- Green spaces are increasingly recognized as being vital to the well-being of a community. When fully realized they create a sense of place and provide spaces for residents to meet each other in a relaxing, natural setting.
- This 24’ wide hexagon with an eye-catching “hammer beam” third gable is the anchor for this community’s green space.
- Stepping under the roof, one’s eyes are drawn upward to the central boss pin and the symmetry of radiating tie beams and rafters.
- The space is a favourite of wedding photographers and is regularly used by local school ensembles and performers.
- This delightful three season get-away is tucked into the trees a couple minutes walk from the client’s principal residence. Woodland views on every side are complemented by a 12’x24’ deck that appears to float above the nearby creek.
- At 24’ x 30’ the interior provides ample room for gathering with friends and family. A galley kitchen with bar height island makes entertaining easy and a wood stove allows the space to be comfortably used from spring to late fall.
- The timber structure achieves a welcoming, lodge-like feel in the fully open floorplan made possible by an impressive king post truss spanning the gazebo’s living area.
- Eye-pleasing details are a Cornerstone hallmark. In this design, a subtle curve added to the roof’s eaves may almost escape the notice of a first-time visitor.
- This unique gazebo is partnered with a pergola in an urban environment with great views to a nearby forest reserve
- A large 10×10 anchor post, 8’ tall, stands at the back corner with 6×10 rafters radiating up and out to support a 10’ high eave line that has an increasing overhang as it sweeps through 90 degrees.
- At completion it will be screened in and have a cedar slat privacy wall
- In 1879 the first grain elevator is western Canada was built by William Hespeler in Niverville, Manitoba. It was a round structure with a cupola and could hold a modest 25,000 bushels.
- To commemorate this first granary, residents of Niverville raised funds to build a gazebo that could be used for public concerts, plays and just relaxing on a summer day.
- This unusual design combines timber with steel eave rings at the main and cupola levels to achieve a shape that echoes the original Hespeler grain elevator.
- A curving back wall made of cedar shiplap will fill three of the sections and provide late day sunshade and a backdrop for performers
- An extraordinary outdoor space to serve as a place for reflection, for ceremony and for healing.
- A tridecagon structure, thirteen sided, the double posts clasp rafters that rise to a central steel skylight shaft
- To the interior, four scraped log columns support beams and provide added support for the roof structure while instilling a natural feel in the space.
- Timber frame gazebo located within a beautifully landscaped park on Main Street in Steinbach. Used as a community concert venue amongst other gatherings
- Hammer beam third gable opens up to the hexagonal gazebo
- Custom 36” high timber railing with newel posts
- Flanking railing down sides of concrete steps
- Roof finished with premium cedar shakes and large timber fascia boards
- Large curved braces in interior space looking up to timber rafters with tongue and groove boards on the ceiling
- Finished with Sansin SDF Autumn Gold
