About
Denver Design is a Colorado architectural steel and rainscreen contractor — custom work in steel, stone, and terracotta, plus tile — across commercial and residential scopes. We bid it, we sub it, we fabricate and set it, and we close it out — one accountable crew from start to finish.
Steel, Rainscreen & Tile · Colorado
Who we are
We're a contracting outfit, not a showroom. That means we live in plan rooms and spec books — taking off material, building submittals, coordinating with the GC, and putting tile in the wall and architectural steel in the field, to spec.
The residential side gets the same discipline: a custom shower, a feature wall, a steel staircase, or a full home build gets the substrate prep and layout attention most installs skip.
What sets us apart
Mortar coverage, movement joints, wet-area membranes, and lippage on large format; AWS-compliant welding and fit on architectural steel — we follow the specification and the TCNA handbook, then document it. No improvising in the field.
Submittals, RFIs, submittal logs, daily reports, and closeout packages delivered in your construction management platform — Procore-ready, in the format your PM expects.
The crew that bids it is the crew that sets it. No bait-and-switch subs, no orphaned punch lists — one team owns the finish from takeoff to walkthrough.
Production scale for commercial work, custom detail for homes. One partner for owners and GCs who need both — and a residential process that doesn't cut corners because it's smaller.
Capabilities
From the jobsite
Not staged portfolio shots — these are live and recent jobsites around Aspen, Snowmass, and Denver. Substrate prep, large-format setting, exterior stone, and shop fabrication. The finished work speaks for itself on walkthrough day; this is how it gets there.
Kitchen backsplash — zellige-style subway, in progress.
Shower rough-in — large-format walls, hex mosaic floor.
Entry walkway — large-format stone pavers.
Exterior patio — large-format stone pavers.
Feature wall — slate shingle cladding with glass.
Exterior — stone shingle cladding.
Chimney detail — large stone slabs.
Slate shingle siding — garage elevation.
Window wall — stone siding.
Exterior — stone cladding with glass.
Fabrication — cutting and staging material.
Materials staged — ready to set.
How we work
Review plans and specs, take off material, and return a clear, scoped number on time.
Build submittals, shop drawings, and samples in your platform; resolve RFIs before material lands.
Substrate prep, membranes, and layout — then tile installed to spec with full coverage.
Walk the work, fix punch, and deliver closeout documents and warranties.