Shadow and light dance across timber and steel in this stairwell image of Jon and Bee’s home in Geneseo.

Often times we will preassemble whole sections of homes including the timber frame’s enclosure and even the roofing like this project a few years back in Webster, New York.

We recently installed exterior timber elements for a new mountain home built by Adirondack Classic Designs, Inc and designed by Shope Reno Wharton Architecture in the stunning Adirondack Mountains in northern New York State.

This guest home on Lake Erie in western New York utilizes our classic curved bottom chord to soften the lines of our timber construction.

The 34-foot span on a home project for Jerry Argenio in New Windsor, New York, suggested combining glue laminated timbers for a curved bottom chord with other solid timber members.

A mixture of redwood and steel are used in this slightly curved edged deck on a home built last year on Keuka Lake.

Jennifer, our marketing manager, created this timber frame out of rice krispie treats for our holiday party. As you can see, timber frames affect every aspect of our employees' lives.

Timber framers of the future pose on a waist high girt at the raising for Beth and Dan Prokupets.

High quality eastern white pine framing and ceiling tongue and groove boards blend with interesting and well-crafted joinery at the ridge line of this home in Mendon, New York.

Steve and Liz had us design and build this mountainside ski house in Ellicottville, New York. Steve acted as his own general contractor and did a great job.

This thoughtfully proportioned boathouse on Canandaigua Lake was design by Jack Sigrist of Architectural Innovations of Pittsford, New York.

A mixture of steel and wood offer a contemporary interpretation of the open loft at Jon and Bee Perkins home. Designed by New Energy Works and Pioneer Millworks.

Beth, our great client down in Ithaca, must be a heck of a mom to have such beautiful kids waiting patiently while she talks over the thousands of details it takes to build a great home. AJ and Alaina color in their home elevations, practicing to be tomorrow’s architects and designers.

Often times we preassemble large sections on the ground and use a crane to lift them as a single unit. The roof of a light tower is lifted up to waiting timber framers on a recent raising in Mendon, New York.

This frame will one day take its place high on the cliffs of Canandaigua Lake.

This calm and simple hallway offers a sense of transition as busy clients escape to their Japanese inspired master bedroom wing. The floor and ceiling are Douglas fir by Pioneer Millworks, doors and shoji screens are fir and cherry/rice paper by NEWwoodworks. Designed by New Energy Works Interiors.

Dan and Beth asked us to carve these basic words of wisdom into their frame. Life is good, indeed when we have clients like these.

This cherry beam will stand out as part of the sitting room as you walk upstairs to the second floor of this Mendon, New York home.

Pricilla and George enjoy lake views from their authentic timber frame lighthouse complete with a U.S. Coast Guard beacon and 360 degree views.

Overlooking one of the Finger Lakes, construction of this timber frame home considers the landscape by respecting the site’s slope and carefully maintaining existing dogwood trees. The southern exposure is managed with an eyebrow dormer and carefully placed vertical windows to minimize solar heat gain and light glare from the lake.

Even as a bare frame, the main hallway in Dan & Beth's home takes shape. Stretching high above is a clerestory intended as a nod to old maple sap houses and to feed light to the inner space.

At night, a home takes on a different character, revealing interesting angles and deeper shadows. Photographer Rob Stanton works late into the evening to capture the warm glow of this Catskill timber frame.

Beth and Dan atop their newly raised timber frame made from Eastern White Pine from their forest. What you can't see is the crowd of family and friends, and timber wrights and joiners gathered below, all celebrating the structure, the craft, and the future they'll share in it.

When timber frames aren’t raised by hand, the crane truck becomes invaluable. Peeking under the arm of the crane truck this frame raised near Skaneateles Lake in the Finger Lakes region comes together.

This past weekend a timber frame was raised for this home in Mendon, New York. The design and detailing of this house is intended to respect its agricultural context as well as allude to the sap house and sugar shack vernacular often found in the northeast.

Timber framing is a versatile medium that can blend with existing structures. We built this timber frame addition on the back of this colonial home in upstate New York for the Reniff-Fairchild family.

Join us! Saturday, October 10 for a raising in Honeoye Falls, New York

A raising is a special event, celebrating both craft and shelter. Whether you're planning a home, designing for a business or just curious about the use of timber as structure, please come on out. We'd love to meet you or see you again. RSVP and directions click here.

Here are two structures with entirely different roles, connected by the continuity of their design and a thoughtful site plan. Architecture by Design Works.

This home was recently the site of our open house that attracted 200 people and raised over $2000 for The Mendon Foundation, that works to maintain trails and green space in our area of western NY.

Modest but welcoming front porches of timber can introduce additional timber on a home’s interior.

This screen porch mixes resawn barn boards and stone. Our modular screen porch system allows us to do many different shapes and sizes at a more affordable cost, while keeping craft high.

This existing cottage on Keuka Lake is getting a new face and some new exterior living spaces to be enjoyed by the owners and their extended family.

Whether you're planning a home, designing for a business, or just curious about the use of heavy timber as structure, please come on out and join us for the celebration of the raising of this residential frame in Penn Yan, NY. Call our New York office for details.

This newly raised pavilion in Victor, NY made out of Douglas fir timbers is not only an expression of our craft but of the community's good will. Made possible through the efforts and donations of the local Victor-Farmington Rotary Club, New Energy Works, and Crane Hogan, this new structure will provide shelter for picnics, parties, and town gatherings for many generations.

This hybrid home will become a summer meeting place for extended family overlooking Cayuga Lake.