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Thermally modified spruce wood is a high quality and sustainable choice for facade cladding. It combines a natural appearance with significantly improved material properties, entirely without chemical additives.
In this video by NICE Developers, you are taken through the story behind responsibly produced wood, illustrated by the SAWA Rotterdam project. We discuss the origin of the wood, the sustainability of forestry, fire safety, and maintenance. Dennis Leegwater, owner of Leegwater Houtbereiding, provides a behind the scenes look at the production process and demonstrates how modified wood is responsibly applied in construction.
The collaboration with Breddels Architects is characterised by reliability, craftsmanship, and short lines of communication. Both parties share a pronounced passion for wood and strive for high quality, sustainable solutions within the built environment.
At Leegwater Houtbereiding, we have been working for over 70 years with a carefully selected range of wood species for facade cladding. The right choice of wood is decisive for the appearance, lifespan, and sustainability of a building. On this page, we highlight a number of wood species with which Leegwater has extensive experience and which have proven themselves to be well suited for use as facade cladding.
Douglas wood is a popular and well-accepted softwood species. It has now proven to be a diverse and durable choice for all kinds of outdoor projects. Think, for example, of yard fencing, garden timber, verandas, storage sheds or wooden wall…
Thermally modified Fraké facade cladding is a high quality choice for architects, developers, and contractors who aim for sustainable wood applications with a natural appearance. Leegwater Houtbereiding processes this material on a project basis and provides it in house with specialist treatments such as fire retardancy and coating, …
LEEGWATER MOVES! 🚨 Will you lend us a digital hand? It will take you less than 1 minute. We are moving today to the brand new Leegwater Houtbereiding B.V. company page . From 1 June 2023, all our news items…
Phoenix I has been nominated for the prestigious award: BNA Best Building of the Year! From all 103 entries, the jury made a selection of ten projects, which they believe stand out not only in terms of aesthetics and quality,…
Fenix I has been voted “Best of Best” in the Residential building category of the ICONIC AWARDS 2020! The jury was very enthusiastic about the transformed harbor shed: “Integration of the historic dock warehouse in the project succeeded at a…
Lansingerland Zoetermeer station of Team V Architecture has been nominated for the Gemma Smid Architecture Prize 2020. This jury prize is for the design with the most appealing architectural quality, which has been realized in Zoetermeer over the past two…
