Structural Reinforcement: Separating Steel Structures from Old Construction

Internal reinforcement of an old wooden house. New steel columns and braces stand next to the original wooden frame, connected by a few removable joints. The steel components are painted dark without a glossy finish. The original wooden structure remains fully visible, including its shape and joints. Avoid: encasing wooden columns with steel plates, using a large number of densely packed bolts to damage the wood, hiding reinforcement components inside walls so they are not visible, making the steel structure so large that it overshadows the original wooden frame.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個木構老屋的內部補強。新增的鋼柱與斜撐立在原有木架旁邊,以少數幾個可拆的接點連接,鋼件漆成深色不上亮漆。原有的木構仍然看得見完整的形狀與接頭。避免:把鋼板包覆住木柱、用大量螺栓密集固定破壞木料、把補強構件藏進牆裡看不出來、讓鋼構的尺寸大到搶過原有木架。