Timber is One of Many Natural Materials in the Northeast

This timber frame was built by TimberHomes and students in Yestermorrow’s Timber Framing Workshops, led by Josh and Skip Dewhirst. Design of this natural home was done by architect Jose Galarza, and the natural enclosure was carried out by the Yestermorrow School & New Frameworks Natural Building. General contracting & finish work was done by Michael Russell, LLC. Get in touch if you’re interested in using natural fiber and masonry materials as a way to enclose your timber frame.

A sleeping area tucks nicely into a dormer

Small bedroom with plastered walls

Windows let bright light into the bedroom

Plastered walls and bright sunlight make the bedroom of this timber frame house glow

A curving beam fits into the natural motif

White Pine posts and beams with curving cherry braces against plastered walls

Exposed ceiling joists in the living room

Living room in a timber frame house with exposed beams and curving braces

A second floor handrail matches the timber frame

Cherry braces and barlusters

Happy couple in their frame on raising day

Lattice frame roof system