This anti estate provides a total living area of 10,725 square feet situated on a 50 foot bluff on Lake Tahoe's lower West Shore. A 9500 square foot main house plus 1200 square foot guest house are located carefully, along with a tennis court, on this five acre lake front parcel. Traditional Lake Tahoe vernacular architecture of steep gable roofs coupled with long horizontal lines of porches and roof dormers connect this compound to the mountains as well as the long level lines of this big lake.
The appearance of a one story form allows an intimacy not typical for houses of this size. Traditional dormer window additions allow efficient use of the attic space created by the 15/12 roofs. Oversized glazed openings along with openable walls connect interior spaces to outside porches and terraces. These exterior spaces connect to lawn areas structured to associate with the architecture with long horizontal stone planters and wood benches. Simple timeless interiors of colored plaster, mahogany inlaid sanded concrete floors and timber trusses will make an understated, light filled environment that will bow to the quiet immenseness of Lake Tahoe.