Carrie Larsen
August Design Studio, LLC
Companies I’ve Had The Honor Of Working With:
August Design Studio LLC, Loveland, CO. 2025-current. Owner, Architectural Designer. {This is me, working for me. } This is my new business entity after changing my name post-divorce.
Carrie Caverly Design Studio, Crestone, CO. 2014-2024. Owner, Architectural Designer. {This is me, working for me, under my former name. } I’ve had the great privilege of designing many custom homes for wonderful clients in the picturesque spiritual mountain retreat community of Crestone, in Southern Colorado. Designs were efficient and affordable; maximizing views while incorporating many passive solar elements. Most utilized conventional construction materials and methods, aiming for sustainability without the price tag that often comes with that label. I focused on helping clients achieve their dreams of their own custom home. Almost every project got built, and none of the houses I designed have ever been sold–it’s so satisfying to see that clients love living in them.
Clothesline Tiny Homes, Santa Fe, NM. 2012-2014. Co-Founder / Blogger. My former husband talked me into living in a Tiny House that we designed and built ourselves… We then started a company designing and building tiny houses for others. I did all the blogging as well as design and graphics for clients. The blog had over a million views!
T. Barnabus Kane & Associates, Prescott, AZ. 2011-2012. Designer / Draftsperson. Barnabus did the landscape architecture for the Library in Prescott Valley, AZ as well as rainwater harvesting, permaculture designs, and residential architecture. I worked with him to bring the projects through design development and created the construction drawings, coordinating with the project team on educational, commercial and residential landscape architecture projects.
Ecosa Design Studio, Prescott, AZ . 2010-2012. Architectural Designer. EDS was the for-profit arm of the Ecosa Institute, doing cutting edge sustainable residential and commercial architecture and donating the proceeds to the Institute… I was an Architectural Designer working on all phases of residential and educational architectural projects.
Gensler, Los Angeles, CA and Denver, CO. 2006-2009. Interior Designer. Gensler is the largest architecture firm in the world and got their start designing Gap Stores. I was an Interior Designer there, working on Commercial, Multi-Family, and Educational projects all over the world.
DY Designs, Culver City, CA. 2004-2006. Designer / Project Director. Dio Yang did all the Vans Shoe stores for a long time as well as many stores on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. I was a Designer / Project Director and oversaw hundreds of Vans stores across the US in addition to other Retail, Commercial, and Residential projects.
Morley Builders, Santa Monica, CA. 2002-2004. Project Engineer. Morley built the Cathedral of Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Library and managed the Getty Villa restoration. I was a Project Engineer and did concrete estimating in the office as well as on-site project management of Multi-Family and Institutional projects.
DY Designs, Culver City, CA. 2004-2006. Designer / Project Director. Dio Yang did all the Vans Shoe stores for a long time as well as many stores on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. I was a Designer / Project Director and oversaw hundreds of Vans stores across the US in addition to other Retail, Commercial, and Residential projects.
Davis Partnership Architects, Denver, CO. 2001-2002. Interior Design Intern. Davis was the architect of record for Libeskind’s Denver Art Museum… I was an Interior Design Intern and worked on Medical and Institutional projects.
SKILLS I HAVE ACQUIRED ALONG THE WAY:
Proficient
- AutoCAD architectural software
- Sketchup
- Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft Office
- Hand sketching and rendering
Familiar
- REVIT
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Quickbooks
- WordPress
- Prolog Project Manager
EDUCATION
- BPI (Building Performance Institute) certified Building Analyst . 2013 . {Week-long 40 hour course and certification. SFCC / CNM}
- Certificate in Regenerative Design . 2010 . {Semester-long 16 credit course. Ecosa Institute, Prescott, AZ}
- Certificate in Alternative Construction Materials and Methods . 2009 . {Month-long intensive workshop, Ecosa Institute, Prescott, AZ.}
- NCIDQ nationally certified Interior Designer . 2008 . {with Gensler, Denver}
- CID Certified Interior Designer in California . 2007 . {with Gensler, Los Angeles}
- LEED Associated Professional . 2006 . {with Gensler, Los Angeles}
- Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, Minor in Construction Management, magna cum laude, University Honors Scholar with Thesis. 2002 . {Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO}
