This year’s Outstanding Home transcends categories. Historic Restoration, Remodel, Craftsmanship, Tahoe Style? Ultimately, the home’s unique story and top-notch execution captivated the judging panelists, who put it in the spotlight for the 22nd Annual TQ Mountain Home Awards....
Dan and Morrie Carmel’s home appears as a series of glass cubes in the forest. But look closer and the complexities of the architecture emerge, showcasing a house that is not just stunning, but intricately designed and expertly crafted. ...
For a new family house in Martis Camp, the overriding influences at play are consistency and grounding: consistency in materiality and aesthetic, from room to room and from indoor to outdoor, and grounding in place, both within the home and in its forested setting, through...
By some accounts, traditional Tahoe style tended to focus more on the “cabin” and less on the “Tahoe.” The structures that remain may have rustic charm, but many also feature little in the way of windows, giving them a darker feel. What glass they do...
Set on a downsloping lot on Clear Creek Tahoe’s third green, this family home proves that putting trust in the right team can lead to exceptional results. Ryan Marsden sums up his main directive for the design after earning his clients’ faith: “Make it awesome.” ...
A mountain deserves respect, especially from a new house that arises below it. The owner of this Nevada home hails from New England, but he’s always had a reverence for the American West. His sister, an equine veterinarian who now lives in the smaller of...
As a highly regarded project manager with Jim Morrison Construction, Eben Schreiber has built a goodly number of custom luxury homes in the Tahoe area—but a recent Martis Camp project was more than just another 8,296 square feet to add to his portfolio. It was...
Living in the Sierra Nevada is magical, but as mountain residents know, the snow that blankets the landscape in the winter can also collapse a roof, while in the summer, the area’s stately pine trees can turn to kindling....
When looking to build their forever home, a couple from Marin County wanted to be close to their favorite ski resort while also having plenty of space to entertain family and friends. After coming across a sloping corner lot in the Hidden Lake neighborhood featuring...
It’s hard for a house to stand out in Martis Camp, where every dwelling that occupies a lot makes an architectural statement on the land. But when Daniel Fraiman commissioned Scott Gillespie of SANDBOX Studio and interior designer Rachel Wright to help bring a spec...