Japanese Timber Construction (EN) Traditional Japanese Timber Construction
Foundations, Sill Plates, and Pile SystemsTraditional Japanese timber construction (Zairai-Kōhō) is based on a framework...
Japanese Timber Construction (EN)
Japanese Timber Construction (EN) Japanese Timber Construction (EN) Basics of Posts, Beams, and Bracing in Japanese Post-and-Beam Construction
Traditional Japanese wooden construction—known as thepost-and-beam method (Zairai Kōhō)—is built using three main struct...
Japanese Timber Construction (EN) What Is the Japanese “Zairai” Timber Construction?A Simple Comparison with the Western 2×4 Method
The Japanese “Zairai” timber construction method is a traditional post-and-beam system that uses vertical posts, horizon...