our team
tim colley
aia, ncarb, leed ap, scup
tim has more than 20 years of architectural experience working with individuals, small and large businesses, local and state governments, and universities on projects of all types, scales, and complexity. he served on the american institute of architects (aia) blue ridge board of directors in various capacities from 2001-2013. additionally, he served on the aia virginia board of directors and aia virginia board of trustees almost continuously from 2011-2017. locally, tim has served on boards for sustainable blacksburg and the ymca at virginia tech, and he currently serves on the town of blacksburg zoning ordinance review committee and the planning commission. tim also received a gubernatorial appointment to the virginia oversight board for architects, professional engineers, licensed surveyors, certified interior designers, and landscape architects (apelscidla) in 2020. he is registered to practice architecture in virginia, west virginia, and north carolina. tim graduated from virginia tech with undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture with a concentration in sustainable and energy efficient design.
when not serving on professional and community boards, tim spends time with his bride of more than 30 years and their two awesome adult kids in whichever city they happen to reside. tim can also be found riding his tractor around their home in blacksburg trying to find time to get in a round of golf or a sip of good bourbon. recently tim started taking lessons to become a private pilot and loves the adventure that provides. and lastly, tim is a huge VT fan supporting all thing virginia tech. go hokies!!
sky herstine
interior designer
a recent graduate, sky completed her bachelor of science in interior design from virginia tech in may of 2024. while she is originally from newport news, she has had the opportunity to live all over the state of virginia, and in landstuhl, germany prior to moving to blacksburg. she believes that living abroad helped fuel her love for architecture and broadened her perspective of the design world.
when she is not working, sky enjoys walks with her dog popsicle, baking, sketching, and tending to her houseplants.
warren dreiling
office manager
originally from the far reaches of roanoke, warren is currently a local in blacksburg. having studied religion and culture at virginia tech, he loves to learn about people and who they are. fueled by this passion for people, he often finds himself leaning into international interests, which brought him to live abroad in the netherlands as well as the philippines. but he also has a soft spot and heavy intention toward design and architecture. he couples his attention to the details of peoples together with his observation and enjoyment of design to help understand what impacts the hearts and minds of those around.
outside of working at the firm, he loves being a part of his church and his community, serving in various ways like working with the youth. he enjoys many a story, in written, visual, or playable forms. he loves partaking in and sharing good food and, if the weather allows, he would not pass up an opportunity to ski down a mountainside. he is also an avid fan of anything purple.
ben erickson
intern
ben erickson is in his 5th year of a bachelor of architecture at virginia tech, researching the dynamics of a walkable city and the thresholds and barriers that prevent chicago suburbs from being walkable. ben spent the past year in studio researching the affordable housing market and is seeing how a shift to walkability can make the city accessible to more people and prevent the sprawling suburbs. outside of the studio, he enjoys biking and basketball to keep active, and occasionally watercolors to pass the time!