My fave building concept

I like that look, a lot!! I think its good for commercial areas, I really cant see a home doing that unless you got this gigantic house.
 
This architecture concept would suit well with several types of businesses...although, I don't think it would do quite as well in homes where children could be easily tempted to climb these magnificent trusses.... ;)
 
It would be a nice tree house.But the only trees big enough to support are the sequoias and they're in California! ;)
 
Yeah, you could say that...BUT with earthquakes in CA...nahhhhh, I don't think so! :lol:
 
It does look nice with all that wood but it wouldn't look too good in a home with children.... :ugh:
 
Wow! fantastic! Love it...i love the look of wood inside and outside of house..
we plan to buy a cabin in New York! cant wait!!
 
wow nice! i like the space.. plenty of space, and lets that creativity flow. my in laws have a cabin 30 mins from here, and it's rather cramped.. yuk, with all the old relics and little space.

im happy for you defee, buying a cabin! oooooo gonna add hot tubs?
 
Looks Very Nice!.. I like those Log Houses better.. More Country and More Safer for Children than that one....I can Image a Child fell off from the top level...Scary :ugh:
 
I am starting to see a comeback trend in log cabin homes. I wouldn't mind living in one of those! ;)
 
Hows this for a "re-boot!" I love timberframe construction. Done correctly this type of construction makes a lovely home. Most residences that include some timberframe concepts are not as 'busy' as the Vermont visitors center (shown by the OP). Also, the mortise and tenon joints are all cut by hand by master craftsmen. Timberframing, done correctly (architecturally that is) can be timeless and remain attractive for a hundred years or more! It is profoundly expensive and as far the danger factor for kids goes, never underestimate the power of self preservation. Fear of heights is an innate part of human nature. We are all born with it!!

Peace, John
 
Oh yeah, these type of homes (cabins) are very popular around
here in Western New York especially in Southern Tiers...(country)
and they are just gorgeous!! Some of them have unusual designs
too....it just blew me away cuz they are just really very unsual..
not your typical kind of designs...some of them are very expensive too.
 
I like it, definitely my style of architecture. Whenever I imagine myself a house I often imagine something like but on a smaller, cozier, more manageable size. The downside to all those nice trusses are the damn cobwebs you have to sweep down every so often.
 
That's right, Jon; I picked the largest/fanciest but any homeowner can pick the size for their needs and their children They are also great commercial buildings. Anyone interested can Google "timber frame producers" and after looking around, would see homes of this construction that would fit their plans.This type of construction is probably a thousand years old. There are many of these kinds of buildings still standing today 300-500 years later.

Defee, yeah, they are popular all over the country; one would have to look hard for them because a lot of times you can't tell them from their looks on the outside. But many homeowners have timber trusses at the front entry to prepare visitors for what's on the inside.
 
Wow! Awesome concept, Tousi. When I was living in Tn, it was popular in the area I was in to purchase old, 2 story stonework barns that had been used to house race horses in the 1800's and early 1900's and restore them into living quarters. I loved it because it preserved the beautiful old stonework, but also because the inside, once restored, was so spacious. But the use of natural woods and materials also gave it such a warm and welcoming feeling. And the openness facilitates interaction between the people in the house.....no one is closed off in separate little rooms. Great for signing folks!
 
Dixie said:
I like it, definitely my style of architecture. Whenever I imagine myself a house I often imagine something like but on a smaller, cozier, more manageable size. The downside to all those nice trusses are the damn cobwebs you have to sweep down every so often.
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Thank God for Swifter!
 
That would make a great 2nd home in the mountains!
 
jillio said:
Wow! Awesome concept, Tousi. When I was living in Tn, it was popular in the area I was in to purchase old, 2 story stonework barns that had been used to house race horses in the 1800's and early 1900's and restore them into living quarters. I loved it because it preserved the beautiful old stonework, but also because the inside, once restored, was so spacious. But the use of natural woods and materials also gave it such a warm and welcoming feeling. And the openness facilitates interaction between the people in the house.....no one is closed off in separate little rooms. Great for signing folks!
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Yeah, Jillio, there have been tons of old barns back east that were timber framed 1-200 years ago and people with money would buy them and then these timbers would be dismantled, numbered and carted off to where the new owners wanted their new home erected.

Today's timber frame producers are now going for the conservation angle and use perfectly good STANDING dead trees for their frames. Generally speaking, timber frame homes are somewhere from 20 to 30 % more than your standard stick-built housing in developments. Timber frame homes are also very tight homes, reducing energy needs and less than the usual amounts of cob-webbing, lol. I love the openness (not to mention deaf-friendly) of the timberframe and the amount of light/sun coming in (sited right and roof overhang is engineered for reducing the amount of high summer sun infiltration and allowing it back in in the winter when it's low).
 
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