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Photo of the completed outdoor pavillion. Featuring traditonally built timber trusses, brick pillars and a corrugated roof

Close up of a hand-cut traditional framing joint with locking peg

Hand carved inscription in Latin for an exposed timber beam

large dimension timber trusses to support the roof of an outdoor pavillion

Close up shot of the large dimension timber framework mounted to a brick pillar

Traditonal hand-crafted timber trusses with king post and braces

Brickwork pillars support the traditionally crafted heavy timber trusses for a outdoor pavillion

Timber Framed Outdoor Pavillion

LOCATION:	Grose Vale, NSW – Australia
FRAME TYPE:	Feature Truss
FRAME STYLE:	Traditional + Pavillion
TIMBER SPECIES:	Blackbutt
COMPLETED:	2013

This project was commissioned under a partnership between architects Suttie & Rofe in 2013. The project was a multi-million dollar development of the Benedict XVI retreat centre, owned by the Catholic Church. Our brief was to design and construct an outdoor pavilion roof as the centre point feature of the entire development. People were to gather beneath our massive hardwood beams before entering the Chapel, and other buildings on site.

The timber frame was constructed from Blackbutt to meet bushfire requirements and incorporated decorative carved elements such as the Latin phrase carved into the exposed ridge beam. The builder on this project was Denham Construction who coordinated all of the works including the huge brick columns.