Mendoza Solar Pavilion
amherst, MA
Pavilion that holds a photovoltaic array in a client's backyard in Amherst, MA.
Frame is White Oak, milled in New Salem, MA, with naturally curved Cherry knee braces from a tree chosen for the sweep of it's branches.
Pegs are Black Locust.
Benches are White Oak slabs with live edge.
The frame is coated in Heritage Finish Exterior Oil - a very mild, plant-based preservative product that has added UV protection and mildecides.
- Timber Frame designed, cut, and erected by Ironwood Timberworks.
- T. Briggs Carpentry - general contracting and collaboration on execution
- Dry-laid stone floor by Sonam's Stonewalls.
- PV Squared - photovoltaic array installation
