Mr & Mrs Hicks-Taylor
Planning secured - Evolution of the pool house to something more cool!
Grade II* listed Court Lodge, Groombridge Road, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9PS.
April 2025
Precedent images
Access door into pool house to avoid having to open the sliding doors.
Bar with stools stored below. Bar functions when sliding glass doors are stacked in the middle bay.
Concealed kitchenette.
Shower room / pool changing.
Book shelves
Minimal frame sliding double glazed doors.
DRU electric fireplace and large TV
Large glazed window allowing views to tennis court. Could be a sliding unit into pocket in wall.
External walls and roof clad in timber.
Data Sheet - Cladding BAMBOO X-TREME VARICLAD
Solid High Density® Bamboo boards made from compressed, thermally treated bamboo strips. The extreme stability of the material ensures a very durable bamboo board, with the natural appearance of hardwood.
Developed in Norway, the Kebony® technology is an environmentally friendly, patented process that enhances the properties of sustainable softwood with a bio-based liquid. The process permanently modifies the wood cell walls, giving Kebony premium hardwood characteristics and a rich brown colour.
The Kebony® technology modifies wood by forming stable, locked-in furan polymers in the wood cell walls. These increase the dimensional stability, as well as durability and hardness, of the wood. The process is based on impregnation with furfuryl alcohol, which is produced from agricultural crop waste. Kebony thus uses a plant-derived waste product to give enhanced strength and durability to another plant product – namely wood.