Isometric drafting
Modular timber joinery
Cantilever stress testing
Elevation critique
Students draft 2D orthographic plans and axonometric layouts on archival grid sheets, calculating ground dimensions before touching timber components.
Builders assemble precision mortise connectors, lap joints, and tension cables, experiencing how individual members distribute collective physical load.
Assemblies undergo graduated counterweight trials on testing benches to observe compression lines, deflection limits, and structural elasticity.
Each cohort presents scale models to practicing architects, explaining spatial clearances, balance solutions, and material adaptations.
Studio sessions by level
Junior Foundation Studio
Early builders investigate balance, gravity, and ground planes using oversized beechwood beams, compression blocks, and counterweight experiments.
Structural Mechanics Lab
Intermediate builders construct Warren trusses, geodesic arches, and suspended deck bridges, tracking load transfer through adjustable tension cords.
Advanced Elevation Studio
Senior students formulate residential elevations, cantilevered overhangs, and spatial envelopes using steel pins, hardwood dowels, and drafting rulers.
Book school cohorts
We partner with classrooms, home cohorts, and design academies for full-week residencies. All timber components and drafting tools ship directly to your site.