This luxurious, elegant mountain estate was completed in 2007 with a construction cost of approximately $8,500,000. It is an 8,200 square foot wood-framed structure with extensive exposed heavy timber supporting extensive vaulted roofs. The nearly 20-foot-tall windows providing pristine panoramic views of Lake Tahoe required multiple steel moment frames, which were detailed to be fully […]

Linchpin was the engineer for this difficult-to-access deck addition in Alpine Meadows. The builder pre-assembled the frames and craned them into place.

Linchpin teamed Kelly and Stone Architects to provide structural engineering for this Lahontan residence. The house will be completed by summer 2016.

Linchpin consulted on this Incline Village residence with ANI Builds. The project was an almost complete tear-down. Only the foundation was retained to enable winter construction. Just before the TRPA digging season ended, Linchpin prepared and submitted a foundation only permit with Washoe County so that construction could progress while the full CDs were completed. […]

Ryan Group Architects designed this wonderful ultramodern residence in Martis Camp. The design had several structural challenges posed by large expanses of glass. Linchpin SE was Martis Camp Structural Engineer. A thanks to Martis Camp for providing the photographs. The origin of these photos are located here.

Linchpin provided the structural engineering design for this luxurious and elegant Sierra Nevada estate. The structural construction lays on a concrete foundation and is made of a steel-framed design that allows for plenty of windows. This allows this roughly 7,300 square feet property to have plenty of natural and brilliant views. A thanks to Martis Camp […]

Approximately 6,500 sf, custom home. Project highlights include butterfly roofs and enormous window walls. Mick Nicklin, Linchpin Senior Principal, was project engineer for this project at his previous employer, Walton AE.

Martis Camp Lot 308 is the quintessential custom mountain residence, designed by Kelly and Stone Architects. It features a complex system of gable roofs, expansive windows to let in the mountain views, large open and covered decks, and a spacious lower-level living space. The intricate design required precisely detailed exposed timber framing, complex discontinuous wood […]

Approximately 3500 sf, Cabin Lot. Linchpin Senior Principal Doug Gadow collaborated with Lot C Architecture for the structural design of this new home. The design feature a significant amount of exposed structural steel and steel frames. Mr. Gadow was Engineer of Record for this project at his previous employer, Gary Davis Group.

Approximately 12,000 sf, Estate Lot. Project highlights include significant structural steel elements, custom trusses, and large eave overhangs with minimal backspans. Doug Gadow, Linchpin Senior Principal, was Engineer of Record and Mick Nicklin, Linchpin Associate Principal, was Project Engineer for this project at their previous employer, Gary Davis Group.

Phoenix Rising is a high-end, multiple-award-winning custom A-frame residence designed by Todd Gordon Mather Architect. A far cry from a homely mountain A-frame cabin, this structure boasts large full-height windows, floating stair and loft framing, and multiple aesthetic architectural projections. These specialty project aspects required the creative use of robust structural steel frames to meet […]

Linchpin is working with architect Kevin S. Killen, AIA, LEED® AP, Director of the Residential Studio at EHDD, for the design of this new Sugarbowl Residence. The building features all concrete construction for the lowest level and main level floor. The battered walls protect the home from the enormous snow loads. Linchpin is the structural […]

Linchpin Senior Principal Doug Gadow provided the structural engineering for this modest home on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. The house was designed with double cantilevers supporting high snow loads from the complicated roof framing. To control deflections and creep, the framing was modelled in 3D and steel was used. Since the house in […]

Linchpin designed the replacement for an original dilapidated deck on the West Shore of Tahoe. As deck engineer, Linchpin met current codes and standards, designing the deck for heavy snow and seismic safety.