Berkshire Pool House

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We started with a very rustic timber frame art studio. Dirt floor, no insulation, and old windows. We added polished radiant concrete floors, a small kitchen, bathroom, changing room, and sauna. We kept the exposed bedrock. There’s a lovely Cor-ten pent roof outside the front door, and Marvin multi-slide and bi-fold doors open up to the pool. Architecture by James Dixon Architects.

Early December Morning

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Berkshire Custom Kitchen 1

Working through the winter introduces all kinds of difficulties, but every once in a while, it’s not so bad shoveling snow.

This is a small vestibule and kitchen bump out for one of the nicest homes that I’ve ever been in. The house is not fancy, filled with expensive finishes, or terribly ‘high-design.’ It’s just a collection of amazing spaces. It’s a real privilege to work here.

New hybrid timber frame/double stud wall home 6

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Lots of outdoor work lately.  We've completed the deck and porch framing and finish.  We framed the deck with galvanized steel joists, which are strong, fast (they're pre-cut), straight, and won't warp like large section PT lumber.  The decking will be thermally modified ash from western Mass.  The porch and deck roof is painted tongue and groove 2x6 over native cherry rafters.  The hips over the deck are irregular (meaning that they are not 45 degrees in plan view), so the jack cuts are different on each side.  

New hybrid timber frame/double stud wall home

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We've been working for the last year getting this project ready, and we're finally out framing.  It is an architect-designed shingle-style home right in town.  We helped specify many timber frame and high performance details.  There's also a LOT of beautiful red oak logs being milled into timbers, flooring, and trim.  We'll be posting more photos as we build this great project.

Architect's additions

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A series of additions to a cabin in the woods.  See here for finished photos.