post-and-beam construction

[ pohst-uhn-beem ]

noun

, Building Trades.

1. wall construction in which beams rather than studs are used to support heavy posts.

Example Sentences

The 500-square-foot addition is a contemporary post-and-beam construction.

From Seattle Times

On the side of the house opposite the living room is the great room with its post-and-beam construction.

From Washington Post

“I wanted to get that post-and-beam feel without post-and-beam construction, which is more expensive,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

The originators hired A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith as the lead architects in a joint venture with the structural engineer Edgardo Contini, and encouraged the members to study “Tomorrow’s House,” a Modern-house how-to, to get acquainted with the wonders of industrially manufactured materials, post-and-beam construction, and indoor-outdoor living.

From The New Yorker

For their new home, Nancy and Ron favored a prefabricated approach, and they chose Lindal Cedar Homes because the post-and-beam construction allowed them to incorporate a massive wall of windows to take advantage of the water view.

From Seattle Times