Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak
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photography by billy rood; Styling by Faye power; Makeup by elizabeth Mcguire oF bizzy lizzy'S one Stop Shop; hair Styling by rita bellino oF Queen b Salon Queen Midas A principAl At the AwArd- winning rowlAnd+Broughton design firm, stArchitect Sarah Broughton is determined to pAve Aspen's ArchitecturAl future with gold. by christine benedetti Everything Sarah Broughton touches turns to gold—that and quarried marble and reclaimed wood. The 41-year-old is a principal architect in her design firm Rowland+Broughton, along with her husband, John Rowland, whom she met while studying architecture at the University of Colorado. Together, they've taken their company on a meteoric rise from working out of their condo at the base of Aspen Mountain in 2003 to running one of the state's top award-winning firms, with 32 full-time staffers split between their Aspen base and Denver outpost. Still, says Broughton, "There's more to do. That's what we work on every day." Since launching, R+B has completed 385 projects and won 50 awards. Glance around Aspen and you are likely to find a structure their firm has influenced, if not created. In 2012, they renovated Aspen's crown jewel, the Hotel Jerome, and received several awards—and sweeping praise With so many contracts about town, architect Sarah Broughton, along with husband John Rowland, is remaking Aspen in her image. Top, A.L.C. Pitkin County Dry Goods; pitkincountydrygoods.com. Skirt, Burberry London. burberry.com. Necklace, Anna Trzebinski. annatrzebinski.com. Watch, Vacheron Constantin. Meridian Jewelers; meridianjewelers.com continued on page 72 aspenpeak-magazine.com 71 PEOPLE View from the Top