64 | Feature: Trussed Rafters
SUMMARY
■ Crendon Timber Engineering has been recognised at the TRA Roofscape Design Awards
■ It won this year’s TTJ Structural Timber Systems Supplier of the Year Award
■Crendon designed, supplied and installed the entire timber roof structure of the LDA Unit
■ Sustainability was an integral part of Crendon’s design philosophy
AWARD-WINNING PRECISION
This year’s winner of the TTJ Structural Timber Systems Supplier of the Year Award, Crendon Timber Engineering, recently delivered a complex – and award-winning – roof design for Langdon Hospital
Crendon Timber Engineering has been recognised at the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) Roofscape Design Awards for its outstanding work on the Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Unit at Devon Partnership Trust’s Langdon Hospital in Dawlish. Designed by senior designer Jamie Underwood, the project demonstrated Crendon Timber Engineering’s technical expertise, collaborative approach, and commitment to safe and efficient design. The award-winning project was delivered in partnership with Kier Construction, forming part of a £15m development to provide specialist care for people with learning disabilities or autism who require treatment in a therapeutic hospital environment.
DELIVERING A COMPLEX ROOFSCAPE The new LDA Unit is a large single-storey building measuring approximately 49m x 59m and featuring four duo-pitched roofs with multiple interconnecting links. Crendon was appointed to design, supply and install the entire timber roof structure, which demanded precision and co-ordination across all disciplines.
Above: The roof was predominantly formed using pitched posi-rafters supported from external walls and ridge steel beams
TTJ | November/December 2025 |
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The roof was predominantly formed using pitched posi-rafters supported from external walls and ridge steel beams. Below, solid timber ceiling joists created the ceiling structure, while one roof section was constructed with raised tie trusses. The link roofs were built using glulam valley beams and infill rafters, with smaller flat roof areas formed from solid timber joists.
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