ADU Contractors Near Vail

“We interviewed a number of designers/contractors before engaging Kasia Karska Design. What impressed us was both her incredible design sense, but also her willingness to listen to the client. Too many firms just want to take the path of least resistance and build whatever everyone else is doing. With Kasia it was a real give and take of ideas (and hers were often the best!). Having done several renovations, both in the US and Europe we felt an instant connection to Kasia but also liked the idea of a design/build firm. This streamlined the communication and avoided any blame games between architect and contractor. Our project was challenging, as it was an extensive modernization of an existing townhouse and involved numerous zoning and design constraints, but Kasia always rose to the challenge, with creativity and humor. Working with Kasia and her team was a uniformly positive experience, and we are delighted with the result.”

“Axis Productions provided total architectural services from concept drawings for a major rebuild and expansion of a residence, construction drawings and construction verification. Aimee took the time to understand what I wanted to accomplish with the rebuild and had great suggestions that improved the final product. She is also a great resource for contractors and other professionals. I give her an enthusiastic 5 stars!”

“We recently completed a vacation home in Grand Lake with RJ Design Homes (Ryan Johnson) as our General Contractor. The home is ~4000 sf and the cost to build was >$1M. The design is what we are calling rustic elegance with exposed timbers, moss rock, rough sawn hardwood floors, etc. but with a balance of upper end travertine, slate, and alder. The quality of construction is exceptional and Ryan's attention to detail is really what sets him apart from other builders we interviewed. Beyond the build quality, Ryan was always doing research on design elements that we wanted to incorporate but were exceptionally expensive and either finding alternative options or building what we needed himself. One of the focal points of the house is a +30 ft moss rock fireplace that Ryan hand picked the stone for and is amazing. Many of the design touches were ones that he came up witwh along the way that really add to the house (live edge counter tops in the kitchen and bar area that tie into the timber beams and granite counters). There are three large timber trusses in the great room that he designed and built that are outstanding and a really a conversation piece and then the lower level has a custom stained/acid washed concrete that is beautiful. There were a number of challenges along the way between the architects design and the engineering that didn't always work correctly but Ryan was able to find a way to resolve the issues without compromising our vision for the house. As you can tell, we are extremely pleased with Ryan and how well our project turned out.”