With the right team, even the simplest project can yield a profound impact. Our experienced licensed architects are agile problem-solvers who combine imagination with dexterity throughout the project delivery process. At Engine 8, you will always work with the same team you hired. We are all hands-on with our projects because we've learned that a smaller, more experienced team working together efficiently is often more effective than larger teams with less experienced members. We’re selective in our hiring, our clients, and the work we undertake, aiming for true and lasting partnerships.
Structured for Success
Cazes Martin
OWNER / ARCHITECT
Cazes has professional experience ranging from furniture design and fabrication, to arena and recreation centers, to master planning and adaptive reuse with a sprinkle of K12 school work. Cazes’s construction knowledge, communication skills and leadership streamline a creative design process and allow a proactive approach to putting together complex projects and leading the team in every sense. Under Cazes’s leadership, Engine 8 has earned a reputation for delivering design that doesn’t chase trends; instead, we target timelessness. Every detail, every decision is made with an eye towards both experience and long-term value creation.
EDUCATION
B.Arch, Cornell University (2004)
ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION
Colorado
Michigan
Utah
Mike Zimski
OWNER / ARCHITECT
Mike has extensive experience executing complicated projects with large teams and rigorous permitting processes. His thorough and sincere approach to practicing Architecture makes him just as handy in a client meeting as talking through a formwork nuance onsite with the concrete contractor. Mike is process driven and knows how to deliver.
EDUCATION
M.Arch, University of Colorado, Denver (2007)
BBA Management Information Systems, Florida Atlantic University (2003)
BS Architectural Design, Arizona State University (2000)
ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION
Colorado
Utah
Diana Oceguera
ARCHITECT
Diana brings to the team over a decade of experience in commercial architecture including restaurant, retail and hospitality. She also brings valuable experience in single family luxury homes and multi-family residential design. Prior to joining Engine 8, she practiced architecture overseas in the UK for multiple years, and earned her Master’s degree with honors with an emphasis in Energy and Environmental Design. Diana has a strong work ethic and practices architecture with integrity and curiosity.
EDUCATION
M.Arch, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland (2007)
B.Arch, University of Southern California (2004)
ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION
Colorado
California
Mari Hansen
ARCHITECT
Mari brings years of experience working on a wide range of multi-family projects. From executing affordable and senior housing community design while living in the Bay Area, to luxury high-rise apartments, micro-units, hotels, and co-living and short-term (“Aparthotel”) dwelling units. Mari uses her knowledge in this project type to help drive informed decisions throughout all phases of design.
EDUCATION
B.A. Architecture, University of California Berkeley (2012)
ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION
Colorado
Webb Martin
CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING
After spending more than 20 years in the construction industry, 16 of which were spent rising through the ranks to the executive level at a top-ranked Colorado construction company, Webb branched out on his own to provide consulting to like-minded construction and design professionals with project scheduling, estimating, and constructability. Webb provides a unique perspective to our design team, adding to our overall understanding of design impacts, limitations, and opportunities related to real world situations and the construction process as a whole.
EDUCATION
B.S. Design Studies, University of Colorado - Boulder (2001)