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Calm the World Clínica Dental by Matt Liao

Calm the World Clínica Dental by Matt Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.


FerroInterior· 2020

Calm the World Clínica Dental

by Matt Liao

Client: D.More Design Studio

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Calm the World Clínica Dental

Per als pacients, l’espera en una clínica dental sol estar ansiosa i més temps del que s’esperava. L’equip de disseny va proposar que la atmosfera d’espera tranquil·la sigui la clau. Un ampli vestíbul alt del sostre funcionava com a zona d’acollida i d’espera que es va crear per primera impressió dels pacients. Utilitzen un sostre de volta d’enginy, motllures de fusta senzilles i el terra de reixeta de marbre per promoure l’ambient d’una antiga biblioteca escolar, on sempre es pot buscar la seva tranquil·litat. L’oficina polivalent per al personal també té una vista de luxe d’un candelabre modern penjat del vestíbul de la volta de la volta al fons del carrer de la ciutat.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Calm the World Clínica Dental és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Calm the World Clínica Dental sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Calm the World Clínica Dental és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This project was designed after finishing this client's previous dental clinic renovation in the same neighborhood. Although both properties have the same small dimensions, the space requirement was way much more in this new site. The design team was asked to put three examination rooms, one x-ray room, a dental laboratory with 2 separate in/out doors, a reception, a waiting area and restrooms within this narrow 84-square-meter area of the first floor. For the mezzanine, an operating room, a consulting room, a multi-use office, restrooms are required.
Dimensions & Packaging
This site located on the first floor, has a total area of 145 square meters including a 60-square-meter mezzanine. The dimension is 5.8 meters in width and 14.7 meters in length.
Tags
World, Dental, Clinic, DMore, Taipei
Production Technology
Formica, Steel, Glass, Wallpaper, Marble.
Design Challenge
To understand very detailed dental examination and operating procedures was critical while trying to put many functions in this small site. In addition, insisting a spacious waiting lobby had made this even more difficult. The dentists and dental equipment supplier's opinions and comments were truly helpful in the whole process.
Research
By sacrificing a big part of space to the entrance lobby, we had to avoid some doors and walls in the clinic in order to achieve more openness. A wider one turn staircase to the mezzanine leads us to the multi-use office with a luxury view of a modern chandelier hanging from our groin vault lobby in the New Taipei City street view background.
Inspiration
To many patients, seeing dentists have always been stressful. And since the waiting time is usually longer than expected, the design team proposed that a calm ambiance while waiting would be the key to the design. A spacious high ceiling lobby functioned as the reception and waiting area was then created for patient's first impression. They use a groin vault ceiling and some simple wood moldings plus the marble grids in promoting the ambiance of an old school library, where one can always seek for his own calmness.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2019 and finished in June 2019.
Operation Flow
By now, the clinic had been operating for more than 9 months. Waiting for examination has become quite relaxed and calm experiences according to the interviews with some patients. Even though people tend to receive digital information via digital devices nowadays, the old-school library can still be a reminder to one's sense of calmness.
Team Members
Designer: Matt Liao
Designer: Red Hong
Designer: Yang Chen
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Kelvin Ku
Image #2: Photographer Kelvin Ku
Image #3: Photographer Kelvin Ku
Image #4: Photographer Kelvin Ku

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