cantilever ˈkan-tə-ˌlē-vər , -ˌle- noun and verb
noun: projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
verb: construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
verb: project as a cantilever
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The word cantilever has appeared in seven articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on June 18 in “Room for Horses and Guitars and Dogs and Trumpets, in the Bay Area” by Tim McKeough:
“The first rule was that we weren’t going to remove any of these majestic oaks,” Jess Field said.
“We were threading the needle between oaks, and working with the topography,” said Bernard Trainor, the founder of Ground Studio. “We didn’t lose one tree on the project, which is kind of incredible.”
To work around the trees, the architects designed concrete foundations that stopped short of the tree roots and allowed living spaces above to cantilever out among the branches. They also split the house into two volumes — one with four bedrooms and a mudroom, the other with the living, dining and kitchen areas — connected by a small, glass-box entryway.
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