The firm
A luxury custom home builder in Park City, defined by the details.
Vitruvius Built is a Park City luxury residential construction firm specializing in precision-driven construction of architecturally significant mountain homes across Park City, Deer Valley, Powder Mountain, and the Wasatch Back.
We partner with discerning clients, leading architects, interior designers, consultants, and owner's representatives to deliver generational homes with disciplined execution, meticulous craftsmanship, and long-term stewardship.
From steep lots and design review to snow loads, access, and high-altitude detailing, our process is built for the realities of Park City construction: disciplined preconstruction, transparent cost-plus execution, and a deliberately limited number of concurrent projects of six to seven homes at a time.
recognition & features
Architectural Digest
Mountain Living
Luxe Interiors + Design
Western Home Journal
BUILD Magazine
The Scout Guide
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COST VARIANCE,
CONTRACT TO COMPLETION
6–7
ACTIVE HOMES
AT ANY TIME
20+
YEARS IN LUXURY
CONSTRUCTION
$800–2,000
PER SQ FT, TRUE
CUSTOM PARK CITY ESTATES
Where we build
Park City's most demanding communities
Each enclave carries its own terrain, design review, access constraints, and engineering realities. We build with fluency across Park City’s most demanding private communities.
Park City & the snyderville basin
Promontory, Park Meadows, Glenwild, The Colony, and select private communities within the Snyderville Basin.
Deer Valley & Empire Pass
Empire Pass, Deer Valley, and ski-oriented estate parcels across the greater Park City area.
Private Clubs & Jordanelle
Tuhaye / Talisker Club, Victory Ranch, Jordanelle, and select private club communities across the Wasatch Back.
Why Park City
A four-season luxury destination
Park City pairs world-class skiing at Deer Valley and Park City Mountain with championship golf, a historic Main Street, year-round recreation, and proximity to Salt Lake City International Airport. The town sits near 7,000 feet, with surrounding private communities climbing higher into the mountains. That combination of access, lifestyle, landscape, and long-term desirability has made Park City one of the most sought-after places in the country to build a generational home.
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For owners, building here is about more than location. It is the opportunity to create a one-of-one residence shaped to the land, the family, and the way the home will be lived in across seasons. The reward is deeply personal; the requirement is build science equal to the altitude.
~7,000 ft
Base elevation, with peaks near 10,000
Two resorts
Deer Valley & Park City Mountain
~35 min
To Salt Lake City International Airport
Year-round
Ski, golf, trails, arts & Main Street
Selected work
Custom mountain homes across Park City
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 Park City home we build.
Firmitas
Firmness
Build science first
At 6,500 to 9,000 feet, physics is unforgiving. Steep Park City lots, expansive clays, perched groundwater, heavy snow loads, and decades of freeze-thaw cycles demand engineered foundations, high-performance envelopes, and details designed to endure.
Utilitas
Utility
Built around how you live
A Park City home is both retreat and operating system. We build for the way families gather, recover, host, work, ski, store equipment, move through seasons, and return year after year.
Venustas
Beauty
Architecture that defers to the land
We protect the architect’s vision through constructability, cost planning, and field execution, so ambitious design survives contact with the site. The goal is a home that feels inevitable to its Park City 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.
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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.
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It is a calm, disciplined approach to building homes where the architecture, site conditions, client expectations, and financial plan all demand precision.
We build the home, and the experience of getting there.
Charles Ochello · Founder & CEO
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, design-review navigation, early trade input, and disciplined cost planning are brought together before construction documents are finalized. This is where constructability, schedule, and the financial plan come into alignment.
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Construction
14–30 months
Build science executes the vision. On-site leadership, weekly meetings, photo documentation, transparent cost tracking, stringent quality control, weather-adaptation protocols, and design-review compliance guide the work from mobilization through completion. Our concurrent projects are deliberately limited to six to seven homes at a time so attention never thins.
III
Delivery & Legacy
Handover and beyond
Final quality control, systems training, full documentation, warranty support, and long-term maintenance advisory. We hand over not just a completed residence, but a generational asset with the records, relationships, and stewardship needed to support it over time.
Field notes
Building a luxury home in Park City: what to know
A concise primer on the realities that shape every high-altitude Park City estate, from terrain and climate to design review, schedule, and cost planning.
Terrain & geology
Homes are anchored into the land, not set on it
Park City lots vary widely, from steep downhill sites and view corridors to expansive soils, perched groundwater, and fractured bedrock. The site often dictates the engineering before the architecture, shaping foundation systems, drainage, retaining walls, access, and long-term performance.
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Stepped foundations, helical piers and caissons
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Retaining walls, cantilevers and engineered drainage
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Downhill lots: better views and flow, more complex engineering
design review & permitting
Design review is its own expertise
Many of Park City’s premier communities have detailed design review standards for massing, materials, lighting, landscaping, fire resilience, grading, drainage, and site disturbance. County and municipal permitting often run in parallel, and both tracks need to be managed early.
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Building, grading, SWPPP, utility and access permits
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Fire marshal approvals and state residential sprinkler requirements
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DRC submittals, road-damage deposits and environmental sign-offs
Climate & altitude
A climate that punishes poor build science
Park City’s elevation brings heavy snow, freeze-thaw cycles, dry summers, high-UV exposure, and demanding roof and envelope conditions. Each factor drives decisions around structure, glazing, ventilation, exterior materials, waterproofing, and long-term durability.
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Engineering for mountain snow loads
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Triple-pane windows, ERV/HRV ventilation, high R-value envelopes
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Ice-dam mitigation, heat cable and snowmelt systems
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Cost & timeline
What a true custom estate takes
Every Park City home is one of one, so the cost range reflects architecture, site conditions, access, structure, finish level, schedule, and the depth of preconstruction completed before construction begins. A credible cost plan and schedule matter more than a single headline number.
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$800 to $2,000-plus per SF for custom Park City estates
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20 to 46 months from land evaluation to move-in
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Disciplined preconstruction to align scope, schedule, and cost planning
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Dedicated team with accountability
In their words
What our clients 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 budgets and schedules 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.
- Michele Hatin
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 Klekas
Vitruvius Built is one of the most organized and professional builders we work with in the Park City luxury residential market.
From our side as a supplier, the difference is clear. Their team plans early, communicates clearly, and understands how important procurement, sequencing, and detail coordination are on a custom home. On highly detailed projects, that level of preparation matters. It allows materials, doors, hardware, and specialty packages to be reviewed, ordered, delivered, and installed with far fewer surprises.
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. Questions are answered quickly, decisions are made thoughtfully, and expectations are clear.
Their projects demand a high level of craftsmanship, but their process gives suppliers and trades the structure needed to perform at that level. That combination of precision, professionalism, and collaboration is rare.
We are proud to support Vitruvius Built and would recommend them without hesitation to clients, architects, designers, and trade partners involved in a high-end custom home.
Matt Allred
Builder's First Source
Park City, UT
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Building a custom home in Park City, Utah
