Medical and dental offices have their own particular challenge when it comes to making a potentially imposing situation feel less clinical or intimidating. Family clinic Westgate Dental Centre’s twenty-plus years of operation has made their experienced staff a trusted go-to for dental work, but they felt that the office’s old design didn’t quite reflect their reputation.

Breaking free of clinical coldness

Aura was given a very narrow 13-day window to turn around this 2000 square-foot project. Considering the end result, thanks to Aura’s creative solutions and unique touches, it looks more like a project that had all the time in the world to realize its potential. Foregoing traditional modular readymades for custom-built cabinetry was both a design decision and a cost-saving measure that bypassed the costs of industry-specialized fixtures. Collaborating with the dentistry on floor plan concepts opened up space for additional dental chairs, making Aura’s communication key to fulfilling a particularly specific set of needs. And the usage of reclaimed wood and lightly whimsical rustic-industrial lighting gives the reception area a feeling closer to a cheery hair salon than a foreboding medical facility.