"We are so proud of our home. The attention to detail, professionalism and quality craftsmanship that JMA brought to the project was beyond compare.” — JMA client, homeowner

Ridge Top Retreat

Craftsman style with Asian influences

Craftsmen enjoy the challenge and satisfaction of shaping wood or stone into something useful and beautiful. That artistry and the expertise of JMA’s carpenters and skilled subcontractors is evident in every detail of this home.

One of the building challenges with this home was presented by the new California building code requirements for fire safety in a wilderness-urban interface zone. With no approved eave venting systems at the time, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) were used to support the pitched metal and flat hot-mop roofs. The unusually small space between the SIPs and the ceiling framing meant roughing in the electrical and the ceiling-mounted fire sprinkler systems in very tight quarters, and hiding the sprinkler pipes in a fairly open wooden structure.

A guest house, garage, pool, stand alone spa, concrete fire pit, fountain & bocce court complete the project.

Interior Design: Jacques Saint Dizier

Photography copyright Tim Maloney, Technical Imagery Studios