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Modern design, construction & brokerage in Colorado’s high country. Grid-independent homes, mountain land, development, glamping & hospitality.

Creator of SPIRITUS and steward of the Bonanza Land portfolio. Stay in select VEDA homes at Alps Hill.

11/03/2026

Before the shovel, there is the land.

Our work begins beyond conventional city blocks and subdivision lots—with a complex matrix of historic patented mining claims.

Overlapping boundaries. Historic survey records. Questions of legal access. Boundary line adjustments and eliminations.

Working alongside licensed surveyors, local planners, and, where needed, the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, we navigate these layers to understand what a property can responsibly become.

Long before we break ground, the work has begun.

VEDA MODERN
Land. Architecture. Stewardship.

11/02/2026

Two wheels. Old places. New purpose.

Long before VEDA MODERN, there were motorcycle journeys through India, Central and South America, exploring historic places, meeting esoteric collectors and conservators, and searching for objects with stories to tell.

Architectural fragments, artifacts, and pieces of history—many of which eventually found their way to Gallery VEDA in the Rocky Mountains.

That fascination with what survives, what deserves preservation, and what can be given a new purpose continues to influence our work.

From reclaimed artifacts to historic mining properties and contemporary mountain architecture, VEDA MODERN has always been about more than building something new.

It’s also about recognizing the value of what came before.

VEDA MODERN | Stewardship. Shelter. Lifestyle.

10/31/2026

Today, walking through the forest, we can still discover stones bearing the markings of mineral surveys conducted nearly 150 years ago.

This hand-drawn plat of the Mollie Newcomb Lode is from 1879 and remains preserved in the Bureau of Land Management’s records.

We name every VEDA MODERN residence after the historic mining claim on which it sits. The home pictured here is the Mollie Newcomb.

There’s something deeply satisfying about finding these reminders of another century among the aspens and pine cones.

This is our neighborhood.

Time travel.

10/30/2026

PROMPT PAY GIN | ANOTHER LIFE

When designing and building a contemporary VEDA MODERN residence beside the historic Prompt Pay shaft house on Alps Hill, I couldn’t help imagining another life for this remarkable structure.

With much of its original mining machinery still intact, the building seemed ideally suited for an imaginative approach to adaptive reuse.

My vision was a gin distillery and tasting room, preserving the original exterior, exposed timber, and historic equipment while introducing a sophisticated contemporary experience.

Wild juniper grows throughout these mountains. Perhaps that was inspiration enough.

The shaft house ultimately sold with the residence, but the idea has stayed with me.

And I still like the name. Prompt Pay Gin.

Architectural renderings are conceptual explorations only.

VEDA MODERN | Living Intentionally

10/30/2026

Some days, our client work takes us hundreds of feet underground.

Other days, we’re reviewing contracts in a teepee at a wolf sanctuary.

Most days, we’re designing and building off-grid modern homes on mountaintops.

10/28/2026

WATER IS THE NEW GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS.

Up here in the Colorado high country, we’re not simply drilling down to a conventional water table. We’re searching for the convergence of fractures in ancient bedrock, where groundwater finds its way through the mountain.

On our projects, we’ve encountered water at depths ranging from 230 to 700 feet.

But how do we decide where to drill?

A little old-fashioned water witching enters the picture.

More on that curious exercise in an upcoming post.

VEDA MODERN | Living Intentionally

10/27/2026

I didn’t set out to develop a mountain. I was just looking for a place to park the ‘69 Shasta.

This was our setup when I purchased the Isabelle Lode on Alps Hill-

What began as a simple place to get away gradually turned into an off-grid adventure involving land development, design, and high country construction in the Rocky Mountains.

More than a decade later, we’re still here.

Explore more of Alps Hill and our off-grid journey at vedamodern.com — link in bio.

10/25/2026

Every Halloween, a sweet little witch leaves the cemetery in search of treasure to offer the moon, hoping that one day, its magic will reunite her with her lost daddy. 🌙

VEDA MODERN | Living Intentionally

06/27/2026

A glass of Rioja and a little ‘50’s dolce vita.

Address

PO Box 15
Golden, CO
CO

Telephone

+13033248626

Website

http://www.vedamodern.com/

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