Heather Stapleton
As a designer with over 20 years of experience partnering with clients, architects, and property teams to bring ideas from concept through completion, with a focus on hospitality-driven multifamily environments. Through strategic exterior colorization, material coordination, and graphic identity, I help transform existing communities into cohesive, refreshed properties that strengthen both brand and curb appeal.
Working remotely in a highly collaborative way for more than a decade, I provide senior-level design support that allows projects to move forward efficiently without the need for full-time staffing. From concept palettes and renderings to detailed color schedules and constructionready documentation, I bring clarity, care, and design rigor to every exterior refresh—turning a shared vision into something beautifully realized.
Exterior Colorization: Canyon Woods
Location: San Ramon, CA
Project Type: Multifamily, Property Colorization
Scope: Infused a refreshed mountain-oasis identity into the exterior color palette and signage, creating intuitive wayfinding and unifying a previously disjointed community set against a golf course and surrounding mountain landscape.
Exterior Colorization: Living at Santa Monica
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Project Type: Multifamily, Property Colorization
Scope: Exterior refresh of an architecturally eclectic collection of properties in the heart of Santa Monica, California. Color palettes and material applications drew inspiration from the local context and coastal vibe, and tailored to each property’s unique architecture and branding.
Exterior Colorization: Living at Santa Monica
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Project Type: Multifamily, Property Colorization
Scope: Exterior refresh of an architecturally eclectic collection of properties in the heart of Santa Monica, California. Color palettes and material applications drew inspiration from the local context and coastal vibe, and tailored to each property’s unique architecture and branding.
Exterior Colorization: Living at Santa Monica
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Project Type: Multifamily, Property Colorization
Scope: Exterior refresh of an architecturally eclectic collection of properties in the heart of Santa Monica, California. Color palettes and material applications drew inspiration from the local context and coastal vibe, and tailored to each property’s unique architecture and branding.
Exterior Colorization: Living at Santa Monica
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Project Type: Multifamily, Property Colorization
Scope: Exterior refresh of an architecturally eclectic collection of properties in the heart of Santa Monica, California. Color palettes and material applications drew inspiration from the local context and coastal vibe, and tailored to each property’s unique architecture and branding.
Exterior Colorization: Living at Santa Monica
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Project Type: Multifamily, Property Colorization
Scope: Exterior refresh of an architecturally eclectic collection of properties in the heart of Santa Monica, California. Color palettes and material applications drew inspiration from the local context and coastal vibe, and tailored to each property’s unique architecture and branding.
Exterior Colorization: Living at Santa Monica
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Project Type: Multifamily, Property Colorization
Scope: Exterior refresh of an architecturally eclectic collection of properties in the heart of Santa Monica, California. Color palettes and material applications drew inspiration from the local context and coastal vibe, and tailored to each property’s unique architecture and branding.
