Timber beams

This hammer-beam eave detail shows the housing in the post to accept both the rafter and the beam. It uses pegs and screws to hold everything together.

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Find over 150+ timber frame joints and joinery examples, including, mortise and tenon, post and beam, roof joinery, compound joinery, knee braces, and foundation details.

Image 20 of 25 from gallery of Sundial House / Specht Architects. Photograph by Casey Dunn

Gabled buildings wrapped in aged wood form this vineyard home, which Field Architecture designed to make the most of its setting above Napa Valley.

Longji Village is one of the volcanic stone villages in the north of Hainan. Located along the hill, Tongde Hall and Jiangxing Ancestral Hall were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the form of Shiheyuan, featuring the lifting beam structure of timber and volcanic stone. The plaque on the front gate of Tongde Hall was inscribed by Zhang Yuesong, the advanced scholar called ”Jinshi” in the Qing Dynasty.

This beautiful townhouse is based in Holmen, a water-bound neighbourhood in Copenhagen. The building used to be a Royal Naval Base and was renovated by Architect Danielle Siggerud, who also did the Space café in the Menu space showroom. The project … Continue reading →