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Commercial and Public Projects Designed by Architects |
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SUNAPEE LODGE, Lebanon, NH
Architects - Banwell Architects
Engineer - Ben Brungraber
Frame Design and Fabrication - Bensonwood and Timbercraft |
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Sunapee lodge, completed in 1999, is the central gathering place of one of New Hampshire's
oldest ski resorts, located about 1-1/2 hours drive north of Boston. The
ski area has 60 slopes and trails for downhill skiers and two cross-country centers
with more than 100 km of groomed trails. In the off-season, Sunapee Lodge and
dining room hosts to weddings and other
public gatherings.
The unusual octagonal structure of Sunapee Lodge incorporates tall round posts and large
glue-lam beams.
The roof system, composed of radial rafters, converges above a central skylight.
The building, designed by Stuart White Architect of Banwell Architects, in Lebanon, NH.
The building is flooded
with natural light and although it incorporates a large volume of space, there are plenty of
cozy gathering places in the lodge.
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FAULKNER ARCHICTECTS, Truckee, CA
Greg Faulkner, Architect |
Lahontan Community. A private golf course community
located near North Lake Tahoe, CA.
The Lodge and Spa at Lahontan.
"On behalf of the jobsite team and the staff of Kitchell
Custom Homes, I would like to commend your firm on the outstanding performance
demonstrated at Lahontan in Truckee, CA. |
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Your ability to manage the scope of work and your
commitment to quality has made a significant contribution
to the success of the project. |
We appreciate the opportunity to work with a company who makes a conscientious
effort to ensure quality and workmanship
and exhibit safe jobsite practices at all times. The project team
indicated that your performance was "above and beyond"
the requirements."
Larry Butler, Vice President
Kitchell Custom Homes
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Spa Outdoor and Therapy Pools
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Lodge Dining Room
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Lodge Great Room
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EASTERS AND KITTLE, Issaquah, WA |
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Carl Easters, Architect |
Hoffstadt Bluffs
Visitors center at Mount Saint Helens, WA
Commissioned by Cowlitz County, WA
Frame fabricated and assembled in collaboration with Bensonwood Homes |
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MAKERS, Seattle, WA
John Owen, Architect |
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Union Wharf
"The design of Union Wharf involved a creative community-based process.
Timbercraft provided a great solution that helped build a public consensus,
met Port Townsend's objectives and gave the city's waterfront a unique, durable focal point."
John Owen, Project Architect for Makers Architecture and Urban Design |
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SEIJI OZAWA CONCERT HALL
Tanglewood Music Center
Lenox, Massachusetts
Architects - William Rawn Associates, Boston, Mass
Engineer - Ben Brungraber, Keene, New Hampshire
Timber Frame Design & Construction - Bensonwood & Timbercraft |
Timbercraft and Bensonwood designers
and craftsmen worked together to fabricate
and install an elegant timber structure in the Seiji Ozawa Concert Hall
This hall was dedicated to the former conductor of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1994.
Set among many
acres of lush
green lawn,
Seiji Ozawa Hall is the focal point of the Leonard Bernstein
Campus of the Tanglewood Music Center. It is one of several concert halls on the grounds. |
The Sasaoka Project
In the fall of 2001, we raised a school in Fukuoka, Japan. Job Captain, Dustin Martin, describes the project as "a great challenge throughout. The size and number of timbers
made this one of the larger productions to come through Timbercraft."
Still, despite the large size of the project plus intense rain and heat
while raising the school, the Sasaoka project went together very smoothly. The team putting the frame together was knowledgeable and experienced,
making this an efficient project from start to finish.
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When we completed raising the frame, we had a chance to show the kindergarten classes how their school had been built.
Ryosei Kaneko, an accomplished timber framer who is experienced both in American and Japanese timber framing, helped on this project.
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Ryosei is considered to be an incredible and agile climber by those who work with him.
Much to the kindergarteners' delight, Ryosei climbed all the way to the top of the frame for them. The children also
learned about Timber framing and even had a little hands-on fun. |
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A barn for squash?
Yep! But you won’t find any bulbous orange and yellow vegetables here.
In March, Timbercraft raised this timber frame with scissors trusses for a
Squash court.
Architect Alex Antonelli designed the building for a home on
Lake Waramaug, near Warren Connecticut.
Since one end of the timber frame
barn will be completely finished in glass, it includes a steel moment frame.
John Daneen and Son are the contractors.
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