Dental Clinic HT
Raphaël Thibodeau
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
Interior lightingFlos
Facade claddingArriscraft
WallpaperArte
Le Corbusier - Dots
Facade panelPanfab
CeramicStonetile

Product Spec Sheet
Interior lighting
Wallpaper
Le Corbusier - Dots by Arte
Facade panel
by Panfab
Ceramic

Dental Clinic HT

CARTA. Architecte as Architects

Located on a large piece of land in a rural environment, the Dental Clinic Saint-Jacques was created thanks to careful collaboration with the clients and contributors. The mandate given to CARTA. allowed to combine architecture with design to create a project in harmony throughout all is aspects.

The project was first born out of the desire of two dentists to redefine the working environment and the image of their business. The two professionals aimed to redefine their workplace to inspire well-being for their loyal clientele and innovation to reflect their own technology. The project should therefore offer through its architecture a revealing experience of the Clinic's innovative treatments.

The location of the building was an important challenge in the project, it had to impose its place in this vast horizon without any adjacent context whatsoever. The idea of building the clinic on two levels and incorporating a roof terrace helped reinforce the height in the horizon.

Although sober, the composition of the large openings, the metal insertions and the marquise stand out, unifies the architectural composition. Each of the movements in the façade are designed to increase the well-being of the occupants and to contribute to the rural landscape.

The angulation in the plan results from the desire to widen the main facade in order to give it a greater impact from route 158. The opening created in the entrance’s roof will eventually allow a tree to be planted and grow through the roof.

The clinic's ground floor plan, simply formed by a truncated rectangle, is organized around the service areas in the center and the treatment rooms surrounding. The latter, positioned on the outskirts, occupy a prominent place where the natural light is increased, and the visual openings are privileged. The circular shaped plan facilitates movement and promotes fluidity between patients and employees in an optimal way.

The first floor is dedicated to the well-being of the employees, we can find the offices, a kitchen, a large dining room, a small living room, a training room and a large terrace from which the users can admire the surrounding agricultural landscape while enjoying a nice lunch with colleagues.

The Clinique Saint-Jacques stands out for its simplicity and its high effort to impact effect, whether in terms of function, architecture or technique.

The buildings envelop is cladded with extra-long brick to echo the horizontal character of the agricultural landscape and environment. The facade is completed with a light-colored metallic cladding that sparkles from afar and changes color with the seasons and the time of days.

Although the structure is composed of light wood elements mostly for economic reasons; the building’s form and materiality reveal a more ambitious commercial building.

The front desk constitutes a small haven of gentleness and welcomes patients comfortably in a warm and calming setting. The natural oak insertions in the decor as well as the pale gray tones creates a luminous and warm atmosphere, a simple reflection of the clinic’s philosophy.

The technical details were conceptualized well in advance of the construction and in close collaboration with the technical stakeholders which allow to develop a more refine aspect to the clinic.

 

Material Used:
Facade cladding: Dark grey architectural brick ; Arriscraft
Facade panel: PR111 ; Panfab
Ceramic: Mutina ; Stonetile
Wallpaper: Le corbusier - Dots ; Arte
Interior lighting: IC Lights Suspension 2 (Michael Anastassiades) ; Flos

 

Products Behind Projects
Product Spotlight
News
Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects is an architectural oasis in the desert
18 Mar 2024 News
Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects is an architectural oasis in the desert

Mumbai-based Sanjay Puri Architects has completed the Nokha Village Community Centre, an architectur... More

Square and Tourist Office: Emerging finalist in Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024
15 Mar 2024 News
Square and Tourist Office: Emerging finalist in Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024

In this Archello series, we look at each of the seven nominated projects (five architecture finalist... More

25 best mosaic wall tile manufacturers
15 Mar 2024 Specification
25 best mosaic wall tile manufacturers

Mosaic wall tiles are produced in an enormous range of colors, shapes and finishes, and from a varie... More

Introducing Partner Motion Facades
15 Mar 2024 Partner News
Introducing Partner Motion Facades

Motion Facades specializes in supplying advanced facade systems for luxury real estate projects. Its... More

Bergendy Cooke, Grégoire Du Pasquier, Ruth Baleiko and Mathew Albores join Archello Awards 2024 jury panel
15 Mar 2024 Archello Awards
Bergendy Cooke, Grégoire Du Pasquier, Ruth Baleiko and Mathew Albores join Archello Awards 2024 jury panel

Architects Bergendy Cooke, Grégoire Du Pasquier, Ruth Baleiko and Mathew Albores have been an... More

JSWD completes new office complex in Bonn unified by triangular facade elements
14 Mar 2024 News
JSWD completes new office complex in Bonn unified by triangular facade elements

International architectural firm JSWD has completed the Neuer Kanzlerplatz office complex in the cit... More

Archello Awards 2024 expands with 'Firm Awards'
14 Mar 2024 Archello Awards
Archello Awards 2024 expands with 'Firm Awards'

Today Archello introduces a new set of Firm Awards categories to widen the scope of the Archello Awa... More

Studio Egret West develops plans for new Passivhaus homes
13 Mar 2024 News
Studio Egret West develops plans for new Passivhaus homes

London-based multidisciplinary architecture and design practice Studio Egret West has developed plan... More