Mortise and Tenon Joinery Driveway Gate fabricated from clear Douglas Fir, having 88 mortise and tenon joints, the main elements being 3-3/4 inches thick. The space between the concrete pillars is twelve feet wide; the gate is slightly over seven feet tall at the highest point. Steel reinforcing is built in, and the wheels are concealed in the bottom rail. The two arches are of different radii as a result of the tapering mid-rail.

Beyond the Gate The Carriage House stands on a knoll beyond the rolling gate, and is constructed of concrete block with a stuccoed exterior. The carriage house doors are of Douglas Fir, and even though they look as if they might swing open, they are actually roll-up sectional doors. Constructed with true mortise and tenon joinery, as was the gate. Above the doors, the second floor dormers have steel sash windows set in mortise and tenon timber frames, constructed of clear Western Red Cedar. Naven Restoration Specialties fabricated and installed the carriage house doors, the exterior and interior people doors, the window framework, the Japanese Garden Bridge, and the elaborate fencing as well. The architect was McRoberts and Associates of Bellevue, Washington.

Details Details of the fence adjacent to the rolling gate pillar, showing one of the fence posts and a corner of the man-gate. The 7 inch square posts are hollow, with solid tops bandsawn from all sides, wrapped around hot-dipped galvanized square tube cores set in concrete.

Japanese Garden Bridge The Japanese Garden Bridge was constructed of clear Alaskan Yellow Cedar, is almost seven feet wide and is fourteen feet long. All three rails above the decking have different profiles. The planking is fastened with bronze spikes. The four pillars are 7 inches in diameter, are set in cast and turned bronze bases, and have solid bronze finials with onion tops. The bridge was shop built, pre-finished, then craned over the Carriage House from the street in three pieces for installation.

A Different Perspective The Bridge connects the garden to the second level of the carriage house. Notice the walkway railings have upswept ends; they are 3-1/4 inches in diameter. Where the railings pass over their supports, there are decorative wrought bronze fittings. In this view you can also see the finials atop the four pillars. Beyond the bridge, the combination entry door and window, constructed from Western Red Cedar, is visible. The exterior door hardware is wrought copper. Arches for the bridge were fabricated by slicing beams horizontally, and gluing the slices back together, in order, onto a curved metal jig. There are ten arches; the six rails are visible, and there are four additional arches under the deck.

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