Modern timber-frame construction with timber cladding and vertical slats at the entrance, garden with flowering rhododendrons in the morning mist.

Timber-frame construction

Timber-frame construction gives architects the freedom to design forward-looking projects in wood, from bespoke homes to modular houses, flats and offices. At Carpentier, we translate your design into a smart, efficient timber construction with attention to detailing, technical feasibility and a smooth execution on site.

AI rendering of a modern home with a white brick ground floor and a building volume with timber cladding, Japanese garden with gravel and standing stones.

Building in wood: smart, stylish and sustainable

Timber-frame construction offers everything modern builders are looking for: an energy-efficient home, a healthy indoor climate and endless architectural freedom. Thanks to the dry and fast building method, you save both time and gain comfort.

At Carpentier, we combine years of experience with innovative systems and circular thinking. In this way, we create not only sustainable homes, but true dream houses — stylish, efficient and ready for the future.

Why you choose timber-frame construction

Timber-frame home with an upper storey under construction, walls covered with blue membrane, crane on the building site in Knokke-Heist.

Much faster

Much higher build speed than on a traditional building site. Within a few days you already have a wind- and watertight shell.

Timber-frame villa under construction with roof structure and wall studs, pond in the foreground, trees in the background, building site in Aalter.

Less hassle

Less waste on site. Fewer building errors. No need for heavy foundation work.

AI rendering of a timber-frame home with dark timber cladding, two building volumes and a terrace with lounge chairs, garden with hydrangeas.

Energy-efficient

Excellent thermal insulation and optimal air quality. With timber-frame construction, you save on your energy bill.

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Every cubic metre of wood stores more than 1 tonne of CO₂. By choosing timber construction, you opt for a building method with a lower ecological impact and a sustainable material with a future.

How do we work?

1. Preparatory phase

Before execution begins, we work out the project together down to the last detail, from material choices to the position of sockets, switches and light points. Via our timber construction app, you quickly gain insight into the design, the technical development and the budget impact. This way, we create a smooth transition from design to execution.

2. Production phase

The timber-frame walls are produced with attention to detail in our workshop, using bio-based and circular materials. Thanks to our digital preparation and CNC-controlled production, all elements are worked out precisely and perfectly matched to one another. This way, we limit errors on site and the assembly runs efficiently. The dry building method also enables a quick connection of further finishing, which results in additional time savings.

3. Construction and finishing phase

The timber-frame walls are assembled in a short time into a wind- and watertight shell. Timber cladding can be installed immediately afterwards, with concealed fixing for a sleek and refined finish.

AI rendering of a timber-frame home with black charred cladding in a pine forest, person at the desk visible through the window.

Why do architects choose Carpentier?

  • With more than 60 years of experience in timber construction, Carpentier knows the material and its technical possibilities inside out.
  • Thanks to prefabrication, a well-considered production process and trusted partners, we keep control over quality, timing and execution.
  • We have experience with large and complex projects, from bespoke homes and modular houses to apartments, schools and offices built with timber-frame construction. In design and build projects too, we get involved early on, so that design, engineering, production and execution are well aligned from the very start.

High level of prefabrication

Watch the impression videos below of the high-quality build, both for timber-frame construction (right) and solid timber construction or CLT (left).

Aerial photo of a building site with a mobile crane erecting timber-frame walls, misty morning, farmhouse in the background.
Aerial photo of a timber-frame roof structure with several roof trusses under construction, telehandler on the site, homes in the background.
Pool house with timber cladding next to a swimming pool, people moving about on the terrace, house in the background.

Starting a project?

Is your client opting for a complete concept? Then we can also include a timber deck, wooden gate and/or fence in the same wood variety and style as part of the kit.