Continuing our exposed structural elements essay, a little primer on post and beam terminology seems appropriate. Our friends at Timber Structures, builders of traditional post and beam structures on the other side of the pond, offer this illustrative drawing.
Number two in our exposed structural elements photo essay, from our friends at McAlpine Tankersley, is this wonderful timber-framed breezeway. Nice detailing of corbels and scroll-cut roof joists, v-groove joint decking, and ideal proportioning creates a charming architectural element…the whole whitewashed to complement the blue-grays of the siding and stone paving. The perfect feel for …
What is it about exposed structural elements that’s so satisfying to the soul? The first in a photo essay series demonstrating a wild variety of architectural vernaculars linked by beams, posts, rafters, planking, struts trusses…you name it, in a range of materials left uncovered and exposed to the eye of the admiring architectural critic in …