Two architects create a weather-ready retreat in the mountains of California.
Sherry Scott and John Kosich had vacationed in the Sierra Nevada near California’s Donner Summit for years when they decided to buy their own property in the region. The couple, both architects, took their time looking, and in 2010, they found a site in Truckee with a perfect view of the mountains.
At a weekend getaway in Truckee, California, the south terrace is composed of stones excavated from the site, while the chimney is made of sawtooth granite.
Photo by Liz Kuball
Over the next eight years, they built a 1,900-square-foot house of concrete, wood, and stone, working around the area’s tremendous snowfalls to handle the interior’s finishing touches themselves. After settling in to their part-time home, Sherry and John discuss below the challenges posed by its construction and environment.
Photo by Liz Kuball
Sherry: We didn’t start building until almost the fall of 2012, right?
John: Right, yeah. We wanted to start in the spring, but...
Sherry: We got behind.
"We wanted the house to look like it grows out of the rock in a natural way," says Sherry, architect and resident.
Photo: Liz Kuball
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