Our Team

Principal, AIA

A Louisiana native, Chris spent countless hours as a youth drawing everything from cars and planes to people and animals. After discovering a handful of interior design stencils owned by his best friend’s mother, Chris started drawing floor plans for imaginary houses. He was enamored with studying the spatial organizations as well as the proportions and relationships of the elements of a home. Knowing that his grandfather once studied Architecture, it was in his blood to follow the same path.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Louisiana Tech University in 2006, Chris ventured to Jackson Hole to discover new challenges and unique experiences. After working for two larger, prominent firms in Jackson, Chris decided it was time to scale things down a bit and focus on developing more direct client relationships while continuing to follow his passion of high-end custom design. He founded A43 Architecture in 2016 and has enjoyed every step along the way.

When not at work, he is raising two sons with his wife Jessica, and enjoying every moment to ski, mountain bike or fly fish throughout Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West. 

Project Architect

Born in central Louisiana, but raised all over the United States and Canada, Trey has a background that has cultivated eclectic tastes and a genuine curiosity in the new. This also developed in him an insatiable want for exploration. Architecture provided an outlet for artistic flourish and a necessity for technical innovation, “a worldly microcosm for the aspiring polymath”.

He began his career alongside Chris, designing homes in the shadow of the Tetons, but has since practiced in firms specializing in urban design and residential, educational, commercial, and brewery architecture in several states. He has also taught architecture and urban design as an instructor at the University of Arkansas. Through all these experiences, practicing architecture in the mountains of Jackson Hole has always shined through as one of the most satisfying and challenging applications of his abilities.

Trey received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Arkansas and his Master of Advanced Architectural Design degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Outside of architecture, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, playing music, hiking, and travelling as much as possible.

Associate

Born and raised in the piney hills of northern Louisiana, Reed grew up working various jobs within the construction industry. He eventually traded in a tool belt for trace paper and became engrossed in the world of design.

After graduating from Louisiana Tech University in 2015 with a BA in Interior Design, Reed was drawn to the rugged mountains of the Northern Rockies. Reed spent time at two of the premier design firms in Jackson Hole before joining the A43 team in 2020. He has developed a holistic approach to design, that acknowledges an honest harmonious connection between people, architecture, interior design, and the wild landscapes of the American West. 

Reed spends his free time cooking, listening to podcasts, and soaking up the outdoors. You’re likely to find him scrambling to the top of unnamed peaks with his dog, skiing the Tetons, or conversing with friends around a campfire.