I'm building a barn. And I need some feedback. This barn will be built in a traditional Bernese Swiss style -but I'm looking for feedback on which one. Not because I can't figure it out myself, but because I hope to involve others in this project, and am trying to cultivate interest, knowledge, and admiration for these traditions.
Also, while this project is ongoing, I hope to host a number of workshops, hold demonstrations, and use it as an example for teaching -as well as a project for a book on one of these methods.
This barn is going to be either Blockbau, or log building in the tradition of the Bernese Alps, or timber framed according the the Lowland Bernese -or Berner Mitteland- customs.
One involves some impressive and heavy logwork, with straightforward structural design and simple roof geometry, with a gently sloping roof. The other involves timber framing with a fairly basic wall system, but some rather complex roof geometry involving the Liegender Dachstuhl roof system, and the 'Viertelwalmdach' or the half-hipped roof (yes, the German term literally means 'Quarter-hip roof'), all executed on a rather steep roof (12/12 or greater pitch)
So I'd like to hear from you -where is the most interest. What project would you all like to see?
Looking forward to responses.
