P U B L I C B U I L D I N G S
~project sampler~
these buildings, although varied in their usage, are all public buildings
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The Great Geauga County Fair Sugarhouse
c.2004
Framed in twenty-one mixed species of local hardwood and softwood, this building serves as a demonstration sugarhouse located in the Natural Resources Area of the Great Geauga County Fair in Burton, Ohio. This project was completed with donated funds and the seemingly endless contributions of many community volunteers. Inspired by the vernacular English threshing barns of the Ohio Western Reserve c.1820-1860
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Geauga County Bicentennial Building
c.2006
Framed in yellow-poplar, cherry, white ash, & eastern white pine, much of which was harvested from the fairgrounds woodlot, this building was commissioned by the Geauga County Commissioners. It permanently houses the county's bicentennial bell and serves as a showcase for the county during the annual Great Geauga County Fair. Inspiration for the overall design was drawn from existing and razed fair buildings of the 19th century.
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Claridon School Memorial Pavilion
c. 2008
This open air pavilion serves as a memorial,on our town common, to all the past township schools that have been closed and consolidated throughout the years (progress?). The project was totally funded by private donations. The pavilion features white oak, black cherry, yellow-poplar, sugar maple, red maple, red oak, norway spruce, and eastern hemlock timber and lumber. The design concept is based on the original high school building that once stood in East Claridon. Two queenpost trusses form the bell tower that hold two 100 year-old + bells from former school buildings in the township.
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Well House
c. 2008
The Geauga County Agricultural Society, Fair Auxiliary, commissioned us to replace the existing well house with a structure that would incorporate a portion of salvageable timber that was recovered from the removal of an approximately 300 year old white oak tree from the fairgrounds in June 2008. The size and shape of the old oak tree influenced much of the design of the well house. We had to work around a bit of decay, but most of the old-growth wood was still sound and a real joy to work with. The framework is all white oak, including the pins. An oil-based semi-transparant stain was used to protect the exposed wood against the elements.
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