Sala House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with red and grey cast concrete exterior walls

1982
Construction System, Combination of Timber Framework and Concrete
Timber frame out of 6"x6" douglas fir columns and beams for vertical loads only, which require pin connections only with 1/2'' rebars; wood corbels cut from six-by-six stock also enable beam to post connections with 1" bolts. The framework exposes an aperiodic grid, differntiated as it applied to the space and rooms of the house. .
Created by:
Christopher Alexander, Gary Black
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