Building wisdom 1 Sep 2011
“Every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
From newsletter, 1 Sep 2011
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Author: Susan
Dai talks about heavy timber
Global Buyers Mission is a 3-day, invitation-only event in Whistler to connect qualified international buyers with Canadian wood product manufacturers.
Dai Ona will speak at it September 8, on the use of heavy timber in public buildings. With structures such as the Joyce Dunn Theatre, Monashee and Sun Peaks ski lodges, Sanbiki Japanese Kitchen, Notch Hill pavilion, Outlook Clubhouse, Playtime Abbotsford, and Best Western Revelstoke, he is something of an expert.
Dai will explore possibilities from the architecture and engineering perspectives. He’ll share sample timber specs, why specifying the proper timber grade is vital, and how best to approach a timber frame design for maximum efficiency.
From the Daizen Newsletter, 1 Sep 2011
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Daizen’s new portfolio
After much focused inspiration, Daizen announces the birth of its new portfolio, both online and in print. Seventy-six pages (full of enticing illustrations and stories) cover most of Daizen’s projects. Here’s a glimpse.
A unique innovation: custom designed iron fasteners. We fitted structural iron plates onto the timbers with exquisite care and precision.
This detail shows three-piece fasteners secured with metal wedges, as for a wedged wooden mortise and tenon. These iron fasteners represent the client’s two ranch brands. This one is the walking man.
Here you see inlays of the dry fit for the walking man plate. For the finish, the final plates were heated and powder coated.
A series of knee braces are bound in the ranch’s second brand—a cat’s eye—worked in iron.
Download the color portfolio. And visit the Daizen website for more information.
From the Daizen Newsletter, 1 Sep 2011
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