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The idea was to design a clinic with a difference. It was to be place where patients could feel are ease and not be intimidated by impersonal whites walls and narrow hallways. It had to have a feeling of warmth: it had to be cozy. The clients wanted a design which incorporated contemporary elements that would fit into a harmonious, functional whole. This was the brief which William Lim Associates, affirm of architects, urban planners and development consultants, worked from. The team was determined to break away from the stereotype-image that many people tend to have about clinics. They have certainly succeeded.

The focus of the design is on the main reception area. The visitor is pleasantly surprised when he walks though the short entranceway and encounters an open space, with curved partitions that form a circular section. These partitions are kept low enough to allow a series of concentric rings to “fall” from the centre and “spill” into the surrounding rooms. The approach has made the small waiting room appear larger than it actually is.

The centre of the ceiling is positioned away from that of the waiting area to create a sense of movement towards the reception cum dispensary counter.

Varying shades of peach make up the color, the effect of the shooting scheme is heightened by golden glow of the indirect incandescent lighting. Furniture pieces in charcoal grey lamination provide the lift to the monochromatic scheme.