recent project for the CEO of construction for the Atlanta Braves demonstrates their willingness to pursue unconventional ideas to fulfill client dreams. “We added a wine room that’s probably one of the most impressive wine rooms that you’ll ever step foot in,” Kelly recounts. Building on that success, the client requested an auxiliary dwelling with a striking centerpiece: “One of the things he wanted to do is put a massive tree in the middle of the house and have the spiral stairs go up the tree as a feature point.” When local timber options proved underwhelming, Kelly took extraordinary measures. “I made some phone calls to a friend in Oregon, and I said I’m looking for a very specific unique tree that’s old growth,” he explains. The resulting find was so massive it filled an entire 53-foot trailer with 20 feet cut from each side just for transport. “We square cut it, and we craned it in with a 200-tonne crane. It took three semis to get the crane up the hill,” “We’re not afraid to say, ‘Hey, after getting to know you for the last year, are you sure you want this door? You’re a very clean person, and this door is a rough sand door that your architect or your designer chose for you two years ago. I think we need to revisit that,’” Kelly explains. This attentive approach requires tact and sensitivity. “The process of bringing that up to them is very critical, and that dialogue needs to happen in a way that’s sensitive to their feelings,” he says. “I am looking out for them and the way that I see them live, and I’m a student of who they are.”The ultimate goal remains creating spaces clients love so deeply they never want to leave—a strategy that keeps clients returning to their Utah homes far more frequently than anticipated. LANDMARK PROJECTS: WHEN VISION MEETS CRAFTSMANSHIP Kelly’s passion becomes most evident when discussing standout projects that showcase Landmarks West’s exceptional capabilities. One 64 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 03
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