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Timber Framing

As timber framers we are a group of architects and craftsmen with interest and experience in traditional mortise and tenon timber framing.

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Fort Calhoun, Nebraska: Exterior view Fort Calhoun, Nebraska
The local topography of loess soil created a peninsula of a bluff for this house near Omaha. The land is a classic oak savanna and no trees were lost in situating the house. The volume of this timber frame structure was carved out to create a porch, ballooned up to two stories for a music room, and includes a family-dining room in its heart.

Car Barn: Main level display area Car Barn

Manhattan, Illinois House: Stair Manhattan, Illinois

Wasau, Wisconsin: Living room Wasau, Wisconsin
This Prairie Style timber frame house sits on the shore of an abandoned granite quarry. The Prairie School architects did not use timber framing. But Frank Lloyd Wright liked all things Japanese. This timber frame looks to Japan for inspiration. There are three “bent” timbers, one on each side of the great room, as well as one over the master bed. The main floor of the house is a radiant slate tile floor that, at certain times, is the same color as the lake.

Living room Suttons Bay, Michigan
This house is a summer nest for artistic snowbirds. The couple are cousins and grew up in the neighborhood. They harvested trees from their own property to build this timber house. Seven species of timbers are used through the house to in order to maximize their potential. The spiral growing iron wood post became the central post of the spiral stairs.

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The living room will be a double-height cubic volume. The fireplace is the anchor of the room and house. Additional timbers will form the mantle and balcony railing. The kitchen is adjacent to the living room and her home office will overlook the tall space.

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The center door opens out into the woods from the single-story coat room. The deck above is partially covered by the hip roof. At the top, a whole-house fan exhausts air from the light monitor. On the right is a small deck with a hot…

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Sam Marts Architects & Planners Ltd.March 26, 2021 at 2:04am

The (west) kitchen elevation is the most linear. The one-story entry element on the left side shelters a hot tub. The prow/bay projects to the right and the light monitor rises from the roof. As a fun detail, the phases of the moon are on…

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Chicago, Illinois 60647
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