Tahoe Truckee | Residential Design · Land Use Planning · Permit Plans
Tahoe-Truckee Residential Design Practice
Residential Design Rooted in Real Building Experience
No Design Theater. Just Good Decisions.
MASTRIDICASA
MASTRIDICASA means “master of the house.”
Not as ego. As responsibility.
A good residential designer has to understand more than rooms and rooflines. The work touches land, light, structure, code, cost, comfort, privacy, contractors, building departments, and the daily life of the people who will live there.
That is where our practice lives.
MASTRIDICASA is a Tahoe–Truckee residential design practice led by Douglas Mastri, built for homeowners who value thoughtful design, practical guidance, and a clear path forward.
Our work is shaped by site, budget, buildability, and real life — with every decision grounded in what the project actually needs and what actually matters.
We listen carefully, ask better questions, and help clients make clear decisions while those decisions still have room to shape the project.
[mas-trə-də-kah'-zah]
Experience You Can Build On
We bring more than four decades of experience across the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction world, with hands-on knowledge of how drawings become buildings and where projects can lose clarity, money, or momentum.
That experience shows up early: in the questions we ask, the assumptions we test, the constraints we look for, and the practical decisions that help a project move forward with fewer surprises.
It shapes how we work: practical first, design-forward always, and grounded in the realities of permitting, documentation, coordination, and construction.
Small by Design
That is how we stay close to the work, the client, and the decisions that shape each project. You are not passed through layers of staff or sold a design fantasy that falls apart when it meets the site, the budget, or the building department.
You work with the person responsible for the thinking.
What We Believe
Good residential design should be thoughtful, buildable, and personal.
It should respect the land, the budget, the people, and the long life of the home. It should ask the right questions early, simplify where it can, and protect what matters most.
No design theater. No ego-driven gestures. No pretending complexity is the same thing as quality.
Just good decisions, made carefully.
Thoughtful Design. Practical Wisdom. Exceptional Value.
We believe well-executed residential design should be accessible across the community — not reserved for certain types of clients, scopes, or budgets.
Our clients are not defined by budget. They are defined by mindset.
They value clarity, straight talk, strong documentation, practical guidance, and design that serves the life being built around it.
Let’s Talk About What You’re Planning
Whether you are starting with land, an existing home, an idea, or a problem you are not sure how to solve, the first step is a clear conversation.