Wood adds welcoming warmth to this contemporary home by Carlton-Edwards, AshevilleWe love putting old barn beams back to work for another 100 years–in this case supporting the roof overhang at the front door to a working barn that was converted to a party barnA hybrid timber frame home in Linville Ridge Golf & Country Club built by Mike Smith BuildersA Welcoming Timber Frame Entry in HighlandsRough sawn Western Red Cedar brackets support the sheltered entry to a home in Charlotte, NCRound Log Timber Frame EntryA commercial timber framed Porte Cochere at Boone Dermatology’s new clinic in Boone, North Carolina. Porte-cochère is french and translated means ‘coach gateway’. A working definition we like is ‘a covered entrance large enough for vehicles to pass through and pick up and drop off dignitaries…’Timber Framed Side Entry to a medical facility designed by architect David Patrick Moses.
A Craftsman style sheltering timber frame entry with curved lower chords and White Oak spline joineryDouglas Fir King Post trusses with curved lower chords frame an inviting entry to this Blowing Rock, NC homeA timber framed Front Entry, Porch and Garage in Blowing Rock, NC. Design by Bradley G. Dowdy, AIA Architect Inc.A great deal of love went into this owner-designed and built timber frame on Lake James NC.Sometimes less is more–as in the single timber frame bracket shown here at the entry to Stan & Nancy’s mountain homeThe White Oak timber used for the timber frame entry and gable truss will crack (check) as it dries in the hot Virginia sun over the coming years. We think of this as like wrinkles in a cotton shirt–It proves the timber is real.Stone steps, poplar bark siding, and a single timber framed bracket and 6×6 post at the entry to a timber framer’s home.‘…houses with a graceful transition between the street and the inside, are more tranquil.’ – Christopher Alexander, A Pattern LanguageOne design problem a timber frame entry solves is that it guides visitors to the main entrance of a home–as soon as they approach the house. It makes finding the front door automatic.
