Michael "MJ" Johnson
Senior Project Manager



Originally from New Hampshire, MJ has been involved in Architecture since college, working in his Fathers Design Studio and also building the firms projects to put himself through School. Following Graduation (BS-Industrial Tech from Keene State College, MA-Education from UNM) and a successful NCAA Div. 1 ski racing career; MJ moved West in 1990 looking for bigger mountains and new challenges. These challenges have included 2 years in the Peace Corps (Swaziland, Africa), 8 years of construction experience and over a decade of design experience in the Tahoe Area. When not in the Studio, MJ continues to Ski, Ride and Climb in the Sierras.


All Staff

Anna and I wanted to tell once again how thrilled we are with your design of our home to be constructed in Tahoe Donner.

As builders of custom homes we have very high standards when designing our homes. especially one for our family to live in. We gave you an assignment that required you to meet my expectations from a constructability stand point and to express Anna’s functional and aesthetic desires. From my perspective as a builder you hit a homerun designing a home that will not only be cost effective to construct, and functional, but exceeded all of our design expectations. This home will truly be unique and very beautiful when constructed.

You listened to our needs and desires and gave us a home that takes full advantage of our entire 270 ° of views while designing it for our large family to feel at home in.

Please feel free to share this with anyone who needs convincing that you will give them everything they want and expect from an architect and then will exceed their expectations. It has been our pleasure working with you and we wish you the best of luck


-- Daniel Raber
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