Jenelle Tennigkeit
Birthplace: Boulder
College: Kansas State University
Previous Companies: JNS, 4240 Architecture
Industry Experience: 10 Years
Certifications and memberships: M.Arch, AIA
What Jenelle actually does: Draws some, thinks about it, erases things, and draws it again. Choreographs all of the pieces of each home. Design Ninja
Cities lived in: Louisville Colorado, Manhattan Kansas, Dessau Germany, Denver Colorado
Career highlights: AIA Notable in Denver - Ramble Hotel, Net Zero Mountain Living - Electric Pass Lodge.
Things you might not know about Jenelle…
Fun times: Travel, hike, snowshoe, bake.
What do you do in your spare time? Dream of tiny homes, walk the dog, go to barre class.
Travel memories of note: Got engaged on a winter adventure in Iceland, under the Northern Lights
Someday I plan to go to: Everest Base Camp
Unexpected fun fact: I knew I wanted to be an architect in elementary school.
Fave foods: Anything Italian
A really big accomplishment: Graduating first in my class from a top 10 architecture school.
Who knew? If I wasn’t an architect, I’d want to be an astronaut. I love space.
A quote you love: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
Why this industry? I want everyone to have a beautiful safe place to call home.
Favorite retailers: Lululemon - leggings are pants. Or Anthropology because it always smells so good.
Favorite sound: Snow or leaves crunching under my feet
Favorite place: The Bastei in Rathen Germany
Favorite TV show: Schitt’s Creek
Favorite smell: My Mom’s sugar cookies
Favorite Movie: Matilda
What’s your secret weapon in life? Does the microwave count as a secret weapon? I am a terrible cook. On a more serious note, my adaptability.
