Belgian architect Germain Canon has used glass panels to divide the rooms of a Taiwan dental clinic, which features a waiting area designed to feel like a living room.
这家诊所在桃源市，设计旨在创造出容易相处的感觉而不是“拘谨的”。
The clinic, which is in Taoyuan city, has been created to feel accessible to visitors, rather than "hermetic".
The treatment and reception rooms of the centre are connected by a main hallway that is placed adjacent to the street so it is filled with natural lighting. Spaces are divided by frosted partitions and sliding panels, used to make rooms feel like an extension of one another.
The architect used wooden surfaces and glass because he finds the materials offer "small surprises" to patients.
他用低矮的装饰完成了空间，包括在等候区的大地毯，让它给人感觉更像一个客厅。
He completed the space with low furniture, including large floor cushions in the waiting room that make it feel more like a living area.
A small room in the practice is a dedicated mini studio for before-and-after treatment photographs. The space is separated from the treatment area with a rectangular glass-enclosed file room, which has shelves for storing patients' documents.
旁边的浴室用有颜色反差的瓷砖贴成锯齿形，它以带有凹槽的小木架为特色，木架用来存储牙膏和牙刷。
The nearby bathroom is tiled in a zigzag pattern of contrasting colours, and features small wooden shelves with grooves to store toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Other architectural projects have explored dental anxiety from a different perspective. Casey Vallance of Cox Rayner Architects used natural materials to create a calming environment for an Australian oral health eduction facility, addressing the high stress levels reported in the profession.
Photography is by Germain Canon.
