Dezeen promotion: wooden cladding and decking brand Thermory's thermo-ash cladding wraps the interior and exterior of a contemporary country home in the Netherlands designed by Maas Architecten.
Modern House by the River is a family residence located in a forest clearing on the edge of the river IJssel in Gelderland.
Maas Architecten chose to use Thermory's wooden cladding both inside and outside, to help the house fit into its woodland setting.
The ash surfaces continues inside the house
The largest of the volumes is rendered white while the other two are wrapped in the ash cladding, which features various thicknesses to give it a more textural quality.
This cladding is designed to provide a protective outer skin. Not only is ash a highly durable wood, it has been thermally treated to give it an extra layer of stability. "Thermal modification enhances wood using heat and steam," said the brand. "During the thermal modification process, the wood's density decreases and its structure changes, which gives thermally modified wood products many advantages: increased dimensional stability, increased biological resistance, better heat and sound insulation, lighter weight, and moreover, it is a chemical-free process."
The house is organised over a split-level floor plan
For the interior, which was designed by Amsterdam-based design studio Grand&Johnson, it is the same two volumes that are lined with wood. The aim was to create a feeling of continuity betw...