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EAT, PLAY, LOVE
Three years in the making from design to move-in, Nick and Amy Bancroft’s sleek, smooth and spacious modern Martis Camp residence was designed to be a place where the entire six-person family (including six-year old triplets) can live, learn, work and play.
DWELL – A COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL NEVADA KITCHEN BECOMES EVERYONE’S FAVORITE SPOT FOR PARTIES
Members of Chip and Susie Hobson’s dining club could be forgiven for wanting to hold all their dinners at the couple’s Reno home. Or, specifically, in their eat-in kitchen, an airy volume featuring clean-lined cabinetry and filled with light.
DWELL – A FOREST SANCTUARY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AUTISTIC TRIPLETS, THEIR PARENTS, AND A HOST OF CAREGIVERS
Ever since the birth of Amy and Nick Bancroft’s triplets six years ago, the couple’s lives have been a whirlwind of activity. But when their son and two daughters were diagnosed with autism four years ago, things shifted into overdrive, and the family’s home near Truckee, California, became a de facto therapy center, with a stream of professionals cycling through daily to provide specialized interventions.
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL – FIREHOUSE
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL LOCAL LIFE MICHAEL CONTACT 775.788.6302 MARTINEZ SECTION WHAT MATTERS TO US IN NORTHERN NEVADA: Friday, August 28, 2009 RGJ.com/Living TODAY A quick look at useful, fun or unique things happening today in our neighborhoods.
Edge Residence
Overlooking the city of Reno, this new custom residence creates a modern home integrated into the natural topography of the site. The site dictated everything in the design of this home that resides on the edge between Reno and the Sierra foothills. On a 10 acre lot, there was only one sliver of a ridge to place the home.
A Chic Nest on a Rugged Ridge
Mutual respect combines with meticulous design and quality craftsmanship to define this Reno masterpiece. Roughly once a decade, Reno couple Tamra and Darin Murphy build a new house. “The first was for our babies. The second was for our teenagers. This is our empty nest home,” Tamra says. With each home, she adds, they just get better. Tamra does much of the interior design while Darin, general contractor of Murphy Built Construction, handles the build.
Hidden in Plain Sight
Modern home nestled into hillside fits slyly into established west Reno neighborhood. Many of the homes found in well-established west Reno neighborhoods have been in place for decades, the aesthetic mix varying between classic ranch houses, stucco-clad high-desert spreads with a touch of Mission detailing, and the familiar mish-mash of forms and materials that generally make up an American housing development.
Awards
2023
— AIA Nevada Merit Award: Edge Residence
— Tahoe Quarterly Mountain Home Award: Edge Residence
2017
— AIA Nevada Honor Award: Cristy Way Residence
— Tahoe Quarterly Best of Tahoe 2018: Cristy Way Residence
2015
— AIA Nevada Citation Award: Martis Camp Residence
— Tahoe Quarterly Best of Tahoe: Martis Camp Residence
2008
— City of Reno Sustainable Award: Eight on Center Townhomes
