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Natural appearance for German dental practice

For most people, a visit to the dentist is a rather unpleasant necessity. It is therefore important to build trust in every possible way – including the interior and exterior of the dental practice. In Nagold Hochdorf in Germany, a team of dentists has successfully gained trust from their patients since 1980. Initially, their practice was located in a flat roof extension of a house – quite typical for the area. In 2020, another extension was created. Its design is significantly shaped by Rockpanel cladding in Stones and Woods designs. The architects at Schleehauf architects included millings directly into the facade boards, giving the facade additional detail. 

Used products:

Rockpanel Stones Concrete Platinum & Rockpanel Woods Rhinestone Oak

A facade design inspired by nature

The architects found it important to embed the extension of the dental practice in the rural surroundings of Nagold Hochdorf. They therefore chose designs from the Stones and Woods ranges of Rockpanel cladding. The Stones Concrete Platinum boards form the basis for the design of the facade and are complemented Rockpanel Woods Rhinestone Oak boards, which fit perfectly into the natural atmosphere of the Hochdorf area.  

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Connecting multiple structures 

The design of the new extension is based on two bars that are already present on the existing building extension. The two selected Rockpanel designs are used for these bars. The shorter, but slightly wider bar is clad with Rockpanel Stones. The horizontal joint pattern of two or three panels on top of each other, evenly distributed over the surface, creates a calm appearance. Between this part and the existing building is the second, narrower and also higher transom. This is clad with Rockpanel Woods facade boards. The duality of the two structures is accentuated by the different surface properties of the facades. 

Robust and permanent solution 

All facade boards are screwed onto a wooden substructure. The visible screw heads have a colour matching the respecting surface designs surface designs. An important argument for the architects to use Rockpanel cladding was that the material can easily be routed without any treatment afterwards. The Rockpanel Woods boards were milled to create the image of horizontal battens.  

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Project information

Project: Extension of a dental practice
Location: Nagold-Hochdorf, Germany
Architecture: Architect agency Wolfgang Schleehauf
Facade installation: Carpentry Müller & Harr
Dealer: Schütz & Musch
Project completion date: October 2020
Rockpanel products: Stones Concrete Platinum & Woods Rhinestone Oak
Sub-construction: timber
Fixing: screws

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Rockpanel Woods

Wood has been used for millennia to create beautiful buildings, but those with a wooden façade need regular maintenance and have a limited life before the costly expense of removal and renewal. Then stone came along, but it lacked the natural warmth that only wood could achieve. That is until Rockpanel Woods was invented. Through an innovative process the boards are almost perfect replicas of wood, with all of the long lasting benefits inherent in a stone façade. Simply put, the best of both worlds.

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Rockpanel Stones

Since visionary architecture has always disregarded limitations – why not challenge nature itself? With Rockpanel Stones, gravity appears to have been outsmarted. Let yourself be inspired by the astonishing characteristics of this natural material and incorporate the impressive versatility of Rockpanel Stones in your creative planning.

We manufacture board material mostly used in ventilated constructions, for facade cladding, roof detailing, soffits and fascias.