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Architects: Declerck-Daels Architecten
- Area: 77 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Tim Van de Velde
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Manufacturers: EGGER, Abet Laminati, Amkel, Vola
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Lead Architects: Bernard Declerck, Griet Daels
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/6153/f197/ccdb/4900/0366/newsletter/DDLS338_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326722)
Text description provided by the architects. It’s fun to go to the dentist.
Mostly you don’t expect a dental practice to be warm and cozy. But that’s exactly what Declerck-Daels, Architecten conceived for this small building in Bruges. Clearly this client didn’t want a clean medical room.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Countertop, Windows, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/605d/f197/ccd9/a300/0866/newsletter/DDLS104_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326474)
The former practice was located in the garage, next to the house. The front yard of the premises seemed the ideal place to build an extension. A small infill, rather than building on a new parcel.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/6164/f197/ccd9/a300/086c/medium_jpg/DDLS399_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326744)
The new construction highlights the house behind. The right neighbor’s volume has been stretch to design a part of the front façade of the new practice. This façade declines to ensures sun and light in the current house. Declerck-Daels chose a compact and contrasting volume, using other materials, creating another atmosphere with another approach of light.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/5fd3/f197/ccd9/a300/0864/medium_jpg/DDLS036_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326344)
On a rectangular concrete slab, separated from the house, they constructed a wooden sculpture. The façade and the sloping roof are cladded with padauk timber. The same wood was used for the windows.
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To expose the structure and the bare and authentic materials, both in- and outside the practice, the architect payed a lot of attention to the numerous details and counted on the craftsmanship of all the builders.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Windows, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/607e/f197/ccdb/4900/0363/medium_jpg/DDLS212_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326514)
Wood is a warm, soft and tactile element and is found in all shades: wooden beams, cladding, windows, stairs, ceiling and fixed furniture. It is combined in relation with exposed concrete, calcium silicate units and frivolous colors. There's nothing to hide. All materials play a key role and they form one strong unity.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Table, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/602b/f197/ccd9/a300/0865/newsletter/DDLS099_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326427)
The architects focused on the atmosphere and comfort of both patient and dentist through different entities. There’s an abundance of light throughout the whole practice.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Windows, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/608e/f197/ccd9/a300/0868/medium_jpg/DDLS244_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326531)
The entrance, waiting area, reception and dentist lab inhabit the core of the project and through the oversized skylight you can experience the wooden facade.
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Patients are distracted by the clouds and the birds that can be seen through the skylights above the dental chairs.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/5fc6/f197/ccd9/a300/0863/medium_jpg/DDLS031_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326330)
The playful print on the windows from the front façade generates a fine filter. This space opens itself to the street. The play and connection of volumes can be captured here.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/61d7/f197/ccdb/4900/0368/newsletter/DDLS426_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326853)
The small plot of green is essential. This is the semi-private space that organizes living from working.
There is a strong relation between old and new, with nice views and perspectives on the current façade, the wooden sloping roof, the green roof, etc …
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Table, Chair, Sink](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/6015/f197/ccdb/4900/0361/newsletter/DDLS055_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326401)
The use of the green roof, the big amount of insulation and the low energy consumption contributes to the sustainability of this ecological building.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/60bf/f197/ccd9/a300/0869/medium_jpg/DDLS272_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326579)
The project is the result of a strong symbiosis between architecture, interior design, structural engineering, technical engineering (quite complex in a dental office), landscaping and decoration. This symbiosis of all entities is padded out with playful accents.
It is gracious, warm and welcoming. An original approach of a dental practice.
It’s fun indeed to go to the dentist.
![Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten - Windows, Brick, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5adb/612f/f197/ccd9/a300/086b/newsletter/DDLS334_Declerck_-Daels_architecten.jpg?1524326684)