Our architects have designed a truly wonderful storage wall/bookshelf 17 meters long along the entire north wall of the house! 
The suggested materials were knife-cut oak veneer or walnut veneer. As it was explained to me, knife-cut veneer means slicing a thin layer around the entire trunk to get large whole veneer pieces. This way, you avoid veneer where you see "strips" glued next to each other.
Sounds really nice, but I assume the price is also "really nice." I assume knife-cut walnut veneer is even more expensive than oak. Does anyone know where you can look at and buy these in the Stockholm area? A rough idea of the price level compared to regular veneer would also be nice.
The suggested materials were knife-cut oak veneer or walnut veneer. As it was explained to me, knife-cut veneer means slicing a thin layer around the entire trunk to get large whole veneer pieces. This way, you avoid veneer where you see "strips" glued next to each other.
Sounds really nice, but I assume the price is also "really nice."
I assume knife-cut walnut veneer is even more expensive than oak. Does anyone know where you can look at and buy these in the Stockholm area? A rough idea of the price level compared to regular veneer would also be nice.Not to be picky, but you can't build a bookshelf in veneer. Veneer is a thin layer (parts of mm up to a few mm thick) that is glued to something else, like chipboard or MDF board. Alternatively, you take many layers of veneer and glue them together into a plywood board.
A 17 m long bookshelf dressed in walnut veneer is probably nice, and it doesn't have to be more expensive than the rest of the house. Since it is such thin layers, it doesn't add much volume and things like this are usually priced per m3. Check with your architects if they know someone who can build it (and at what price). Sometimes it feels like architects don't quite think all the way, like it can be done in a reasonable way and at a reasonable price.
If you only want to check the price of the material, you can contact Fanerkompaniet in Värtahamnen. I don't know if they have walnut specifically, but they have quite a lot to choose from. Another option is träimporten, I think they deal in veneer. www.traimporten.se
A 17 m long bookshelf dressed in walnut veneer is probably nice, and it doesn't have to be more expensive than the rest of the house. Since it is such thin layers, it doesn't add much volume and things like this are usually priced per m3. Check with your architects if they know someone who can build it (and at what price). Sometimes it feels like architects don't quite think all the way, like it can be done in a reasonable way and at a reasonable price.
If you only want to check the price of the material, you can contact Fanerkompaniet in Värtahamnen. I don't know if they have walnut specifically, but they have quite a lot to choose from. Another option is träimporten, I think they deal in veneer. www.traimporten.se
Thanks, Frasse, for the input. And of course, I meant (implicitly, I thought ) that the veneer should be glued to an MDF board. I even called the veneer company, and it turned out the difference was only about 200:- for a veneer sheet (about 5 sqm with or without MDF board) between oak and walnut.
And yes, architects are good at visions, that's why you hire them. Had a meeting with the architect and the constructor the other day. The constructor claimed that the house couldn't be built (unless you were a multi-millionaire, sort of), and the architect thought the constructor was uncooperative and didn't want to engage in problem-solving. We sat in the middle and thought that the house should be possible to build (it's not that extreme at all). It's just a matter of finding the best, cheapest solution or the most optimal balance between "best" and "cheapest."
The same goes for cabinets/bookshelves. I imagine that any halfway decent carpentry (preferably a kitchen manufacturer) can manufacture our storage wall. It's just a matter of searching. We'll start with the fine carpenter we've used before and then look further if we can't reach an agreement.
And of course, I meant (implicitly, I thought ) that the veneer should be glued to an MDF board. I even called the veneer company, and it turned out the difference was only about 200:- for a veneer sheet (about 5 sqm with or without MDF board) between oak and walnut.And yes, architects are good at visions, that's why you hire them.
Had a meeting with the architect and the constructor the other day. The constructor claimed that the house couldn't be built (unless you were a multi-millionaire, sort of), and the architect thought the constructor was uncooperative and didn't want to engage in problem-solving. We sat in the middle and thought that the house should be possible to build (it's not that extreme at all). It's just a matter of finding the best, cheapest solution or the most optimal balance between "best" and "cheapest."The same goes for cabinets/bookshelves. I imagine that any halfway decent carpentry (preferably a kitchen manufacturer) can manufacture our storage wall. It's just a matter of searching. We'll start with the fine carpenter we've used before and then look further if we can't reach an agreement.
Around the entire trunk sounds like what is called rotary cut veneer, often used for plywood manufacturing, the growth rings then form large winding patterns that can look unnatural. Slicing is usually done on half logs or quarter logs to give a pattern structure that more resembles boards. See e.g. https://www.holmtravaror.se/faner/Hemmakatten said:
Our architects have designed a truly wonderful storage wall/bookshelf, 17 meters long, along the entire north wall of the house!
As a material, sliced oak veneer or walnut veneer was suggested. As it was explained to me, sliced veneer means cutting a thin layer around the entire trunk to get large whole veneer pieces. In this way, you avoid veneers where you see "strips" glued next to each other.
Sounds really nice, but I assume the price is also "really nice."