Japanese Temple Heavy Timber Construction

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• Heavy Timber Constructionmethod0.821
  Use of twelve-by-twelve and larger members to create structural elements that function as living centers with multi-century lifespans.
• Japanese temple precinctconcept0.746
  Example of an overall asymmetrical layout built from rigidly symmetrical local buildings, placed exactly where natural centers asked.
• Heavy timber construction is cost-effective and sustainable when calculated per year of expected lifetime compared with stud constructionclaim0.721
  Alexander's reframing of apparent cost disadvantage of heavy timber by lifetime calculation.
• Heavy timber house has expected lifespan of several hundred years versus 30-40 years for stud constructionfinding0.689
  Alexander's finding that cost-per-year of heavy timber is actually lower than stud construction despite higher initial cost.
• Steel Bar Pin-Connectors for Heavy Timber Jointsmethod0.687
  Short pieces of reinforcing bar used as pin-connectors in heavy timber connections, used at Sala House and Berryessa house.
• High-tech straw bale construction with inserted timber frame loses nearly all adaptive qualities of original straw balesfinding0.667
  Empirical observation demonstrating how technical upgrade can destroy the living-process properties of a material.
• Wood-Concrete Combination Structural Systemmethod0.659
  A hybrid system combining interior wood post-and-beam for vertical forces with exterior thin concrete shell for horizontal and shear forces.
• Unity Templeconcept0.653
  One of Wright's early works, created using an unfolding process.