Design is our craft.
Your experience
is our priority.
We're a small architecture practice based in Lafayette, Colorado, designing custom homes, high-performance renovations, ADUs, and site-responsive residential projects across Boulder County and the Front Range. Our work regularly integrates high-performance building science, durable materials, healthy indoor environments, and long-term resilience — not as add-ons, but as foundations of how we design. Jesse brings backgrounds in both architecture and construction — meaning we understand your project from the design table and the job site simultaneously. That dual perspective shapes everything.
Our clients don't just get a set of drawings. They get a trusted guide who stays engaged, keeps them informed, and protects their vision at every stage — from feasibility through final inspection.
Our full story and approach →
Hillside
House
A home for a Landscape Architect who wanted the land to be a participant, not a backdrop. At its center, a single living tree rises through a glass atrium. At the rear, 16 feet of glass opens without a threshold to the garden. Every material chosen for how it ages alongside the site.
"Jesse listened to every concern and was supportive of every change we wanted along the way."
— Kathy · Coal Creek Residence
Homes built for
the lives within them.
A selection of custom homes, renovations, and high-performance projects across Boulder County and the Front Range — Lafayette, Louisville, Old Town, Superior, and Boulder. Each one shaped around the people and places within them.
More than
beautiful drawings.
Client-experience-first means the process feels as considered as the outcome. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Clarity at Every Step
Consistent, proactive communication at every stage. No chasing, no ambiguity — just a clear picture of your project's progress, decisions needed, and what comes next.
Both Sides of the Table
With experience in both architecture and construction, we design for how homes actually get built — anticipating field conditions, coordination issues, and constructability questions before they become problems on site.
Design That Earns Its Place
Every decision balances beauty, function, and livability. Spaces that feel intuitive and comfortable to live in, not just impressive to photograph.
Designed for Colorado's Climate
Passive House–influenced design, wildfire resilience, healthy indoor air, and durable assemblies are considered from the start — so your home is designed to perform well in Colorado's climate for decades.
Small Practice. Undivided Attention.
Jesse is your architect from the first call to the final walkthrough. No hand-offs to junior staff, no disappearing after permit submission.
A Clear Way Through the Complexity
Permitting, code compliance, contractor coordination, and the hundred small decisions that shape a project — we help you understand what matters, what comes next, and how to keep the work moving forward.
Curious what it's actually
like to work with us?
Hear directly from Jesse and Jessica about why Intentional Architecture exists, how they approach each project, and what a genuinely guided design process looks and feels like.
Jesse Ledin, Principal — Intentional Architecture · Lafayette, CO
Free Resource · Home Design Guide
Not ready to reach out yet?
Start with the guide.
Our Home Design Guide walks through how the design process works, what it costs, and how to make good decisions before hiring anyone. 26 pages. No commitment.