Sentences with phrase «half timbered buildings»

Quince is situated in San Francisco's Jackson Square Neighborhood, in a historically landmarked brick and timber building built in 1907.

After the great fire of 1886, which destroyed 14 timber buildings, Calgarians started building in sandstone, which was fireproof, easily workable and readily available in the area.

Case in point: While widening a road leading into Iran, Danti says Kurdish workers dug into a 25 - kilometer section of hillside, exposing the buried and burned remains of several stone, adobe and timber buildings from the Early Iron Age.

With more than 98 years» experience in timber buildings, established over four generations, Scotts has used its expertise in sports pavilions, equestrian buildings and specialist timber products, to carefully design and manufacture bespoke education buildings that meet the needs and requirements of today's pupils.

It's no surprise that the education sector is warming to the idea of timber builds - as well as facilitating outdoor learning, they're a cost - effective, environmentally - sustainable way of providing additional teaching space.»

Gareth Barber, MD of The Stable Company, commented: «It's inspiring to see Wylde Green's new timber build already serving the needs of pupils so well.

A steeply sloping site meant a traditional (masonry) construction wasn't viable and led the design team to develop proposals for a light weight timber building set on a simple raised deck, providing level access to the existing building with the opportunity for unique views from the classroom into the tree canopy.

The build was completed by The Stable Company, a York - based firm established in 2002: they produce timber buildings for a range of sectors including education, leisure and equestrian.

Boutique Hotel Genteel hotel set in a half - timbered building offering free WiFi & an upscale restaurant.

Wernigerode is a charming town, with elaborate half - timbered buildings overlooked by a stunning castle, and is brilliantly illuminated and decorated at this time of year.

The Cassowary Café is a timber building which consists of two wooden buildings with a wrap - around veranda.

The Cassowary Café is a timber building with two huts and a wrap around verandah where guests can enjoy Complimentary Breakfast (7 am - 9:30 am) and dinner underneath the rainforest canopy.

The accommodation has been designed for the eco traveller with Double and twin bungalows, Share bungalows (dorm style) with private facilities Ensuite double accommodation All are individual timber buildings divided by trees affording privacy.

But those tiled roofs and narrow, labyrinth - like streets aren't the only things that attract people to the town; on a sunny day the Jade Dragon Snow mountains can be seen towering over the horizon and providing a dramatic backdrop to the antique timbered buildings of the town itself.

On arrival in Chester view the medieval city walls and the half - timbered buildings known as the «Rows».

The city has an impressive cathedral, astronomical clock tower, and timber buildings.

Another option is a visit to the historic Klunkhardshof, a two - storey half - timbered building dating back to the early 16th century, situated in the town centre.

That's why Cosmos has included visits to prehistoric Stonehenge; Bath, known for its Roman ruins and baths; Edinburgh Castle, dating to the 12th century, where you'll admire Scotland's Crown Jewels; Hadrian's Wall, the remains of the fortifications built by the Romans 2,000 years ago to defend against marauding northern tribes; the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, where the Pilgrim Fathers embarked in 1620; Chester, where you'll see the Roman remains and half - timbered buildings; the battlefield of Culloden Moor, where in 1746, the last battle was fought on British soil; and more.You'd also expect to see stunning scenery and lush landscapes on a Britain and Ireland tour.

On this affordable tour of Britain and Ireland, stop in some historic towns, including Oxford, home to some of England's most famous colleges; Durham, a medieval city with its cathedral, built in 1093, and castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; York, England's most complete medieval city with its cobbled streets and the magnificent York Minster, England's largest gothic cathedral; Stratford - upon - Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare; Chester, where a walking tour highlights its Roman remains and black and white half - timbered buildings; Adare, founded in medieval times and known today as one of Ireland's prettiest villages; and Bath, known for the excavations of Roman baths used for bathing and socializing 2,000 years ago.

; Bath, famous for the Roman baths constructed around 70 AD and today one of the best preserved Roman remains in the world; Chester, one of Britain's best cities for archaeological and architectural treasures, including Roman remains and half - timbered buildings; Stratford - upon - Avon, home to William Shakespeare; and York, England's most complete medieval city with its cobbled streets and the magnificent York Minister.

Spend a leisurely Day 5 relaxing in Wilderswil, where you have free time to explore this pretty Alpine village, whose traditional half - timbered buildings are unmistakably Swiss.

Most timber buildings throughout Europe succumbed to fire and were rebuilt with fire resistant materials, so these few buildings are very unique.

Admire the half - timbered buildings of the main square and one of Germany's most popular Christmas Markets on an included guided tour.

This old weather beaten grey timber building was home to Ben Cropp and his «Shipwreck Museum» for many years but is now open to the public as a fantastic waterfront entertainment venue.

The river splits into four channels just downstream from the Barrage Vauban and flows through the half - timbered buildings together with the narrow lanes and footbridges that connect them.

In heavy timber and cross-laminated timber buildings, (which I consider to be the future of wood construction) it has been shown that the wood actually protects itself; the char acts as an insulator.

Weather protection during construction is an important consideration in installation of a mass timber building.

It includes a history of shelter and the evolution of building types: tents, yurts, timber buildings, barns, small homes, domes, etc..

About Blog Structural archaeologist Geoff Carter's radical view of building in the ancient world, especially the archaeology of the lost timber built environment of Southern England.

Ascot Timber Buildings Pool and Jacuzzi buildings, outbuildings and summer houses in five styles, all in hardwood.

Not exact matches

The $ 84 million timber processing plant due to be built this year by Denis Cullity's Wesbeam was the first manufacturing project to be covered by the new scheme.

In other commercial leasing news, 124 Timber Creek GP, an entity of Memphis Invest LLC, has bought the 4,800 - square - foot office building at 124 Timber Creek in Cordova for $ 475,000.

But I think that if the cartoon offends a person, I would guess that it's because it could be revealing that they really see the church building as more than just bricks and timber.

The basic idea of straw bale building is this: Instead of constructing houses from traditional materials, an efficient and environmentally friendly method can be employed in which straw bales finished with plaster and supported with timber or rebar frames serve as the walls of the house.

But here's the thing: Straw bale building should not be confused with merely building a house out of straw anymore than building with lumber and timber should be equated with simply building out of sticks.

Daenerys Targaryen and Khalasar 2.0; Tyrion Lannister and the Awkward Moments crew; red ladies new and old; the Night King and / or the Night's King; White Walkers and walking wights; Rickon Stark; Ramsay Bolton; Bran and Benjen Stark; Euron Greyjoy and the handful of men it takes to build a thousand ships built from timber cut from a rocky chain of islands; Lady Crane and Tits McMurderface; King Tommen and Ser Pounce; the Sand Snakes lol Dorne never happened, okay?

«Farm operation» means the land and on - farm buildings, equipment, manure processing and handling facilities, and practices which contribute to the production, preparation and marketing of crops, livestock and livestock products as a commercial enterprise, including a «commercial horse boarding operation» as defined in subdivision thirteen of this section, a «timber operation» as defined in subdivision fourteen of this section, «compost, mulch or other biomass crops» as defined in subdivision sixteen of this section and «commercial equine operation» as defined by subdivision seventeen of this section.

«If they could have gone overland, it was much easier than bringing timbers from Lebanon, building ships on the upper Nile, taking them apart and carrying them across the desert,» Bard says.

For tall buildings, a key innovation is known as cross-laminated timber, or CLT.

The results so far have won over officials in Quebec in Canada, which last year raised the height limit to 12 stories for buildings using so - called mass timber.

Meadows fears this could be construed to allow road building, timber cutting, mining, oil and gas drilling and other development in our remaining wilderness areas.

In the north of Europe (Germany, Scandinavia, etc.), for example, timber is widely used to build homes despite the fact that the climate is much harsher than ours.»

If timber is imported from Australia, for example, to build a house, transporting it will significantly increase CO2 emissions; what is more, here it creates neither jobs nor wealth.

Yet timber is used much less than concrete and steel in building.

Mikel Zubizarreta, a member of the UPV / EHU's IT 781 - 13 group, highlights the advantages of timber in building works: «Although it is not as tough as other materials used in structures, it is a better insulator, in other words, it is more energy - efficient and less dense so the structure weighs less.

«CLT and mass timber more generally are part of a massive trend in architecture and construction, but the seismic performance of tall buildings made from these kinds of wood is uncharted waters.»

The model, built on more than three decades of research led by Vincent Chiang of the Forest Biotechnology Group at North Carolina State University, will speed the process of engineering trees for specific needs in timber, biofuel, pulp, paper and green chemistry applications.

Haitis need for farmland and timber rapidly deforested the already sparse trees on its side of the island, with disastrous consequences: soil erosion, loss of timber for building and of wood for charcoal fuel, heavier sediment loads in rivers and decreased watershed protection that reduced the potential for hydroelectric power.

Also, the new codes could, in certain cases, make lightweight cold - formed steel buildings less costly to construct than those made of materials such as timber, concrete or hot - rolled steel.

Previously responsible for the Creation Museum, the organisation has constructed the world's largest timber - frame structure, a 160 - metre - long, 25 - metre - high biblical boat, built in part to «dispel doubts that Noah could have fit two of every kind of animal onto a 500 - foot - long ark».