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Seattle, Washington
Faithful to the gardenscapes and uninterrupted water sweeps of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, Charles A. Platt’s design for the Stimson family in 1923 was heralded as the most distinguished residence to be constructed on the bluffs of the…
Medina, Washington
The owners wanted to evoke childhood memories of summers in a 1930s New England coastal farmhouse. Choosing a nautical 337-foot waterscape along Lake Washington near Seattle in Medina that rekindled the mood perfectly, they commissioned Tom Bosworth to invigorate the…
Seattle, Washington
Few sites in the Northwest rival the Queen Anne perch for its electrifying panorama across Seattle’s skyline to Elliott Bay and the Cascade and Olympic mountains. Still, it is the much-publicized architecture itself that infuses power into the dynamic sentinel.…
Aspen, Colorado
The dramatic wood-and-stone hideaway at Aspen Highlands epitomizes life on Aspen’s renowned ski slopes. The generous 8,500 square feet bestow a soaring living room, high-tech media lounge, gourmet kitchen with elevator to the garage, and six bedrooms featuring a towering…
The Lodge at Five Trees, Aspen, Colorado
The Lodge at Five Trees is a world-class embodiment of Old World charm. A ski lodge in the grandest sense, it nestles dramatically with ski-in and ski-out access on over an acre with a waterfall near the breathtaking slopes of…
Lake Tahoe, California
From the view-filled guesthouses (one of which is pictured left) to the captivating ten-bedroom residential lodge created in the 1920s, the compound at sparkling Meeks Bay rekindles the lake’s heyday—when it was the place to be for Tahoe’s elite, welcoming…
Crystal Harbor Lodge, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Drama begins when you enter Crystal Harbor Lodge. At the gates, giant ponderosa pines stand as lofty sentinels. Impeccable lawns and terraced gardens sweep to a sandy beach and sparkling deepwater harbor. A sundeck beckons from atop a view-filled beach…
Villa Canadita, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Villa Canadita is a world-class Xanadu of wonder. Nestled on a breathtaking hillside steps from San Miguel de Allende’s historic center, the multilevel marvel, along with its office casita, marries antique doors and windows from India, Burma, China, and Morocco…
Casa Mis Rocas, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
When Vallarta’s master architect Cachi Perez waved his wand, the celebrity’s vision of what a beach house in Puerto Vallarta should be materialized fully. Laced with Mediterranean romance, sun-drenched Casa Mis Rocas is a visual feast. The soaring villa dominates…
Overyonder Cay, Bahamas
Seventy miles southeast of Nassau, Overyonder Cay creates a celestial paradise. The leasehold island overlooks Exuma Sound, its five beaches adorned with a 900-foot crescent deepwater bay beach with two gazebos and a 70-foot dock. The main beach faces southeast,…
Thanda Royal Residences, Zululand, South Africa
Under the African sky, there exists a place where time began. A place like no other. Unique, untouched, undiscovered. And in a world where there are few places left to be discovered, when you discover it, you celebrate its powerful…