There is a place few dare to tread from a design and a construction perspective, as there are no guidelines. David Marks, managing director of Marks Engineering Works, calls this area of timber construction; extreme mass timber.
There is no handbook or guide on how to build a mass timber dome! Everything on the dome was angled or curved, and every fitting had to be custom-built.
Read the full story by David Marks – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/july-2024-issue-39/#july-2024-issue-39/4/