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Tahoe Truckee | Residential Design · Land Use Planning · Commercial Tenant Improvements · Permit Plans

Founder photo of the Lake Tahoe Truckee Architect Alternative | MASTRIDICASA
Lake Tahoe Truckee Architect Antidote

Lake Tahoe & Truckee Residential Designer | The Architect Alternative

A 45-year legacy of AEC leadership
 

Tested.

Proven.

Trusted.

Burn the playbook...

[mas-trə-də-kah'-zah]

“Master of the House”

FROM A LONG LINE OF BUILDERS: 

We got our start in the AEC world at age 12 with a work-permit [thank you Dad], a drafting table, and a fascination with how lines on paper manifest the built-environment. The office was our classroom, the job-site was our lab. Great-grandpa was a builder. Grandpa was a builder. Most of our uncles and cousins are builders. Experience wasn't a choice, it was our upbringing.

A LEGACY OF EXECUTION:

Our foundation is built on four decades of hands-on skin-in-the-game experience across the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors. High-profile, high-stakes projects for international corporations that demand pure-performance and have a zero-tolerance policy for errors. From The Culinary Institute of America campus, IBM semiconductor clean rooms, Amerada Hess Oil EPA Containment protocols, Iroquois Gas pipeline, Kiewit Pacific Construction, we've been their trusted AEC partner through multiple contracts over the decades.

WE BURNED THE STANDARD PLAYBOOK:

We’re a design firm that moves as fast as the world around us. MASTRIDICASA is one part of a nimble, high-performance network of local design-industry experts. 

We provide a sophisticated, principal-led alternative to the traditional architecture firm. By eliminating high-office overhead and the "design-for-portfolio" mentality, we focus entirely on your vision.

HIGH-IQ DESIGN. HUMAN-CENTRIC RESULTS:

We believe great design should be accessible, not exclusive. Whether we are planning a modern mountain retreat or a functional family addition, our approach remains the same. We value fiscal responsibility as much as aesthetic beauty. We believe exceptional standards and affordability aren't just compatible—they’re mandatory. We’re not after your money; we're after your satisfaction.

FROM CAMPERS TO COMPOUNDS: 

Real People. Real Projects.

 

We design for people, not for portfolios.

We work with the owner-builder family living in a camper on their vacant land, building their future from the ground up, penny by penny, board by board...

The Silicon Valley disruptors building Tahoe retreats to escape the noise...

 

And the high-speed contractors who know that time is money, and depend on our efficient design services to keep their crews moving, schedules tight, and clients smiling.

 

We thrive on collaborating with anyone who values quality over pretension. We love the process of listening to a client’s wildest ideas and distilling them into a functional reality. 

MASTRIDICASA ESTABLISHED 2015: 

We’ve built a reputation for excellence that stretches far past our Tahoe-Truckee home base to projects in Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Montana, Wyoming, and as far as Oklahoma. With 150+ projects and $25M in built environments under our belt, our track record is our resume.

If you're excited about your space, we’re already on board. Your excitement is our fuel. When you’re excited, we’re all-in.

If you value imaginative solutions and uncompromising quality, you’re our kind of client.

 

Ready to see if we're a good fit? 

Let’s chat.

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In the beginning...
 

Our story didn’t start in a glass-walled office with a $15 soy mocha latte.

 

It started in 1980 with a work permit at age 12, a drafting table, and a fascination for how a vision goes from lines on paper to the reality of the built-environment.

And we've been at it ever since.

For us, designing isn't just a job—it’s how we’re wired. We live and breathe this stuff because we know that great design changes how you experience your life. 

From the soul out.

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