Dental office in France
Commercial Design|July 2021
Architects Jordan Hoareau & Loftnets imagines a dental office that creates a surprise, between the use of raw concrete and nets to give a new minimalist and even brutalist dimension to the project
Dental office in France

Carte blanche. That was the brief for French architect Jordan Hoareau when he was called on to renovate a former locksmith’s workshop into a dental practice.

When we think of the typical dentist’s business aesthetic, we immediately imagine an immaculate white place, a waiting room made up of small benches or armchairs that are traditional and functional, but not necessarily inviting.

For this medical facility in Saint Quentin, the architects forget all of the ‘rinse and repeat’ stereotypes of the sector. Instead Hoareau, who is based in the same town, imagines a place that creates a surprise, between the use of raw concrete and LoftNets nets to give a new minimalist and even brutalist dimension to the project.

The brief

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