EAN Clinic

Situated in a historical context, in an old Jewish quarter of Iași, the proposed clinic is laid out on the ground floor of a small house, approximately 100 years old.

The main challenges of the project consisted of how the interior space would dialogue with the historical character of the building and its context, as well as how the spatial necessities of a contemporary function – a dental, maxillofacial surgery, and aesthetics clinic – would negotiate the limited available space, while respecting the flows and current regulations.

A key in solving some of the aforementioned problems came from the beneficiaries: a more personal relationship between doctor and patient, abandoning the typical reception model, and the desire to integrate a series of art pieces from their personal collection into the common areas. These two combined requirements formed the basis of the project's general concept: an 'art gallery' dedicated to the medical act, where the patient is valued by being integrated into the spatial scenography, using brass niches. Thus, the patient becomes part of the scenario as they interact with the places within the clinic.

In the process of defining and color-coding the areas within the clinic, we chose to be guided by the chromaticity of the artworks: we associated fuchsia with an open wound, and thus assigned it to the consultation room. For high-tension spaces, we used blue for its relaxing qualities: as an accent in the reception area where the treatment plan is discussed, and as an overwhelming background for the transfer spaces leading to the treatment room – the areas where the patient and staff prepare for the intervention. We attributed immaculate white to the sterilization and intervention room with the aim of reflecting the uncompromising medical act, using, however, a single mineral accent in the intervention room to subtly allude to the image of a sculptor's studio."

Finally, for everything to work harmoniously in terms of context, we opted for the new intervention to be easily readable in relation to the old ceiling through chromatics, proportions, and the contemporary use of decorative profiles whose contour communicates with that of the cornice. Ultimately, the bridge between the two worlds will be strengthened by the bidirectional light provided by the suspended lighting fixtures.

  • Year 2022
  • Location Iasi
  • Architect NOI STUDIO
  • Photographer Ovidiu Micşa | ADMO Studio
  • Colabs:Lemnartis (furniture) Fine Cut Furniture (brass letters) Traccia (lights) Imperadoors (doors) Dragoş Pichiu (flooring) Kloska Ovidiu, Nedelcu Ion (artwork)
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