Bayshore Dental

Architect: Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Location: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Category C: Renovations/Remodeled: Primarily built within existing hospital or clinical space.

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This project is the ambitious reinvention of an abandoned building and its transformation into a state-of-the-art clinic for a young dentist and her small staff. The project’s rigorous architecture and meticulous details echo the ethos of the flawless efficiency, uncompromising precision and exacting purity at the center of the innovative dentistry performed here. Procedural flow strategies informed the clinic’s overall layout. A continuous ceiling plane leads patients from the light-filled reception to the individual operatories, each marked by green vertical panels and light strips that animate the clinic’s central corridor. White oak cabinetry and green accents complement the intentionally restrained interior palette, all contributing to a deliberately serene ambiance intended to appease a sometimes-apprehensive clientele.

Jury

Gregory Wieland, AIA (Chair) Altus Studios, Omaha

Tama Duffy Day, Gensler, Washington, DC

Rick del Monte, FAIA, BeckGroup, Dallas

Robin Guenther, FAIA, Perkins+Will, New York

John Kouletsis, AIA, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., San Francisco

Joan L. Suchomel, AIA, Eckenhoff Saunders Architects, Chicago

Stephen Yablon, AIA, Stephen Yablon Architecture, New York

Jury comments

This adaptive reuse project makes a huge improvement to the streetscape. It shows a thoughtful use of components, masterfully assembled and sensibly detailed. The exploded graphic supports the interpretation of this parti.

Inside and out, the building feels clean, crisp, healthy and sophisticated, with simple colors and excellent daylighting. The long, thin windows give a sense of space; by extending to the floor, they provide a more pleasant experience for dental patients. The color detail around the windows provides additional interest. The white-dominated interior color scheme supports the visualization of tooth color.

The jury’s key thought for this project: Clean and crisp says healthy.

Image credits

Bayshore Dental

John J. Macaulay

Bayshore Dental

John J. Macaulay

Bayshore Dental

John J. Macaulay

Bayshore Dental

John J. Macaulay

Bayshore Dental

John J. Macaulay

Bayshore Dental

John J. Macaulay