Wide solid oak moves from the floor into the cabinetry, allowing the timber to become part of the architecture rather than a single decorative finish.
Project Overview
This contemporary residence uses French oak as a continuous architectural material, pairing wide solid floorboards with substantial solid oak joinery planks.
The 220 x 20 mm flooring establishes a calm, natural base through the kitchen and living spaces. Cabinetry fabricated from 420 x 32 mm wide planks carries the same material vertically, creating a strong connection between floor, furniture and built-in joinery.
Design Response
Concrete, glass and subtropical planting give the house a restrained architectural framework. The oak introduces warmth without competing with that simplicity.
Using the same species across multiple applications gives the interior a consistency that is difficult to achieve when flooring and joinery are sourced independently. Grain, tone and natural variation read as one coherent palette across the project.
Application Built-in cabinetry and architectural joinery
Material Solid French oak
Board Size 220 x 20 mm
Plank Size 420 x 32 mm
Expression Warm, restrained and materially consistent
The wide-board format gives the floor a quieter rhythm than narrower strip flooring. Fewer board lines allow the scale of the oak and its grain structure to remain visible across the room.
The natural variation works particularly well beside concrete and large areas of glazing, bringing warmth and texture to the otherwise restrained palette
The extra-wide joinery planks allow cabinetry fronts and built-in elements to be fabricated with broad sections of real oak rather than relying on narrow laminations or unrelated veneers.
The strength of the project is not simply the floor or the cabinetry – it is the consistency created by specifying the same oak across both
