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P-07 · Commercial fit-out

Quiet Waiting Commercial fit-out in Pulau Tikus

A dental clinic that does not sound like one

Location

Pulau Tikus

Completed

2024

Area

1,400 sq ft

On site

4 months

Construction value

RM 340,000

The constraint

Patients could hear the drill from the waiting room. Anxiety was measurably affecting appointment cancellations, which the practice tracked.

What we did

Treatment rooms were pulled to the rear of the plan behind an acoustic lobby, and the waiting area was reoriented to face a planted courtyard. Nothing in the waiting room reads as clinical: timber, linen, warm 2700K light, no white.

The result

Recorded sound in the waiting area dropped from 58dB to 41dB. The practice reported a noticeable fall in same-day cancellations over the following year.

Specification notes
Waiting room58dB down to 41dB
Light2700K, no downlights in eye line
OutlookPlanted courtyard, west shaded
FlowPatients never cross the sterile route

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