Western Wood Structures offers custom designed shelters to accommodate various user groups and any architectural/site requirements.  Popular styles include hex-shaped, octagonal-shaped, or rectangular shaped.  Columns can either be treated glulam or steel.  Glulam roof beams can be straight or curved.  The size of the shelter is determined by the purchaser.  All shelters are custom designed and fabricated to requirements of the local building codes.

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Emmaus Church
Cornelius, Oregon

This low-rise 52' x 76' rectangular shelter was designed and installed by WWS.  Galvanized tube steel columns support the peaked and cambered roof beams and  2" T/G decking completes the roof system.

WWS designed and supplied the components for this shelter at the Oregon Garden. The lumber is Western Red Cedar and the embedded columns were treated to extend the service life.

Children's Garden
Silverton, Oregon

Cemetery Shelter
Portland, Oregon

This attractive low-rise shelter features peaked and cambered glulam beams and 3 x 6 T/G laminated decking. WWS installed this structure.

This unique shelter is situated at one end of a pedestrian bridge which was also designed and supplied by WWS.

Funabashi Bridge Shelter
Funabashi, Japan

Ibach Park
Tualatin, Oregon

The glulams used in the roof structure of this park shelter were fabricated in the WWS shop and then pressure treated for a long service life.

WWS supplied the heavy timber framing system for this project in Alaska.  The sawn members were fabricated and test fit prior to shipment to Alaska.

Irene Ingle Library
Wrangell, Alaska