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TECHNIQUE CONSTRUCTION OSSATURE-BOIS DITE RIVIERE ROUGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Architectural Styles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Red River frame construction technique
1, record 1, English, Red%20River%20frame%20construction%20technique
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the buildings ... were built from logs, using the Red River Frame construction technique. Vertical squared logs, slotted on two sides and set approximately three-metre intervals, and supported on a stone foundation, provided the building's framework. The spaces between these uprights were filled by squared, horizontal logs to the required length, tongued on both ends, and then slid down the slots to be positioned on top of the other. The Space between logs was filled or chinked with a white clay mixture. "Water closets" were the exception. They were the only structures built using sawed boards. 2, record 1, English, - Red%20River%20frame%20construction%20technique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lower Fort Garry is home to several different architectural designs ... The two main techniques used were "colombage pierroté", and Red River frame construction. 3, record 1, English, - Red%20River%20frame%20construction%20technique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Buildings constructed before 1870 are of great importance because they recall the Red River Settlement era. They will be either of stone or log construction (the specialized log construction undertaken in Manitoba at this time was called Red River frame construction). 4, record 1, English, - Red%20River%20frame%20construction%20technique
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Styles en architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- technique de construction à ossature-bois dite de la rivière Rouge
1, record 1, French, technique%20de%20construction%20%C3%A0%20ossature%2Dbois%20dite%20de%20la%20rivi%C3%A8re%20Rouge
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- technique de construction pièce sur pièce à tenon en coulisse typique de la rivière Rouge 1, record 1, French, technique%20de%20construction%20pi%C3%A8ce%20sur%20pi%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A0%20tenon%20en%20coulisse%20typique%20de%20la%20rivi%C3%A8re%20Rouge
proposal, feminine noun
- technique de construction à ossature de bois typique de la rivière Rouge 1, record 1, French, technique%20de%20construction%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20de%20bois%20typique%20de%20la%20rivi%C3%A8re%20Rouge
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lower Fort Garry est caractérisé par divers styles architecturaux [...] Plusieurs différentes méthodes de construction furent employées au fort [...] Les deux principales techniques étaient le colombage pierroté et la construction à ossature-bois dite «de la rivière rouge». 2, record 1, French, - technique%20de%20construction%20%C3%A0%20ossature%2Dbois%20dite%20de%20la%20rivi%C3%A8re%20Rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les immeubles construits avant 1870 sont très importants car ils datent de l’époque de la Colonie de la Rivière-Rouge. Il s’agit de constructions en pierre ou en pièce sur pièce (on appelle pièce sur pièce à tenon en coulisse le type de construction entreprise au Manitoba à cette époque). 3, record 1, French, - technique%20de%20construction%20%C3%A0%20ossature%2Dbois%20dite%20de%20la%20rivi%C3%A8re%20Rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pièce sur pièce à tenon en coulisse. Il s’agit vraiment ici d’un type local. La diffusion de ce procédé à partir des rives du Saint-Laurent dans le Nord-Ouest canadien notamment au XIX siècle a donné lieu d’ailleurs à diverses désignations dont les plus usuelles sont «Hudson’s Bay style», «Red River frame» et «Manitoba frame». 4, record 1, French, - technique%20de%20construction%20%C3%A0%20ossature%2Dbois%20dite%20de%20la%20rivi%C3%A8re%20Rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bâtissez une maison à ossature de bois typique de la rivière Rouge. 5, record 1, French, - technique%20de%20construction%20%C3%A0%20ossature%2Dbois%20dite%20de%20la%20rivi%C3%A8re%20Rouge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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