Vacation retreat designed for everything from intimate gatherings to large parties The spacious great room is divided with a large fireplace to keep a cozy feel in both rooms, photo courtesy Martis Camp Realty The goal with this Martis Camp spec project was to create a Tahoe...
Historic Homewood cottages blend mid-century sensibility with fresh Tahoe vibe Characterized by its stately demeanor, the bald eagle is dressed in richly toned plumage punctuated with bright yellow irises. Mallards sport a mottled mix of grays and browns but have that most recognizable and slightly festive...
Nakoma Resort is much more than golf and Frank Lloyd Wright The two-year-old, 42-room Lodge at Nakoma was the first such amenity built in the Lost Sierra in more than a decade Forget the Frank Lloyd Wright clubhouse for a minute and the master’s architectural imprint. Put...
Martis Camp home blends in yet stands out with a simple arc and geometric masses The steep contours of Martis Camp lot 517 called for a structure that was as integrated as it would be beautiful. The singular simplicity of a crisp arc, grounded with weighty...
European flavor meets California style with this unique home at the base of Sugar Bowl In this age of dazzling mountain architecture, an increasingly common goal of designers is to create site-responsive homes that allow buildings to blend seamlessly into their natural surroundings. Mork Ulnes...
When Martis Camp received the green light to begin residential construction in 2006, the ambitious project hit the ground running—straight through the country’s worst economic downturn in over 70 years, and with barely a hitch. With momentum on its side, it emerged from the recession...
Oftentimes, a great home is the result of its team—the architect, builder and interior designer—collaborating from the beginning, a process that allows the contractors to share ideas, work together and move forward to create the best possible home. It’s how many successful homes work—but not...
There is a presumption that high-end custom homes, particularly those that are more architecturally evolved, are built and finished strictly with top-shelf materials and systems. However, inexpensive, utilitarian materials handled in unexpected ways not only can save money, they can introduce a fresh and interesting take...
Two years after moving into their custom-built home, a family awoke in the wee hours of March 25, 2014, to the sound of every homeowner’s worst nightmare—the ear-piercing, intermittent screech of a smoke detector. “My wife got our son out of the house, and I found...
The evolution of the green building industry has slowly but surely moved far away from the iconic aesthetic that helped bring it mainstream awareness—thick-walled, straw-bale houses, racks of solar panels propped awkwardly on roof tops, the occasional rainwater barrel—and it has become impossible to recognize...