Lahontan-369

This custom home sits atop and adjacent to a rock outcrop ridge with views in almost every direction. The home has subtle skews within the structure to allow for the windows to frame each and every view while offering the maximum privacy. This is an understated home that is designed to allow the user to slow down and observe the cycles of nature while living in comfort and thoughtfulness. It is designed to be intimate yet handle entertaining many.

This home was built primarily by local labor and suppliers. It boasts one of the first photo-voltaic and solar thermal systems in Lahontan.

Location:	Lahontan
Style:	Mountain Modern or Contemporary
Architect:	Kurt Reinkens - MWA, Inc.
Structural Engineer:	James Austin Engineers
Builder:	Jeff Cotton Construction
Photographer:	Vance Fox
Year Completed :	2012
Square Feet:	+/-5,000

I would like to highly recommend Kristi Thompson for Architectural and Engineering services along with her associates at MWA. When we hired Kristi we were looking for a professional who was thorough, thoughtful and was interested in providing the home we wanted which was more European Old World than the traditional Tahoe style of home. Kristi listened and responded to our desires and we ended up with a home that exceeded our expectations. She first did research to be sure we were aligned on the look and feel we wanted providing images of existing homes and buildings in the Alps for our consideration. After many meetings and lots of back and forth we came up with a design that we loved that blended old world and mountain architecture. Kristi studied the lot considering the slope, sun angle, views and our desire for privacy and came up with an ideal site for the home. As the design developed there was a high degree of interaction ensuring our ideas of which we had many were incorporated. Overall we were very pleased with the result. Others seem to have liked it also as it won the Peoples Choice Award at the Martis Camp Architectural Show in 2008.

Ed and Betsy Richardson