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Spruce Peak Timber Frame Base Lodge at Stowe Mountain
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Stowe Base Lodge
 
Spruce Peak Base Lodge at Stowe
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Heavy Timber Base Lodge for Spruce Peak at Stowe

The Spruce Camp project is newly constructed at the base of Stowe Mountain Ski Area in Stowe, Vermont. It is our largest clear span timber frame to date - an 80 foot octagon! Look closely at the people on the man lifts to get an idea of the scale of the trusses.

We worked with Engelberth Construction , BSA Architects, and BVH Engineering. The structural engineering for the timber frame was done by our in house professional engineer. We used double corded timber trusses with steel gusset plates. The commercial building features custom designed heavy timber roof trusses constructed with douglas fir.
Click on the following links to view .pdf's of the framing plans. A 3D rotatable file of our frame can also be downloaded from this page. You may need to download an o2c viewer. It will take a minute to do, but it will be worth it! Click here to download the o2c Viewer

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Framing Plan

Bent Profiles

Details

More Details

3d Rotatable Frame
Click here to download the o2c Viewer

Video of the Opening Day

Video of the Opening Party with Great Shots of the Timber Truss Details.

Flickr Slide Show

 
   
Heavy Timber and Steel Column

Heavy Timber and Steel Column

Douglas fir timbers with steel connections going into a steel column that is wrapped with douglas fir trim.

Ski Lodge Cafeteria

Ring Truss and Cafeteria

A beautiful view of the ski lodge's cafeteria showing the ring trusses above. The ring trusses are in tension, which makes the entire octagon structure work.
Octagon Ceiling Beams

Ceiling Beams

A view looking up at the octagon ceiling. Notice the double chords on the truss and the steel Central hub.
Stowe Base Lodge Exterior Design

Spruce Peak Base Lodge

And exterior view of the base lodge at night.
Loading Wood Trusses on Truck

Loading the Spruce Peak Timber Trusses

Two forklifts were required to load the trusses. Each truss was over 50' long 8' tall.
Timber Trusses Ready to Ship

Radial Trusses on the Truck

This photo shows the eight ring trusses loaded on a flat bed truck and ready to go.
Steel Hub for Timber Truss

Steel Center Hub

The central steel hub with wing plates for each of the radial trusses.
Ski Lodge Heavy Timber

Truss Erection

All of the ring trusses are in place in this photograph, and two of the radial trusses and attached to the center hub. Note the two cranes. One is holding the hub, and the other is swinging the radial trusses into place.
Heavy Timber Ski Lodge

Four Radial Trusses

At the end of the day, Engelberth Construction can go home with four radial trusses in place. The ring trusses hold the structure in tension, while the center hub and radial trusses are in compression.
Spruce Peak Timber Construction

Complete Timber Frame

the timber frame is completed in this photograph. All the trusses are in place along with purlins and dormer framing.
3d Ski Lodge Drawings

Isometric Shop Drawing

A 3d rendering of the timber frame.
   


If you would like to find out how Vermont Timber Works can Help with your project, please E-Mail Us. See videos of our work on YouTube. Click here to download a low resolution version of our brochure: VTW_Brochure.pdf

We will be happy to discuss your plans and work with you to design a frame that meets your needs and your budget.

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