post-and-beam construction
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The 500-square-foot addition is a contemporary post-and-beam construction.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023
On the side of the house opposite the living room is the great room with its post-and-beam construction.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022
“I wanted to get that post-and-beam feel without post-and-beam construction, which is more expensive,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2021
The architects’ clean and simple contemporary design and modular post-and-beam construction method allowed for expansive use of glass and open floor plans that melded indoor and outdoor living spaces.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2017
First he rearranges the old post-and-beam construction, then transfers the weight of the roof and hayloft to the outside walls by means of triangular wooden supports.
From Time Magazine Archive
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