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Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | September-October 2015 41news Designing Bespoke Modern Wonder Clinics By Splyce W hen Splyce Interior Designs set about its business, its reason d’être was creating stunning designs that exceeded client ex- pectations. A boutique agency driven to meet satisfactions of a clientele that knew the value of good design and incorporated that into their own philosophy. Never did they think they would end up designing high end den- tal clinics and would acquire an expertise in the domain. They refer it to as magic-circumstan- tial, a term pioneering street photographer Henri Cartier Bresson used once. When they beat the odds to win the 2014 Middle East & North Af- rica Interior Design Awards for the Healthcare category, it was a justified validation for their vision and how they set about their work. The award winning design was for the Sky Clinic Dental Center JLT. Apart from designing other dental clinics in the region and beyond, they had upped their game and realized and delivered a lot of unique projects. One day Dr. Micheal Apa walked into their offices wanting Splyce to design the new clinic, Apa Aesthetic Dental & Cosmetic Centre, in Jumeirah, Dubai, the first clinic that he was opening outside New York, where his practice and vision had catapult- ed him into being a leading force in dentistry. Dr. Apa, a celebrity dentist that treats the creme de la creme of society was a man that shared Splyce’s own val- ues; the attention to detail, the ability to see the bigger picture, and an intense desire to get it perfect. When Ranjit Prasad, the Creative Director of Splyce was asked to describe in a few words the design principle of the clinic, he replied, “As a design princi- ple, fluid. As a customer expe- rience, a spa.” The design was very ingenious, avoiding hard edges and filled with curves. It is a very positive experience walk- ing through the space, an almost zen like uplifting ambience to the place like a new age clinic. Natural light fills up the space but the use of warm white light- ing on the edges of the ceiling paired with the gold and white creates an understated of luxu- ry. Instead of having plain white walls, pearl white paint used for luxury cars have been used. The waterfall in front of the second- ary waiting area makes you feel like you are in a cove. There are lights hidden underneath white pebbles and stones that border the reception desk that creates a floating effect. Glasford Daley, the Sales and Operations Director, describes the stringent requirements of the client. Every function of the dental chair or the television (yes there are television affixed to the ceiling) can be controlled by the iPad or iPhone. Sound absorption qualities of the gyp- sum wall were made higher than necessary so that no sound seeps through to other rooms. Serghei Perdivar, the Project Director, tells me the logistics of constructing the best in-house dental lab in the region which has a CAD/CAM machine and the best equipment specifically imported from German firm Freuding whose products are unsurpassed. The success of such a job is made a bit more difficult when there are strict Dubai Health Authority stand- ards to adhere to. Walking through the space, I can understand why it has glowing praises, and realize that no stone has been left unturned. This was exactly what Splyce set out to do. More of their great design prin- ciples in the next edition. Apa Aesthetic Apa Aesthetic “Walking through the space, I can understand why it has glowing praises, and realize that no stone has been left unturned.”