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A Brooklyn Dental Office Makes the Most of Available Space
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A Brooklyn dental office makes the most of available space
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HE dental quarters designed for Robert Schiff, a general practitioner in Brooklyn, demonstrate a tasteful, efficient use of space. What was once an efficiency residential apartment on the ground floor of an apartment house at 1801 Ocean Avenue, Brook lyn, now contains two dental operatories, a private office, nurse’s station, darkroom, lavatory, and waiting room, within a space of 20X30 feet, about 600 sq ft. The choice of materials, lighting, and furnishings gives a clean, uncluttered look. Everything is designed for easy maintenance and to make the most of the available space, visually and functionally. Features include a sliding wall between the operatories and the nurse’s station, several glass areas, the curved wall of the private office, and a two-level ceiling. Each device was used to extend visu ally the various spaces, to give the impression of a much larger office. The nurse’s station is placed centrally to facilitate control of all rooms. Above it the ceiling has been lowered to accommodate duct work for the air-conditioning system and, by contrast, to make the adjacent spaces appear higher and more roomy. Glossy vinyl wall sheeting was used on the sliding wall, and forms the major decorative element. The acoustical tile ceiling keeps the noise level low. Most of the furniture is built in, and practically every crevice is utilized for storage. All floors are carpeted except for 38
is interested in receiving in fo rm a tio n on the co n stru ctio n or renovation of well-designed dental offices. A b rie f d e scrip tio n o f th e ir uniqueness in design and fu n c tio n is desired, as is a discussion by th e d e n tis t or designer of the g u id elines used in p la n n in g fo r e ffic ie n t, m aintenance-free operation for the type o f p ra ctice involved. D entists who believe th a t th e ir new o ffice s are of m e rit and in te re st to th e profession should send t h e jo u r n a l a flo o r plan drawn to scale, and several good b lack-and-w hite glossy photographs. A series of articles on such o ffice s should prove of in te re st to many readers. t h e jo u r n a l
those in the laboratory and bathroom, which are clad in vinyl asbestos tile. Doctor Schiff, a 1958 graduate of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery of Columbia University, retained as architects the firm of Smith and Munter, New York City. The architectural photographer is James W. Brett.
Waiting room seats six adults comfortably. Sliding door in a bold design separates waiting room from operatory no. two.
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Floor plan shows relation of two operatories to waiting room, nurse’s station, darkroom, lavatory, and office.
Doctor’s office has plenty of filing room, shelf space, and writing surface.
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O p e ra to rie s a re w e ll lig h te d . E a c h h a s a g r o w in g p la n t.
N urse’s station overlooks waiting room, office, and operatory.
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A Brooklyn dental office makes the most of available space
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HE dental quarters designed for Robert Schiff, a general practitioner in Brooklyn, demonstrate a tasteful, efficient use of space. What was once an efficiency residential apartment on the ground floor of an apartment house at 1801 Ocean Avenue, Brook lyn, now contains two dental operatories, a private office, nurse’s station, darkroom, lavatory, and waiting room, within a space of 20X30 feet, about 600 sq ft. The choice of materials, lighting, and furnishings gives a clean, uncluttered look. Everything is designed for easy maintenance and to make the most of the available space, visually and functionally. Features include a sliding wall between the operatories and the nurse’s station, several glass areas, the curved wall of the private office, and a two-level ceiling. Each device was used to extend visu ally the various spaces, to give the impression of a much larger office. The nurse’s station is placed centrally to facilitate control of all rooms. Above it the ceiling has been lowered to accommodate duct work for the air-conditioning system and, by contrast, to make the adjacent spaces appear higher and more roomy. Glossy vinyl wall sheeting was used on the sliding wall, and forms the major decorative element. The acoustical tile ceiling keeps the noise level low. Most of the furniture is built in, and practically every crevice is utilized for storage. All floors are carpeted except for 38
is interested in receiving in fo rm a tio n on the co n stru ctio n or renovation of well-designed dental offices. A b rie f d e scrip tio n o f th e ir uniqueness in design and fu n c tio n is desired, as is a discussion by th e d e n tis t or designer of the g u id elines used in p la n n in g fo r e ffic ie n t, m aintenance-free operation for the type o f p ra ctice involved. D entists who believe th a t th e ir new o ffice s are of m e rit and in te re st to th e profession should send t h e jo u r n a l a flo o r plan drawn to scale, and several good b lack-and-w hite glossy photographs. A series of articles on such o ffice s should prove of in te re st to many readers. t h e jo u r n a l
those in the laboratory and bathroom, which are clad in vinyl asbestos tile. Doctor Schiff, a 1958 graduate of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery of Columbia University, retained as architects the firm of Smith and Munter, New York City. The architectural photographer is James W. Brett.
Waiting room seats six adults comfortably. Sliding door in a bold design separates waiting room from operatory no. two.
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h U
^ ^ V
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floor pion
Floor plan shows relation of two operatories to waiting room, nurse’s station, darkroom, lavatory, and office.
Doctor’s office has plenty of filing room, shelf space, and writing surface.
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O p e ra to rie s a re w e ll lig h te d . E a c h h a s a g r o w in g p la n t.
N urse’s station overlooks waiting room, office, and operatory.
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