Hand-drawn topographic illustration of Steamboat Springs, the Yampa Valley, Yampa River, and Mount Werner
Alder Grove standing in a stone doorway at Ollantaytambo, Peru

Alder Grove, LEED AP BD+C

designer · project manager · founder

design grounded in place, purpose, and people

Temple Design Studio is a hands-on design practice shaped by more than two decades of experience with homes, interiors, construction, and the places people care about most.

The work begins by listening closely to how you live, what you value, and the character of the place itself. Thoughtful design, enduring natural materials, healthy-building principles, and technical precision come together to create spaces that feel grounded, useful, and distinctly your own.

what I bring to the work

Over more than two decades, my work has spanned residential design, interiors, project management, sustainability, specifications, construction administration, field documentation, and visualization. That range allows me to hold both the big idea and the small decisions at once, from the character of a place to the details that make it buildable.

I bring a practical understanding of how design moves from an early idea into drawings, materials, coordination, and construction, while keeping the people and purpose behind the project at the center.

let’s begin with the place, the purpose, and what you hope to create.

Share what you know so far, what remains uncertain, and what you hope the project can become.