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Calm the World Tandheelkundige Kliniek by Matt Liao

Calm the World Tandheelkundige Kliniek by Matt Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Izer in Ynterieurromte en Útstallingûntwerp Competition Category.


IzerYnterieur· 2020

Calm the World Tandheelkundige Kliniek

by Matt Liao

Client: D.More Design Studio

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Ynterieur Category

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The Design

About Calm the World Tandheelkundige Kliniek

Foar pasjinten is it wachtsjen yn in dental klinyk meastal eang en langer dan ferwachte. It ûntwerpteam stelde foar dat in rêstige wachtsjende ambysje de kaai is. In romme lobby mei hege plafond funksjonearre as de resepsje en it wachtgebiet waard doe makke foar de earste yndruk fan pasjinten. Se brûke in gûchelfault-plafond, ienfâldige houtlizzers en de marmeren roasterflier om de sfear te befoarderjen fan in âlde skoalbibleteek, wêr't men altyd kin sykje nei syn eigen rêst. It kantoar foar meardere gebrûk foar personiel hat ek in lúksútsicht fan in moderne kroanluchter dy't hinget fan 'e lobby fan' e liifwolk yn 'e eftergrûn fan' e stêdstrjitte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Calm the World Tandheelkundige Kliniek is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Calm the World Tandheelkundige Kliniek wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Calm the World Tandheelkundige Kliniek wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

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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