The homeowners were originally attracted to this Martis Camp lot for its abundant sun exposure, forested views and easy access to the tennis facility. During the programming phase, it was determined that access to natural light and a significant indoor-outdoor connection were important to the...
The primary objective of this home—dubbed “The Oasis” by the project team—was to create a “fortress of solitude” where the owners could escape the grind of their daily routine and enjoy the wonders of nature along Donner Creek. The design was intended to be simple...
This Martis Camp project was originally designed as a main house with a detached guesthouse. The latter was built first and enjoyed for a few years before the homeowners decided they wanted the two structures to look and function as one, which presented a challenge...
Some homes are like championship fairways, in that the details come into full relief only after some time and firsthand experience of the rooms. Citing the game of golf is an apt metaphor for this new Martis Camp home, since it is sited beside two...
When Jason and Missy Hajduk-Dorworth decided to build on their rural Truckee property, they had several key elements in mind for their retirement home-to-be—a floor plan that echoed their 1940s-era Spanish-style home in Aptos, ample glass to maximize the lot’s incredible views and a single...
When a married couple enlisted a project team to build a mid-century mountain modern home on a 2-acre lot on Tahoe’s West Shore, they were open to many design possibilities but knew one thing for certain: The picturesque propery needed to be the star of...
Roughly once a decade, Reno couple Tamra and Darin Murphy build a new house. “The first was for our babies. The second was for our teenagers. This is our empty nest home,” Tamra says. With each home, she adds, they just get better. Tamra does much of...
Shawback Design, Griggs Custom Homes, Inc., and architect James Crippen first came together about 20 years ago to build a rustic lodge on Lake Tahoe for a family with young girls. After two decades of enjoyment, the family assembled the same team to modernize their lakefront...
In an era of building ever bigger, a Southern California couple had an unusual request for their 2-acre Martis Camp lot: Design something small and simple with a cool and fresh Western style where their family of four could comfortably vacation year-round....
For a Bay Area couple with children and a close extended family, their vision for a new home in Martis Camp was deeply felt, well-researched and founded on their own experience. “It was a very rooted project,” says architect Clare Walton. “It was rooted not...