Freedom Road A-Frame
Type: Residential Timber A-Frame
Size: 800 / 900 / 1,000 / 1,200 sq ft.
Region: Northwestern Ontario
Designer: Marshall Drafting & Design
Builder: Wayne Allary, WAASA
Timber: Nordic Structures / Cornerstone Timberframes
- People living in indigenous communities deserve safe, attractive, high-quality housing. The client, a First Nation in NW Ontario wanted their new homes to prioritize natural materials, to inspire those who live in them and to be energy efficient.
- A-Frames are not just a relic of the 1960’s – they are amongst the oldest housing forms and were built by societies around the globe.
- Cornerstone produces these efficient designs as a “kit of parts” in four sizes.
- Their soaring living areas and abundance of light make them joyful places for people to inhabit. This is especially critical for residential school survivors and their families, where space design and material choices can influence wellbeing.
- Nordic glulam timbers are the structural bones of the A-frame. 2×6 tongue and groove pine acts as both the ceiling finish and the structural roof deck. This provides the ideal nail base for continuous, high-performance insulation.
