Almost 700 square meters of high-quality walnut veneer lends cozy comfort to the interior of the exclusive single-family house in Karlsruhe. The genuine wood veneer was provided by the veneer manufacturer Schorn & Groh in Southern Germany.

During the planning phase the architect Jörg Detting and cabinet maker Martin Fuchs made a joint visit to the veneer warehouse in Karlsruhe to look for a suitable flitch that filled their specifications. They chose a walnut flitch of very good quality for interior joinery, that is, with a straight, uniform structure without knots or gnarls. The veneer sheets are at least 2.6 meters long with a trim line and a homogeneous dark brown color. It was especially challenging to apply the walnut veneer to the tall kitchen cabinet and along the entire gallery railing of 8.5 meters.

Schorn & Groh has in stock 130 species of wood and about seven million square meters of high quality veneer, including all conventional woods and many FSC and PEFC certified flitches, spliced veneers and other rarities. The Schorn & Groh team is happy to advise customers in the attractive meeting rooms that adjoin the veneer warehouse.

The single-family house with integrated practice combines areas for life and work, coexistence and solitude under one distinctive roof. The designers underscored the impact of the space by using a limited number of high-quality and warm materials. The mix of slate, walnut wood and luminous white plaster lends the interior a pleasing, elegant comfort. In his plans architect Detting made sure that the family would have enough room to come together and yet space for each member to enjoy alone. Floor-to-ceiling windows let in lots of light and give the interior an open and airy feel. The combined home and practice with its wavy roof and swimming pond is a blissful oasis for four.