Lambourne - Sheepdrove Biodiversity Centre

The Sheepdrove Biodiversity Centre is one of the largest organic farms in Britain. The main structure of the building was designed to reuse short lengths of timber using traditional jointing methods.

Thirteen solid section Douglas fir arched frames, standing some twelve metres high, provide the main structural support for this state-of-the art conference centre.

The arch frames are made from 300*300 section Home grown Douglas fir. Each section of the frame was individually machined and fitted to produce the overall arched construction.

Douglas fir purlins and braces link the frames together and are left exposed within the completed structure.

Due to the span required, Kerto LVL was used as the material for the common rafters and ridge frame.

Earth Centre - Entrance Building

An innovative design was required to realise the vision of a unique project that promotes sustainable development. Timber was heavily used in the design because of its adaptability and environmentally friendly properties.

Constructional Timber constructed the sweeping glulam framed building from a range of ‘green’ materials; telegraph poles, reclaimed plywood and boarding, redwood glulam and home grown Douglas fir. Everything from the concrete foundation to the skirting board and windows used wood.

Earth Centre - Conference Centre

As with the Entrance building, the construction was from foundation through to handover.

The central drum, which was lifted into place using a 600 tonne crane, is supported from twelve shaped telegraph poles, with intermediate support provided by a ten-metre diameter glulam spiral.

The outer ring of the building consisted of over one hundred 100*250 Douglas fir rafters, supported on a post and beam frame at the perimeter of the building.

Oasis - Country Club

In producing this, the largest timber framed building in Europe, Constructional Timber had to fabricate a truss spanning some 110m. The roof frame is an undulating LVL lattice truss, supported from a series of circular glulam columns.

The timber frame panels, constructed using LVL members, were delivered to site with a finished plywood face and in some cases were in excess of thirteen metres high.

The roof soffit was formed from some 2500 individually machined spruce plywood sheets.

Mossbourne Community Academy

One of the largest timber buildings within the UK with over 1,000m3 of Glulam and 4,000 bolted connections.

Constructional Timber were responsible for the design of the connections and the supply and erection of the timber structure which comprised of 164 Glulam posts, 229 Primary beams,425 Secondary beams to the first, second floors and roof

In addition the Sports Hall building was constructed using 8no 23mtr Glulam Roof beams 300 x 1500 deep section, these were lifted into position using 200tonne crane.

Norwich Catherdral The Gold Wood Award Winning Project for 2004

The Norwich Catherdral Visitors Centre was unanimously chosen for the overall Gold Award at the 2004 Wood Awards. It was also the winner of the Best Commercial & Public Access project.

Constructed from Laminated Oak columns supporting Oak Beams from Stainless steel connections.The frame of the building shows how the use of traditional and modern materials can be combined to produce stunning state-of-the-art structures.