Shake Ridge Ranch Compound
A Phased Architectural Framework for Land, Family, and Time
Most large rural projects fail for one simple reason: they try to do too much, too fast, without alignment.
Shake Ridge Ranch began differently. Rather than designing a single “dream building,” this project was conceived as a phased architectural framework—one that aligns vision, budget, and priorities first, then builds deliberately over time.
Program Before Form
Early design work focused on program and phasing—not aesthetics.
The goal was to understand how the land would be used over time, what needed to exist first, and how each phase could stand on its own without feeling incomplete.
Project Schedule
Three Concepts, One Direction
Three Viable Paths — One Shared Vision
OPTION 1
The Lode House — grounded, tactile, hearth-centered
OPTION 2
The Prospect — linear, elevated, horizon-driven
OPTION 3
Auric Hollow — embedded, land-carved, experiential
Budget as a Design Tool
Spire Architecture Inc. is a boutique architectural design-build firm based in northern California.
