Points West Design Works is a Colorado based architecture practice focused on well crafted design solutions inspired by the culture and spirit of the Mountain West.
Founders Dominic Weilminster and Rob Ollett spent the last 15 years designing and delivering a wide range of award-winning work for commercial, institutional, and residential clients locally, nationally, and around the globe. They formed Points West to pair the skills and perspective born from global practice to a commitment to hands-on design leadership in the beautiful place they call home.
With experience crossing a wide variety of project types and design tasks, Points West offers large firm problem solving across scales and disciplines at a local-level of practice. We create loved places for living, gathering, working, and making an impact.
We Believe…
Design is an act of optimism.
There is an inherent responsibility — and opportunity — to do good through design that underpins our work. We care about the potential for good in the places we shape.
Place matters.
We’re inspired by our roots and the place our practice calls home. We are stewards for the communities and the land where our work resides. Each project deserves to be crafted with the care these values embody.
Curiosity is key.
Projects are so much more than a list of owner’s requirements. We dig for the goods, uncovering each project’s unique opportunities to reach our clients’ goals and create meaning and impact.
Good leaders listen.
We’re guides and partners for the people and projects we serve. We come to the table with expert counsel, low-egos, and creative energy because we know the value of an open, collaborative process.
Trust is fundamental.
Integrity is in our DNA. We say what we mean, and come through on our promises.
Creativity is a craft.
We have a responsibility to the clients and communities we serve to constantly hone our craft and never stop learning. Every day, every project we seek better. We will work with open minds and a sense of service to make each project the best one yet.
This work is fun.
There will be challenges. There will be serious moments, but design should ultimately be an exciting, hopeful endeavor. Our job is to facilitate that positivity because the magic happens when you’re having fun.
Get to know us
Dominic Weilminster | AIA, LEED AP
Principal, Owner
Dominic is an award-winning architect, proud dad, lover of mountains, and occasional burro-racer. His professional background includes leading design across a broad range of project types, from large-scale master planning to significant institutional and commercial development projects in Colorado and around the globe.
Dominic is a strategic thinker adept at making smart decisions early to help projects gain momentum and ensure long-term success. He loves weaving constraints with context and client aspirations to create designs that hold meaning and solve problems with simple elegance.
Prior to co-founding Points West, Dominic led the 100-person Colorado practice of global design firm, Stantec and served as Design Director for the Western US. A Colorado native, his passion for bringing clients along on the journey to create great places ultimately brought him back to his roots to focus on designing authentic, well-crafted and loved places here in the Mountain West.
Rob Ollett | RA, LEED AP
Principal, Owner
Rob’s experience crosses all aspects of the building industry making him an extremely well-rounded designer with a deep knowledge of details and construction. As a global traveler and designer, Rob’s portfolio of projects ranges from high-rise multifamily towers to carefully crafted historical renovations in Europe.
Rob can see projects from all angles - client, contractor, and architect. His career includes work as an Owner’s Representative and construction quality consultant, serving as project architect for several large scale commercial multifamily and mixed-use projects in Colorado, and most recently, owning and operating his own Design/Build practice in the Netherlands before returning to Colorado to start Points West.
Rob is passionate about how design can enable us to live better and healthier and how well crafted spaces and high quality materials can make for design that lasts for generations. A true hands-on craftsman who builds as much as he draws, Rob creates tactile designs that express the craft of construction behind each project.
Our work has an impact on the planet we inhabit. We have the power influence positive change and operate with a sense of shared responsibility.
As members of 1% for the Planet, at least one percent of our annual revenue helps fund diverse environmental organizations so that collectively they can be a powerful source for solving the world’s problems. That means each project can have an impact no matter the size or type. Contact us to learn more about this committment.