Lighthus, a cabin rental in Lake Tahoe

Peripherie Design Studios Creates an Urban Cabin in South Lake Tahoe

Harnessing its geographical location to create a home that is unique to its context, Peripherie Design Studios understands this region and its natural environment and has crafted this cabin rental in Lake Tahoe to adapt to its alpine setting.

Careful to avoid clear-cutting forested land, the company's design favors weaving the home into the land, with folding geometric lines, allowing nature and light to dictate and shape the design. Conceived as an "urban cabin," the geometry of the cabin is a motif, designed as "a concept of vacationing," according to Peripherie.

From end to end, the interiors emphasize open communal living and were designed around the roofline to be one continuum of angles and light composed of hardwood planks and ceiling planes that delineate the spaces.

The main floor includes a lounge and dining area with fireplace off of the fully equipped kitchen in bold black lacquer that plays off of the warmth of the wood.

There is a sunny master bedroom with an ensuite steam room/bathroom and a private lounge and access to the rock gardens at one end, with a loft bedroom at the apex of the cabin awash in light and angles (a second bedroom is tucked behind a paneled wall in the loft).

Illuminated by a soaring atrium that allows natural light in even in the coldest months, the understated style and bright lofty interiors frame and complement the forest landscape.

The rock gardens include a terrace and patio with a hot tub for apres ski in dappled forests above the shore.

Around

The resort city of South Lake Tahoe backs up to Washoe Meadows State park on the lake's south shore, adjacent to Monument Peak and the Heavenly Ski Resort directly on the state line dividing California and Nevada. The second highest peak in California, the mountain is an all season area to enjoy the best of the region's natural beauty and both summer and winter recreation.

Just west of the house is the famous Emerald Bay and State park and El Dorado Beach.

An hour north, the former Olympic games venue of Squaw Valley on the Nevada side features some of the best world class ski runs and a charming Alpine village of shops and restaurants.

The bustling south shore is the gambling mecca with the glittering casinos and a bit of shabby glitz while the north shore is a quiet residential outpost. The east shore is largely undeveloped and the west still has an old fashioned appeal. The stunning blue green lake at the center is worth the drive around to check it all out. With four distinct regions, the lake has a little something for everyone.