One of our project for Karl Willms is introducing by Cottage magazine for Jan issue.
Building wisdom 1 December 2011
December 5, 2011 – 2:45 pm
みめよりこころ
Romaji:
Mime yori kokoro
Literally:
Seen from the second heart; Heart rather than seeming.
Meaning:
Handsome is as handsome does.
A thing of beauty: the Daizen portfolio
December 5, 2011 – 2:41 pm
from Daizen News, 1 December 2011
We’ve told our story! This portfolio is a sustained look at what we’ve accomplished, our work philosophy, and our thoughts on everything from standing out to improvising. Download it free, or receive an alluring offset-printed version for $15 (includes shipping).
27 projects. 76 pages. B.C. timber meets Japanese precision.
Choosing timber
December 5, 2011 – 2:38 pm
from Daizen News, 1 December 2011
A never-ending challenge at Daizen is to help both homeowners and associated building professionals understand the multi-layered, interdependent options in choosing timber for a building project. As they say, it’s not trivial.
Dai recently made a concerted effort to explore and demystify the several choices everyone faces when clarifying their vision of the ideal
dwelling (or other construction). The resulting eight-page article, Understanding the Timber, is now available for download from the Daizen website.
It’s worth your while to peruse this document. If you do, you’ll understand much better why there is no one answer to what seems to an outsider like such a simple question. In fact, wood is a profound personal choice.
Timber connection design workshop
December 5, 2011 – 2:35 pm
from Daizen News, 1 December 2011
Dai Ona is one of four wood connection specialists who will present at a two-day workshop hosted by WoodWorks BC and Canadian Wood Council. It takes place Thursday, December 8 and Friday, December 9 of this year, at the Marriott Fairfield Inn in Kelowna. The workshop, geared toward structural engineers, begins with connections in the CSA 086 Wood Design Standard and progresses from there, covering both timber frame and log structure connections.
Other speakers include Adam Robertson (Canadian Wood Council), Ghasan Doudak (University of Ottawa), and Robin Zirnhelt
(Cascade Engineering Group, Canmore).
For more information, call Linda Schauer, 877-929-9663 (ex 6); email her; or see the Wood-Works.ca web page about it, including a PDF fact sheet.
New Wood Design Manual
The Canadian Wood Council’s new 2010 Wood Design Manual will be available at the workshop, at a deep discount: $117 (list price $190).
Less is more
December 5, 2011 – 2:30 pm
from Daizen News, 1 December 2011
Have you noticed? In the spirit of going deep rather than wide, we’ve
changed our newsletter to monthly rather than every two weeks. Less email for
you to read . . . more call for us to be thoughtful.
