House of Music

 Truckee, CA
Architect: Josh Horne, AIA
Structural Engineer: Steve Noonan
Interior Designer: Josh Horne and Design Bar
Builder: Matthias Mede
Photography: Jean Bai This house began as a speculative build on a steep forested hillside in Truckee, backing up to Forest Service land. Before a single room was laid out, the site had already made certain arguments: the rhythm of the trees, the weight of the boulders, the way the land dropped away. The design listened to those arguments.

Vertical knotty cedar rises with the trees. Horizontal gray cedar and concrete settle into the boulders. Black metal projections set the rhythm. Inside, the rooms are organized around a localized symmetry that feels calm without feeling rigid, the kind of order you notice only when it's working.

The house was purchased before it was finished. The buyers were musicians. They said they'd been looking for something like this for years without knowing exactly what it was.

The back of the double-height Great Room pushes into nature, immersing the interior in the surrounding environment. 

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