Selux

Besi­des a modern façade, the dental faci­lity has also bene­fi­ted from a new, cent­rally-loca­ted atrium. Due to its low height, the modern buil­ding also draws its natu­ral, park-like sur­ro­un­dings deep into its inte­rior. The view of the out­side is also unobst­ruc­ted above head height, with the glass ceiling enab­ling plenty of natu­ral day­light to flood into its inte­rior to comp­le­ment the sop­his­ti­ca­ted arti­fi­cial ligh­ting. Plan­ners at the engi­ne­ering firm Deerns opted for the Olivio system lumi­na­ire – desig­ned by the lands­cape arc­hi­tects at West 8.

(Jan De Vries)

(Jan De Vries)

With its floral look, Olivio brings nature into the atrium. Like flo­wer­buds spro­uting from a branch, the deli­cate lum­ni­na­ire heads har­mo­nise with the sur­ro­un­ding lands­cape – enab­ling the pres­ti­gi­ous atrium to ​‘flower’ in a new light. The 5.5 metre high tape­red pole with slo­ping arm matc­hes the Y-shaped sup­por­ting const­ruc­tion of the glass ceiling while the Olivio lumi­na­ires, which were ori­gi­nally desig­ned for exte­rior ligh­ting, sup­port the inte­rior with its lar­gely open design.

The six pole-top lumi­na­ires manage to stand out in the light-flo­oded hall, while simul­ta­ne­o­usly blen­ding seam­lessly into the sur­ro­un­dings. The warm 3000 K lumi­nous colour also cre­ates a ple­asant sojo­urn quality. In the adja­cent areas, Olivio sur­face-moun­ted lumi­na­ires on the expo­sed conc­rete ceilings pro­vide a gentle tran­si­tion with the neigh­bo­uring rooms.

Close col­la­bo­ra­tion bet­ween dental spe­ci­alists, arc­hi­tects and engi­ne­ers has led to a sus­ta­inable refur­bish­ment of this clinic, but also in enhan­ced com­fort, an orga­nic design and effi­ci­ent ligh­ting tech­no­logy.

(Jan De Vries)