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Quatuor MD
By : Atelier Moderno
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 17th edition
Discipline : Interior Design
Categories : Education, Institution & Healthcare / Professional Office & Clinic : Gold Certification
Designing a private clinic encompassing more than 30 distinct medical services is no easy task. Nestled on the 27th floor of the stock exchange tower at 800 Rue du Square-Victoria, the Quatuor clinic occupies the entire level. The project required a unique approach to make its philosophy come to reality. First of all, a fluid, coherent and instinctively navigable organization of the clinic. All this in a serene and peaceful atmosphere, as if the client was being treated like a guess at a hotel. Coming out of the elevator we step on a large stone slab bathed with the light from the ceiling as if the sun was piercing through the layers of offices above. The brass elements on the floor instinctively guide customers towards the reception counter. The design immediately establishes a feeling of comfort and welcomeness. Adjacent to the reception is the lounge, which unlike the usual waiting rooms is furnished with casually arranged movable armchairs and a fireplace to eliminate any rigidity and anxiety, akin to the wholesomeness of one’s own living room. The use of wood on the walls evokes a familiar and organic comfort. The great ergonomic challenge the location posed lies in the use and elaboration of the space. This was achieved so that customers and staff could move from station to station or from service to service following a logical and instinctive layout. The varied ceiling lightings prevent the feeling of compression in the space and ease the comprehension of directions. Each axis of the level has a resource station to guide this flow. The use of calm colors and soft materials articulate the tone and the desired experience, such as perforated metal for doctors’ and nurses’ offices, which convey a feeling of communication, transparency, proximity and osmosis. The views allowed by the large bay windows offer a panorama of the city, which is fulfilling its purpose of allowing privacy while avoiding the feeling of suffocation in the consultation and rest areas. When traveling amid the project, the posters and televisions generally found in clinics are replaced by works of art or aesthetic details. For example, we find ourselves walking along refined tile walls with a velvety rhythm eliminating an unnecessary surplus of information. This aesthetic intention visually purifies unpleasant elements through colors, textures and perspectives of Montreal’s panorama.
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