Timber & Timber Frame
Lees Munday Architects discovered
Kebony and selected the material for
the roof and exterior cladding, which
proved easy to work with without
splintering. Unlike other modified
timbers Kebony has an outdoor lifetime
guarantee for 30 years. Developed
in Norway, Kebony’s revolutionary
technology is an environmentally
friendly and patented process which
modifies sustainably sourced softwoods
by heating the wood with furfuryl
alcohol - an agricultural by-product.
By polymerising the wood’s cell wall,
the softwoods permanently take on
the attributes of tropical hardwood
including high durability, hardness
and dimensional stability. This unique
process also provides Kebony with its
characteristic appearance, which only
grows more beautiful with time.
David Lees, Lees Munday Architects
commented: “For this contemporary
extension, we sought a single lightweight
material that would be able to clad
roofs as well as walls. After an extensive
search for newly available ‘modified
woods’, we were delighted to select
Kebony with the knowledge that we
could achieve our vision and leave the
wood ‘authentically’ unfinished. We
are extremely proud of this project and
would thoroughly recommend Kebony
as a cladding material, so much so that
we have taken several clients to see this
house and all have since chosen Kebony
to clad their projects.” have realised the potential of Kebony to
successfully introduce a new character
to this building. The natural appearance
of the wood perfectly complements the
original building’s exterior; Kebony’s
resistance to wear and weathering will
also ensure the new extensions stands the
test of time.”
Adrian Pye, International Sales
Director at Kebony added: “We are
thrilled that Lees Munday Architects www.kebony.com/en
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