A Past-Forward Approach to Architecture.
We weave together a project’s context - its site and views, the history and materials - into a space that serves the future while telling the story of its past.
AB Studio is the design collaboration of architects Angela Schwab and Ben Heppe, driven by a passion for crafting architecture that honors the past, resonates with the present, and remains relevant into the future. Their debut project—a historic stone hotel reimagined as a nonprofit art center— artfully merges modern design with landscape and local history. It’s a landmark of AB’s mission to create timeless spaces with lasting impact and purpose.
While the studio specializes in adaptive reuse, AB is adept with new construction for commercial, interiors, and residential environments. AB takes on just a few projects at a time in order to provide the complete attention that each project and client deserves; AB is proud to provide friendly fees for non-profit organizations and to community-centered projects.
Angela Schwab is an eternal optimist; she believes that creative changes can make a big impact in our homes, in our communities, and in our world.
Her former life in fine art, ceramics, and product design combine to give her a unique eye for form, scale, function, and material. She has a decade of experience designing residential, commercial, and civic architectural solutions for some of the most creative and client-focused firms on Colorado’s Front Range. Angela’s passion for people inspires her to mentor design students through teaching and participating in academic reviews.
As a compulsive maker, Angela also loves baking challah, crocheting, remodeling her house, and roping her husband, Zach, and two young daughters into her projects.
Ben Heppe loves to tell a good story and have fun, and believes that a successful project should incorporate both.
Ben's energetic design approach connects places and people with their stories. His two decades of experience ranges from the preservation of iconic historic structures, to adaptive reuse of existing buildings ready for reinvention, and innovative residential and commercial construction - all grounded in meaningful collaboration and creative design.
When not playing at the studio, Ben can be found playing in the outdoors with his wife, Kelly, and two young children.
AB Studio
3456 W 32nd Ave, Suite 200A
Denver, CO 80211
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