Tahoe Truckee | Residential Design · Land Use Planning · Permit Plans
GRAY'S CROSSING FARMHOUSE
GRAY'S CROSSING FARMHOUSE
Gray's Crossing Truckee California
NEW CONSTRUCTION
4,557 SF
4 BR
4.5 BA
3 CAR GARAGE
Project Team
Designer:
MASTRIDICASA
Contractor:
530 Builders
Structural Engineer:
CFBR Structural Group
Civil Engineer:
Porter Engineering
Interior Designer:
Design Bar Truckee
Photography:
MASTRIDICASA
A custom home shaped by sunlight, privacy, family, and the particular character of its Gray’s Crossing setting.
The owners were fellow Tahoe design professionals, which made the collaboration especially meaningful. Together, we developed a home that could meet the community’s design guidelines without becoming generic — one that responded to the site while staying closely tuned to how they wanted to live.
The plan gathers generous shared spaces around carefully placed views, while private guest and in-law wings, a dedicated dance studio, protected outdoor gathering, and a main suite set apart above the garage create quieter zones of their own.
The result is composed but relaxed: open where openness matters, private where it needs to be, and settled comfortably into its Truckee setting.
SITE VIEW
The lot gave us a strong starting point: gentle slope, southern exposure, mature trees, and protected green space beyond the rear property line.
The house was positioned around those advantages while balancing privacy, outdoor space, neighborhood guidelines, and the existing trees.
SITE PLANNING
The program asked a lot of the 4,557-square-foot plan: open living, strong views, a dedicated dance studio, private guest and in-law areas, outdoor gathering, and a main suite separated from the more active parts of the house.
Those priorities had to work within the site, Truckee requirements, Gray’s Crossing design guidelines, and the practical realities of construction.
CONCEPT SKETCH
Several versions were studied before the final farmhouse concept moved forward for design review.
The design begins to reveal itself in the frame.
Walls, openings, rooflines, and room relationships are no longer abstractions. The decisions made on paper are becoming something that can be seen, walked through, and tested against the actual site.
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
From Plan Set to Jobsite
Once construction begins, drawings stop being theoretical.
The builder, structural engineer, consultants, and field conditions all have to reconcile with the same set of decisions.
These progress images show that middle ground where design, documentation, coordination, and construction finally meet.
A custom home settled into the Gray’s Crossing landscape.
FROM PROGRAM TO HOME
The completed home carries the priorities established at the beginning through the finished work: generous shared spaces, privacy where it was needed, room for family and guests, a dedicated dance studio, protected outdoor gathering, and a main suite separated from the more active parts of the house.
FINISHED CONSTRUCTION
STREET VIEW
