TimberFrame
The Art and
Craft of the Post and Beam Home
Available
in either Hard-cover or Soft-cover
By Tedd
Benson
Stunning Visual Gallery of 23 Timber-Frame Homes and 6 Additions
Timberframe explores the lush, varied
design potential of this timeless architectural form.
With 400 color photographs,
drawings, and plans, the book showcases 23 homes and 6 timberframe
additions that display the warmth, character, and versatility
of today's timberframe home. For homeowners and fans of this classic
building form, Timberframe is a stunning visual gallery and a
compelling source of inspiration.
While most modern homes conceal their humble
skeletons, the timberframe home honors the structure by displaying
it for all to see. The elegant beauty of soaring wood timbers, each
magnificently crafted to join with the next, suggests strength, safe
haven, and permanence. Each home in Timberframe celebrates
its wooden bones in its own way, from East Coast island traditional
to Nebraska contemporary.
Ask
This Old House's Norm Abram for the most respected name in
timberframe design and construction and he'll cite Tedd Benson,
the man single-handedly responsible for the popular national revival
of this beloved, age-old construction form. Timberframe presents 25
years of Benson's craft and practice, with examples from the Rocky
Mountains to New England. With styles ranging from traditional to
contemporary, Timberframe takes you on a tour of the most
beautiful post-and-beam homes in North America.
"For many years it has been a dream of
mine to build a timberframe home. One of these days I'll realize
that dream, and when I do this book will help stoke the fires of my
imagination -- maybe I can even get my old friend, the author, to
give me a hand!"
-- Steve Thomas. Host of This Old House
Table of Contents:
Foreword NORM ABRAM
Prologue: The Art and Craft of the Timberframe
1 In the Country
Prairie Prospect: NEBRASKA
Home Spirit: VIRGINIA
Craftsman's Way: WASHINGTON
England West: COLORADO
Concord Barn: MASSACHUSETTS
Vaulted Dwelling: MASSACHUSETTS
Time Crafted: MASSACHUSETTS
Horse Haven: MARYLAND
2 On the Water
Timber Bonded: MASSACHUSETTS
Light Hall: SOUTH CAROLINA
Island Sentinel: MASSACHUSETTS
World Apart: CONNECTICUT
Tree House: NEW HAMPSHIRE
On Rocks: CONNECTICUT
Glass Bunker: BRITISH COLUMBIA
Bras d'Or Ark: NOVA SCOTIA
3 In the Mountains
High Plains Salvage: MONTANA
Mountain Manor: MONTANA
Western Chateau: COLORADO
Chalet West: MONTANA
Snow Barn: VERMONT
Sun Lodge: COLORADO
Mining Hall: COLORADO
4 In Addition
Master's Wing: MASSACHUSETTS
Abundant Farm: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Trumpet Haven: SOUTH CAROLINA
Barn Anew: MASSACHUSETTS
Timber Sanctum: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Thatched Nest: ENGLAND
Epilogue: In the Past
Hard-cover, 9-1/4 x 11 in., 240 pages,
with over 400 color photos and drawings
Published 1999
ISBN: 978-1-56158-281-5
Soft-cover, 9-1/4 x 11 in., 240 pages,
with over 400 color photos and drawings
Published 2001
ISBN: 978-1-56158-608-0
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