HYBRID
TIMBER
FRAMES
It's fine to mix timber and
stud. But you must understand
each structural system to make
them work together.
by Steven Chappell
case. Integrating some of the finer
points of timber framing into otherwise
conventionally built custom homes can
be accomplished very easily and economically
if one takes a whole-system
approach to building. Although we
have yet to build a project, I feel there is
a place for it in the custom-building
market.
Whole Systems
Before analyzing the various forms
that a so-called hybrid frame may take,
it will be helpful to look at the two
building forms that are being combined.
By a hybrid frame we mean one
in which the general principles and
methods of traditional joined-timber
frames are