Timber Frame Renderings

No doubt, timber homes are gorgeous and can be designed in any architectural style to match your lifestyle and setting.

Included in our architectural design services is to create renderings of the timber frame interior for clients to visualize the space and volume of the rooms in addition to the overall home design. Check out this great timber frame we are designing for one of our clients:

If you are thinking about building a timber home, here are five reasons why you should consider using an architect to design your home.

To see our other timber home designs, check out our current projects and timber homes under construction!

Timber Home Living “Designing the Perfect Smaller Kitchen”

If you haven’t seen the latest issue of Timber Home Living magazine Special Kitchen & Bath Issue (June 2010), be sure to pick up a copy at your local Border’s!

The article, “Living Little” by Janice Brewster, focuses on how to have an efficient kitchen that won’t break the budget. It’s true, when you are planning to build a new timber home, kitchens and bathrooms can be the most expensive rooms in the house.


If your wants exceed your budget needs, your kitchen may end up smaller than you had originally planned. No worries - you can still have a terrific kitchen! Brewster interviewed Architect Jeremy Bonin on tips for kitchen placement, maximizing storage space, and flooring options.

Are you building a timber home and need help getting everything you want in your kitchen? Let Bonin Architects help!

Cable Railing has Green Benefits

Cable railings with cable in-fill and metal railing frames are often made mostly of recycled materials if the frames are fabricated from aluminum, steel, or stainless steel. Wood-framed railings are also sustainable material.

The fittings used to mount and tension the cables in the railing frame are almost always made from stainless steel, which generally will have a recycled content of 65% or more. Once installed, the cable requires little maintenance and lasts for many years, often outlasting the railing frames to which they are attached.

They also have other advantages: cable railings offer a very modern, high-tech look that does not obstruct views, but rather provide an open feeling in confined spaces. Some products offer advanced mounting and tensioning hardware that can be concealed inside railing posts. Best of all, cable railings offer virtually unlimited design flexibility and can be used in any commercial or residential architecture.

One of our custom timber homes is designed with cable railing in the loft area.

Source: Environmental Design & Construction magazine (ED&C)