architectural Drawings - Custom Homes - House Plans - New Home Construction - Home Additions - Kitchen Design - Kitchen Remodeling - Sustainable Design - Energy-Efficient Homes - Floor Plans - 3D Rendering - Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) - Green Building - Space Planning - Guesthouse Design & Construction - Multigenerational Homes - Universal Design - Project Management - Handicap-Accessible Design - Barn Design & Construction - Structural Engineering - Attic Conversion - Staircase Design - Deck Design - Garage Design - Landscape Plans - Modular Home Additions - Passive Solar Heating & Cooling - Creative Interior Design - Design Counseling with you. - EMF and Toxic free design - Energy Conservation Consulting - Energy conservation measures - Exterior Insulating envelopes and Finishes : - Feng-Shui Architecture expert - Geo-pathic stress removal. - Green building design - Mechanical Commissioning. - Sacred Geometry - Site Inspection and support - Site Planning & Design - Super-insulating envelopes ### Areas Served - Colorado Springs - Fort Collins - Thornton - Westminster - Centennial - Longmont - Castle Rock - Grand Junction - Parker - Littleton - Golden - Rifle - Glenwood Springs - Eagle - Aspen - Carbondale - Breckenridge - Vail - New Castle - El Jebel - Basalt - Buena Vista - Granby - Idaho Springs - Winter Park - Cattle Creek - Catherine - Black Hawk - Bolder - Denver CO - Denvers 100 mile radius - Engelwood - Silverthorn - Snowmass ### Typical Job Cost $80,000 - 1.7 million Design Counseling at your site to resolve issues such as; 1\. Which site or home is better for us? 2.\]Sell or remodel? 3.Show my prospect it works. Get answers and schematic drawings solutions at $180 per hr. Stop the counseling at any time. To complete a project, use Design Counseling for more detail, or go right to computer 3-D modeling for adjustment, then to drafting and specification hourly at $120 for my time and $90. for drafting with my oversight include per hr. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Darek Shapiro / Environmental Architecture LLC | | Address | Denver, Colorado 80210, United States | | Phone | (970) 989-3877 | | Website | http://Envarch.com | | License Number | Colorado Lic. \# 402918 | | Followers on Houzz | 2 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalArchitectureLLC - Blog — https://environmentalarchitecturellc.com/ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Darek Shapiro / Environmental Architecture LLC](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/darek-shapiro-environmental-architecture-llc-pfvwus-pf~1387031294) - **Website:** http://Envarch.com - **Phone:** (970) 989-3877 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Registered Architect: Colorado - Certified Building Biologist and Environmental Inspector. IBBIE - 15 years Feng Shui Training-all schools and 28 years practice. - MTA - Dreams & Schemes competition Winner. - My affiliations below, are not yet registered with Houzz but in are in that process. ## Selected projects - [Feng Shui Temple](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/feng-shui-temple-pj-vj~3018644) - Location: Carbondale, CO - Photos: 19 - Description: This home was designed to feel in spa like comfort and beauty, with a creative and playful living plan. It was built around a totally gutted smaller house you can see in one photo that follows. The finished home became a backdrop for fine art as well a being a sculpture itself, to live in. I've studied Feng Shui architecture since '91 to help inform me how composition is influenced by every shape, material, and detail. My goal being, to give each individual living there, the space to feel peacef… - [Shingle Style Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/shingle-style-residence-pj-vj~3018724) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - Description: This home was designed for a building developer and his wife that wanted a unique home for their family and a view over the top of their traditional design- covenanted neighborhood. Within three 6 to 8-hour design counseling sessions together near their site, they had their uniques homes basic pencil drawn plans and perspective drawings in their hands. They started construction 50 days later. - [Waterfront Traditional](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/waterfront-traditional-pj-vj~2921574) - Location: Stamford, CT - Photos: 4 - Description: This home was commisioned by a fine home builder Duffy Craftsman, for a steeply sloped site backing up to the water. Many years of Feng Shi, informed my design, to better stabilize, what would have felt like a precariously perched home if it was entered from the driveway and top of the property. This required a design for entering from the right and creating a landing entry patio on the sloping and sunny Southside. This arrangement provided the sloping hill-side and substance of the neighbor's h… - [Contemporary Composition](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/contemporary-composition-pj-vj~5513347) - Location: Weston, CT - Photos: 10 - [Double-wide to Triple Value](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/double-wide-to-triple-value-pj-vj~5479125) - Location: Carbondale, CO - Photos: 9 [See all 5 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/darek-shapiro-environmental-architecture-llc-pfvwus-pf~1387031294) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-11.*