A dental practice that doesn't feel like one.
A multi-specialty integrative dental practice on Launceston's High Street had a clear vision: to transform the patient experience by expanding and renovating their 1800s heritage building in a way that felt nothing like a typical clinical environment. Our design doubles the practice's capacity while keeping what makes the original building worth preserving.
Old and new, honestly distinguished.
The extension makes no attempt to disguise itself. Dark materials set it apart from the original heritage brickwork, while mirrored rooflines, detailed aluminium screens and a copper-toned ribbon create continuity between the two. Vaulted ceilings and large windows draw natural light deep into the expanded space, and keep the Georgian garden visible from within.
Inside, the material palette does the work of putting patients at ease: soft timber tones, green accents, an Artedomus stone counter, and handcrafted Tasmanian timber furniture. The clinical requirements are all met - nothing has been compromised on hygiene or professionalism - but the space doesn't announce itself as a health practice the moment you walk in.
A room with a garden view.
The original consulting rooms look out onto the adjacent Georgian garden - a detail that shaped the design from the start. Rather than treat the outlook as incidental, we organised the expansion around preserving and framing it. The result is a practice where the view from the chair is part of the experience.
