01 Mar Lakefront Love
Ryan Marsden, president and principal architect at Marsden Architects, only recently began exploring Donner Memorial State Park....
01 Mar Striking Balance
A collaborative friendship spanning 20 years and more than a dozen projects provided a solid foundation to approach a unique situation. It featured a property that was both private yet exposed, and architecture that would be modern in form yet traditional in its lived expression. ...
01 Mar On the Front Lines of California’s Wolf Recovery
The most exceptional case of wolf-livestock conflict in modern American history unfolded in the summer of 2025 in the pastoral Sierra Valley, about 50 miles north of Lake Tahoe, as a single pack of gray wolves killed at least 88 cattle. ...
01 Mar Homage to a Classic
In April 2017, Michael and Pam Hillman fell in love—with a southwest Reno home designed in 1978 by acclaimed Swiss architect Eduard Dreier. ...
01 Mar Fitting In
It's not uncommon for a builder to ascribe a nickname to a project. An affectionate, descriptive moniker is a way to distinguish a house from others that might be underway simultaneously, but it’s also an effective way to characterize the form and scope of a...
01 Mar Aerie Abode
Sometimes everything clicks. That was the feeling for a California couple who, after their son left home, decided to try something new. After being introduced to Clear Creek Tahoe by friends, they bought a property with stunning Carson Valley views in July 2020 and within...
01 Mar Houses on the Hill
Most neighborhoods have a certain look. They are part of a master plan, built with a cohesive design, and easy to name and navigate. But not this one. This southwest Reno enclave is well hidden, strangely hard to define, packed with a who’s-who of longtime...
01 Mar A Contemporary Sanctuary
“‘Contemporary,’ I find, has become a little bit of a loaded word in architecture and design circles.” Brendan Riley, owner and principal architect of designSense, is talking about designing a home that represents “the moment,” but not in an expected way. The idea is to blend...
01 Mar Inspiration Ignited
It started with a candle. The homeowners had purchased a lakefront property in Tahoma with visions of building a timeless family retreat. Having completed four previous projects with Marcio Decker of Aspen Leaf Interiors, it was a given that he would handle the interior design....
01 Mar Brushstrokes of Brilliance
On a chilly December evening in downtown Truckee, a respectable crowd braved the cold to attend LeeAnn Brook’s art reception at Piper J Gallery. Her new exhibition, titled “River Run,” featuring modern abstract landscape paintings, captures the emotion of the Sierra Nevada through Brook’s wide...