Frame structures are characterised by rigid connections between beams and posts. This can aid in controlling the loads on building components, making appropriate use of cross sections and saving material. In addition to vertical loads, frames can also carry horizontal loads in the direction of the frame, thereby contributing to building stiffness.In the quadruple gymnasium of the municipality of Sargans, near Liechtenstein, 40 glulam frames with slender cross sections 140 cm high and 14 cm wide are strung together with a dense axial spacing of 180 cm. They are reinforced by composite timber slabs in the ceiling and walls. The series of frames, some of which are two storeys high, runs visibly through all parts of the building, which include the equipment room in the north-east as well as the foyer, changing rooms, fitness and gymnastics rooms on the south-west side of the hall.