Santa Catarina Outpatient Clinic
The discreet charm of the intervention?
A group of psychologists and psychiatrists intends to turn a noble apartment into a clinic. The apartment was in good condition, with architectonic and constructive quality – good wooden floor, eggshell-painted carpentry, that put into evidence the character of a bygone era, ceramic door handles and elaborated ceilings.
Our intervention is concerned about being delicate and little invasive. Through minor-scaled pieces, near to the furniture’s scale, the space gets divided, a service area is created and soundproofing problems get solved.
To illuminate the long longitudinal corridor that gives access to and connects all offices, a tailor-made lamp is designed for the top-lights and placed inside of each office. This way, the identity of the common space is composed by the sum of the individual ones.
PLAN
- cabinet
- reception desk
- waiting area
- bathroom
- closet
- corridor
RECEPTION DESK AND WAITING AREA
TOILET
Location Lisbon, Portugal
Date 2012
Client Santa Catarina Outpatient Clinic
Program Refurbishment of an apartment into a clinic
Area 170 m2
Architecture Aurora Arquitectos
Architecture Team Sérgio Antunes, Sofia Reis Couto, Luís Salgueiro
Contractor Monterg