A San Francisco family asked us to help them expand an existing property near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The site sits on a north facing slope and looks down to the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through a natural screen of 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees.
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Principal architect
Gregory Faulkner
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, AIA, Principal. Christian Carpenter, LA, Project Architect. Jenna Shropshire, Project Manager. Ann Darby, AIA, Architect
Collaborators
Surveyor: Webb Land Surveying, Inc. Geotechnical: Nortech Geotechnical Consultants. Title 24: Monterey Energy Group
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Sugarpine Engineering
Construction
Jim Morrison Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled into an east facing bluff of the Tiburon Peninsula, the two-story residence provides sweeping views of San Francisco Bay while acting as a natural buffer from the road and neighboring houses. Inspired by the client’s appreciation for art and nature, the residence incorporates bold architectural features that convey the element of surprise t...
Project name
Tiburon Bay View Residence
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Location
Marin County, California
Design team
Brooks Walker, Principal. Anne Griffes, Project Manager. Anja Hämäläinen, Job Captain
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Landscape
SCDA and Strata Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Eric Johnson Associates
Construction
Van Acker Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Located at the edge of the sea within a field of black lava, this four-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot retreat has been designed in sympathy with its surroundings. Like a small village, the set of six modest structures—a central main hale (Hawaiian for house), four guest hales, and a garage—are arrayed around a shared, terraced courtyard. Each structure...
Project name
Huaniwai Retreat
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Photography
Matthew Millman
Principal architect
Greg Warner
Design team
Chris Wagner, Afra Farry
Collaborators
Brian Lang (Project Manager), Construction Engineering Labs (geotechnical engineering)
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Civil engineer
Ross Engineering, Inc.
Structural engineer
GFDS Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mark Morrison, P.E. (mechanical engineering), Lighting & Engineering Integrated, Inc. (electrical engineering/lighting design)
Lighting
Lighting & Engineering Integrated, Inc.
Construction
Metzler Contracting Co. LLC
Material
Cedar, oak, polished limestone
Typology
Residential › House
Kua Bay Residence, a family retreat designed by Walker Warner Architects with NICOLEHOLLIS and Lutsko Associates is cut into the volcanic landscape to provide an elegant transition from lava to sea.
Project name
Kua Bay Residence
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Photography
Douglas Friedman, Laure Joliet, Marion Brenner
Principal architect
Greg Warner
Collaborators
John Pierson (Senior Project Manager), Dan Baciuska (Architectural Staff)
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Structural engineer
GFDS Engineers
Landscape
Lutsko Associates
Construction
Ledson Construction
Material
Basalt, Alaska Yellow Cedar and Steel
Typology
Residential › House