Design for care

Medical facilities have traditionnally been visually sterile and consciously neutral.

This refurbishment of a medical practice on a very tight budget allowed (or forced?) us to negotiate with the existing structure and the technical modifications of the 1970s.

Suspended ceilings and plaster partitions have been removed, exposing the organs, veins and bones of the building. A new skin of sprayed plaster covers them like a veil, producing an inspiring surface to look at, while the practicioner is examining your body.

In the access corridor, mirrors mounted on the doors create an fascinating game of depths and counter perspectives, challenging the very classical layout and giving the patient a time to reflect before entering the medical practice itself.

with M.Meier Valentin

2015, Lausanne