Green cross divides workspace from waiting room in denture clinic by Adam Wiercinski
A green cross emblazoned across the centre of this denture repair centre by Polish architect Adam Wiercinski marks a window where customers can collect or drop off their teeth (+ slideshow).
Wiercinski converted an old tenement building in the city of Poznan to create a space for Polish company Dent Protetyka.
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Influenced by the small shop kiosks that dot the city's streets, the architect used steel mesh to create a partition in the centre of the 10-square-metre space – forming a waiting room against the glazed shopfront and a workroom for the dental technician at the rear.
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A stepped cut-out in the mesh partition forms a customer service window. Its outline is mirrored on the adjacent wall to create the shape of a cross.
This symbol, typically used by medical services, is accentuated in the bright white space by a green powder-coated frame.
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"The steel mesh and window service refers to old kiosks, which highlights the company's express type of service," said the architect.
"A characteristic element of the bright, sterile interior is a green medical cross shape that was created by a cut in the partition wall and a reflection on the wall," he added.
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Transparent polycarbonate panels placed behind the mesh reinforce the partition while still allowing light to pass through from the glass shop frontage.
But a white curtain can be drawn across to completely separate the two zones.
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The space is finished with ceramic floor tiles, which are painted pale grey to match the colour of the facade.
Photography is by Przemyslaw Turlej and Adam Wiercinski.
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