The firm
A MARCELLA CUSTOM HOME BUILDER DEFINED BY PRECISION.
Vitruvius Built is a luxury residential construction firm based in Park City, Utah, focused on architecturally significant custom homes across Marcella at Deer Valley, Marcella Jordanelle Ridge, and the Wasatch Back.
We work alongside the architects, interior designers, consultants, owner’s representatives, family offices, and real estate professionals our clients choose. By integrating early, we help protect design intent, constructability, schedule, and the financial plan before construction begins.
Our model is intentionally limited. Each construction manager leads one project, creating clear accountability, consistent site leadership, and close attention to quality throughout the build.
The result is a disciplined, highly personal construction experience built around precision, transparency, and long-term stewardship.
recognition & features
Architectural Digest
Mountain Living
Luxe Interiors + Design
Western Home Journal
BUILD Magazine
The Scout Guide
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COST VARIANCE GOAL
1:1
ONE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER PER PROJECT
20+
YEARS IN LUXURY
CONSTRUCTION
$900–$2,000+
PER SQ FT, MARCELLA
CUSTOM MOUNTAIN HOMES
the marcella community
One of North America's Most Exclusive Private Mountain Communities
Marcella is redefining luxury mountain living with two distinct private clubs, championship golf, year round recreation, and a member community unlike any other in the Wasatch Back. Membership opportunities have been fully subscribed, making homeownership the only path to becoming part of the community. That exclusivity creates a different standard for design, execution, and stewardship.
MARCELLA GOLF
Marcella Jordanelle Ridge is centered on two private 18-hole golf courses, including Skyline by Tiger Woods and TGR Design and Ambush by King Collins Dormer. The broader community includes an Olson Kundig-designed Golf Clubhouse, a 65-acre Central Park, the Marcella Family Center, racquet facilities, wellness amenities, and expansive views across the Wasatch Back.
MARCELLA SKI
Marcella’s Deer Valley experience is defined by private mountain access, ski-in ski-out amenities, and year-round alpine recreation. The Olson Kundig-designed Marcella Lodge at Deer Valley East Village is planned with ski concierge services, indoor and outdoor wellness amenities, fitness, yoga, pickleball, a golf simulator, lounges, and gathering spaces.
THE MARCELLA CLUB EXPERIENCE
Marcella is a residents-only lifestyle club connecting golf, skiing, wellness, dining, racquet sports, trails, and family-centered amenities across Deer Valley and Jordanelle Ridge. The Landing provides private Deer Valley access with ski valet, equipment storage, member lounges, workspaces, and summer mountain biking amenities.
Why Marcella
A PRIVATE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY BUILT FOR FOUR-SEASON LIVING
Marcella brings together private golf, direct access to Deer Valley, wellness, dining, recreation, and a highly limited residential membership model across two distinct settings.
Marcella Ski is shaped by alpine terrain, private mountain access, ski-in ski-out amenities, and a direct relationship to Deer Valley East Village. Marcella Golf at Jordanelle Ridge offers championship golf, expansive views, family-centered amenities, wellness, and a broader year-round rhythm.
For owners, the opportunity extends beyond the home itself. Membership is tied to ownership, creating a closely held community defined by privacy, long-term relationships, and a shared commitment to the quality of the place.
As Marcella members ourselves, we understand the community from the perspective of both builder and owner. We approach every home with the same care, discretion, and long-term thinking we would expect for our own.
Charles and Lindsay Ochello, Marcella members
TWO DISTINCT SETTINGS
Marcella Ski and Marcella Golf
RESIDENTS-ONLY CLUB
Membership tied to homeownership
GOLF + SKI
Private four-season recreation
MEMBER PERSPECTIVE
Vitruvius Built is part of the community
Selected work
ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT HOMES ACROSS PARK CITY & THE WASATCH BACK
The Vitruvian standard
Firmness. Utility. Beauty.
More than two thousand years ago, Vitruvius defined enduring architecture through three principles: firmness, utility, and beauty. They remain the standard behind every home we build in Marcella.
Firmitas
Firmness
Build science for mountain conditions
Marcella homes must respond to snow, wind, solar exposure, freeze-thaw cycles, drainage, complex structural systems, and long-term exterior performance. We coordinate these conditions early so foundations, envelopes, roofing, glazing, and mechanical systems are resolved with precision.
Utilitas
Utility
Built around how your family lives
A Marcella home may support ski days, golf, wellness, entertaining, remote work, extended family, and long periods of year-round use. We help organize the home around that rhythm, from ski rooms and gear storage to guest suites, wellness spaces, outdoor living, and intuitive daily circulation.
Venustas
Beauty
Architecture that belongs to the land
We protect the architect’s vision through constructability, cost planning, technical coordination, and disciplined field execution. The goal is a home that feels composed, enduring, and inseparable from its Marcella setting.
The difference
An Intelligent Build Experience™
Founder and CEO Charles Ochello spent his first career as an emergency physician, leading teams in life-critical environments. That training shaped the way Vitruvius Built approaches construction: deep listening, pattern recognition, disciplined communication, and calm decision-making under pressure.
This lens shows up in the way we run a project: proactive communication, weekly owner-architect-builder meetings, real-time cost planning, and a preconstruction process designed to resolve complexity before construction begins.
In Marcella, that discipline matters. Distinct site conditions, private club standards, architectural review, golf and ski access, long-lead materials, and high expectations for privacy and service all need to be considered early. The result is a calmer, more precise building experience for homes where the architecture, site, family, and financial plan all demand careful coordination.
We build the home, and the experience of getting there.
Charles Ochello · Founder & CEO · Marcella member
How we work
Three phases, one continuous standard
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Preconstruction
6–16 months
Where most risk is reduced before construction begins. Intent discovery, architect and designer alignment, site and soils strategy, ski-access considerations, design-review navigation, early trade input, and disciplined cost planning are brought together before construction documents are finalized.
For Marcella owners evaluating a homesite or assembling a design team, our preconstruction process helps align lot evaluation, constructability, schedule, and the financial plan before construction begins.
II
Construction
14–30 months
On-site leadership, weekly owner-architect-builder meetings, transparent cost tracking, photo documentation, stringent quality control, snow-season planning, access coordination, and design-review compliance guide the work from mobilization through completion.
Each construction manager leads one project, creating clear accountability, consistent site leadership, and close attention to quality throughout the build.
III
Delivery & Legacy
Handover and beyond
Final quality control, systems training, complete documentation, warranty support, and long-term maintenance advisory are built into the handover process.
We deliver more than a completed Marcella residence. We provide the records, relationships, and stewardship required to support a generational home over time.
Field notes
BUILDING A LUXURY HOME IN MARCELLA: WHAT TO KNOW
A concise guide to the realities that shape custom homes in Marcella, from site conditions and club standards to design review, schedule, and cost planning.
SITE CONDITIONS & ACCESS
The homesite shapes the build
Marcella Golf and Marcella Ski present different construction conditions. Golf-oriented parcels may emphasize views, indoor-outdoor living, and long-term estate use, while ski-oriented homesites may involve steeper terrain, winter access, snow management, and more complex logistics.
Early site analysis helps clarify structure, access, drainage, excavation, retaining, utilities, and long-term maintenance before the design advances too far.
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Slope, soils, drainage, and retaining requirements
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Driveway access, staging, deliveries, and winter logistics
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View orientation, privacy, solar exposure, and outdoor living
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Utility coordination and community infrastructure
DESIGN REVIEW & COORDINATION
Private-club standards require disciplined planning
Marcella projects involve community design review, architectural standards, consultant coordination, and applicable municipal or county approvals. These tracks need to move together so architecture, engineering, schedule, and the financial plan remain aligned.
Early builder involvement helps reduce redesign and late value-engineering by testing constructability and cost while the design is still evolving.
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Community design review and architectural guidelines
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Architect, interior designer, landscape architect, and engineer coordination
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Early trade input and long-lead procurement planning
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Permitting, utility, access, grading, and site-disturbance requirements
MOUNTAIN PERFORMANCE
Build science must support the architecture
Marcella homes are exposed to snow, wind, solar intensity, freeze-thaw cycles, and large seasonal temperature swings. Those conditions influence the roof, envelope, glazing, waterproofing, ventilation, drainage, and mechanical systems.
The strongest homes resolve these systems early so technical performance supports the architecture rather than competing with it.
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Snow-load engineering and roof detailing
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High-performance glazing and building envelopes
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Drainage, snowmelt, ice mitigation, and waterproofing
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Mechanical zoning, ventilation, and indoor air quality
Cost & timeline
What a true Marcella custom home requires
Every Marcella residence is one of one. Cost and schedule depend on architecture, site conditions, structure, glazing, interiors, specialty systems, procurement, and the depth of preconstruction completed before work begins.
A credible cost plan and schedule are more useful than a single headline number.
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Approximately $900 to $2,000+ per finished square foot
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Approximately 20 to 46 months from early design and site evaluation to move-in
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Disciplined preconstruction to align scope, schedule, and cost planning
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One construction manager per project for clear accountability
In their words
What clients & partners say
My husband and I have loved working with Vitruvius Built to build our home! Their team are exceptional communicators and they are always transparent with the details. Vitruvius attention to the project financials and schedule are beyond fantastic with what we have ever experienced with a build out of other homes.
We would highly recommend Vitruvius Built to anyone looking to build a exceptional custom/detailed home in the Park City area.
teresa h.
I have worked side by side with Vitruvius Built for quite some time and they never cease to amaze me! Gorgeous homes showcasing style and creativity in their design and an unbeatable team working with clients every step of the way!
They are progressive with their approach, I love how they embrace technology and always have the environment in mind. I have referred Vitruvius to some of my clients and they've absolutely gone out of their way to take care of them.
Cole K.
Vitruvius Built is one of the most organized and professional builders we work with in the Park City luxury residential market.
Their team plans early, communicates clearly, and understands how important procurement, sequencing, and detail coordination are on a custom home.
What stands out most is the respect Vitruvius Built has for the entire project team. They treat vendors and trade partners as important contributors to the finished home, not just as line items. That combination of precision, professionalism, and collaboration is rare.
matt a.
marcella FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About Building in Marcella
