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Medicus, Wroclaw

Architecture and Interior Design: JSK Architekci Sp. z o.o, Wroclaw, Poland; "Art on Floor": Artist Jeanet Hönig

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Designer
Architecture and Interior Design: JSK Architekci Sp. z o.o, Wroclaw, Poland; "Art on Floor": Artist Jeanet Hönig
Client
Medicus Sp. z o.o., Wroclaw, Poland
Floor area
7000.00 ㎡
Completion
2017

MEDICUS is located on a small site in central Wroclaw. The area is characterised by dense urban development of the nineteenth and twentieth century, green squares and industrial vernacular of the nearby heat and power plant. The main design concept of the building responds to thorough site analysis and understanding of the company’s mission.

The unusual, triangular plan of MEDICUS building responds to the site, limited by surrounding streets. The North and West façades sweep along two of the intersecting streets with a distinct rhythm of pylons, providing sense of enclosure and a symbolic shield from the hustle and bustle of a busy street. The third façade, running along the south-east boundary, has been designed as a fully transparent curtain wall, opening the building towards the old town and the surrounding historic sites. At the same time, it is a natural invitation to the building, emphasizing the main entrance.
The building consists of four storeys with medical and office accommodation and underground carpark.

Interior design of the building emphasises it’s various functions with clever use of high quality materials. The outpatient areas are finished with the materials that create connotations with hygiene and sterility: gloss of the glass, purity of white. The elegance of natural oak veneer and raw concrete surfaces mark the arrival at the key zones, which are designed to provide user with comfort and create some balance in relation to clinical whiteness.