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Minimalist Space by Hassell

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The random scattering of those Nelson lamps made us look more closely at this space. The minimal whiteness is soothing and it's softened by the full-height curtains along the wall on the right. Attracted to the design, we naturally wanted to see the rest of this house. But it turns out this house is not a house at all...

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It's a dentist's office. Nonetheless, there is still plenty of home inspiration to be had from this minimal design by Hassell. The painted white brick, "floating" base cabinets and similarly "floating" walls, barn-style sliding doors, and those solid white floors (epoxy?) are all things we could definitely see incorporating into a residential design.

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What do you think? Has your dentist's office ever inspired your home decor? Via: Archinspire.

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I love it!

Say AHHH ;-d

posted by Haunted_Studio on February 3rd 2009 at 3:52pm
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I'm looking to get full-height curtains for a small, tall room. Does anyone know the source of these shown here?
My challenge - there is a large central window in the wall, so I kind of need 3 curtain panels or one big one. For one big one, most materials will be limited by 54/56" width and making a joint/seam in a shear material is a problem.

posted by dkaustin on February 3rd 2009 at 3:54pm
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wow. that's kinda creepy for a dentist's office imo.

posted by darlingcaro on February 3rd 2009 at 3:54pm
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Yeah! I installed some of those lovely cream-colored cabinets with teal trim accents, and filled my living room with magazines that are somehow relevant to nobody!

posted by alinear on February 3rd 2009 at 3:55pm
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It looks like a dentist's office. I mean, it doesn't look like a home. I think minimalism to this effect often comes off looking like a sterile place, a waiting room, a laboratory, and here we have an appropriate application. Am I unreasonable? I have a friend and we talk about this stuff all the time, how modern and minimal interiors are too associative with office spaces, and especially with doctors, although doctors (or agents on their behalf) tend to humanize the space with ugly floral prints on the wall and wall to wall carpeting to resemble your living room if you had no taste.

posted by K T G on February 3rd 2009 at 4:07pm
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love the cove lighting along the floor.

posted by art on February 3rd 2009 at 4:35pm
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The waiting area furniture layout is very odd for a waiting room. One long sofa? Strangers do not like to sit side by side on one sofa and facing a blank white wall. The ottoman another odd choice.

I could not imagine working behind that reception desk with that lighting, it would wig my eyes out.

I like the general attempt but simplicity to me needs to be functional.

dkaustin- most drapery sheers are 118-127' wide. You will still have a seem or two just not as many as you would with 54" wide. I know Knoll Textiles, Maharam, and Duralee all have sheers. You will need someone to make them. I know of a great drapery maker here in the Bay Area, not sure where you live.

posted by LoriSF on February 3rd 2009 at 4:36pm
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it's lovely but so incredibly STERILE....

posted by mvdiaz9 on February 3rd 2009 at 5:41pm
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Basically this just reminds me why I hate minimalism.

posted by superbeetle on February 3rd 2009 at 7:24pm
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As much as I appreciate the clean lines, it's so sterile it kind creeps me out. If you stuck a guy with one of those leather aprons and some of those instruments from "Dead Ringers" in the photo, he would fit in perfectly.

posted by modernguy on February 3rd 2009 at 7:57pm
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Before I clicked through, I was wondering how many times the word "sterile" would be used.

I just call it clean. Clean is good. I love the lighting.

I love it.

posted by charlenemcbride on February 3rd 2009 at 11:07pm
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This leaves me a little cold.

posted by suzy8track on February 4th 2009 at 9:30am
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Ewwww no! This is 'minimalism' gone horribly wrong. Minimalism is all about the details - which apaprently were completely forgotten in this space.

The whole random-Nelson thing is bad, the under-lighting is bad (creepy uplighting on a dentist? Good luck when he says 'relax') And yes - way too sterile, and not in the way you really want your dentist to be.

posted by Modfan on February 4th 2009 at 6:11pm
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for LoriSF

- thanks for the info. I had already looked into Knoll and will most likely do a combination of knoll sheers to one side and some other sheer on the other. Unfortunately, their sheers all vary in width - the one I want is 66" but the other I wanted was only 54" and I don't want a seam - doubt it can ever be done well on a sheer.

The tips on the other fabric companies are great - I just wish they had better, less frustrating websites :-).

posted by dkaustin on February 9th 2009 at 1:16pm
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Wow! I would probably be a little terrified visiting this dentist office. I'm not at all for minimalism, but certainly, this looks clean.

posted by maria_i on March 21st 2009 at 12:49am
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