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Entwurf • Design Betwin Space Design, KR-Seoul
Bauherr • Client privat
Standort • Location KR-Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Nutzfläche • Floor space 363 m 2
Fotos • Photos Yong Joon Choi
Mehr Information • More information 136

VETERINARY SURGICAL

CENTER IN SUWON-SI

1 Eingang • Entrance uite a few South Koreans love dogs and cats to bits. However,
2 Empfang • Reception Q while four-legged friends are still regarded by some as live-
3 Medizinische Erstberatung • First medical examination advice
4 Lahmheitsuntersuchung • Walk appraisal
5 6 7 stock with a healing effect, they have become companions for oth-
5 Rehabilitationszentrum • Rehabilitation center
6 Duschraum • Shower room ers, whose well-being should be well taken care of: the services
7 Hydrotherapie • Hydrotherapy ranges from animal wellness temples to animal surgeries such as
8 Besprechungsraum • Meeting room
9 Untersuchungszimmer • Exam room the Oasis Veterinary Surgical Center.
10 Ultraschallraum • Ultrasonography room
11 Apotheke • Pharmacy
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12 Direktorenbüro • Director office According to a recent survey, about twenty percent of the Korean pop-
1 13 Sauerstoffversorgungsraum • Oxygen supply room
14 Umkleide • Fitting room ulation now own a pat. Those who have too little room in their own
15 Hundestation • Dog wards
16 Röntgenraum • X-ray room four walls for their animal companion will find plenty of dog and cat
17 Behandlungsraum • Treatment room cafés in the city. In such cafés, the four-legged friends are by no
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18 Forschungslabor • Research room
8 19 Katzenstation • Cat wards means available as dishes listed on the menu, but very lively mingle
20 Isolationsraum • Isolated room
2 with the guests. One reason for this pet boom is the increasing num-
21 Intensivstation • Intensive care unit
22 Wäscherei • Laundry ber of single households respectively childless couples in the
23 Operationssaal • Operating room
24 Vorbereitungsraum • Preperation room Republic of Korea. In compliance with the animals’ status as partner
9 respectively child replacement, owners are very concerned about the
9 well-being of their pets, even if this requires surgical intervention. The
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Oasis Veterinary Surgical Center in Suwon-Si is a veterinary clinic for
orthopaedics and neurosurgery offering services from surgical to reha-
bilitative treatments. In order to win the trust of the owners, South
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Korean interior design firm Betwin Space Design designed an animal
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13 surgery, which exudes professionalism and is highly technical.
Between treated concrete floors, metal surfaces, double-webbed plas-
18 tic panels, and partly exposed installations, it would hardly come as
a surprise to suddenly bump into an animal robot instead of four-
15 19 legged friends of flesh and blood. The choice of materials is based on
durability and hygienic aspects. At the same time, it underlines the
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20 clear division of the floor plan into communication areas, examina-
tion and other treatment rooms as well as the two operating rooms.
In addition to the various animal characteristics, the room composi-
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tion also took into account the owners’ needs: for example, numerous
visual links provide an overview of the activities taking place around
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the beloved creature. Reception, waiting and initial consultation areas
are combined in one large zone - including a glass consultation booth
-, and the two adjoining rooms for hydrotherapy and other rehabilita-
tion measures are also open to views from the adjoining area. The
23 24 23 central treatment room, on the other hand, affords an unrestricted
view into the surrounding units, such as operating room and dog
ward. While the cool materials and the clear structure create a reli-
able impression, the animal patients and their owners will - at the lat-
Grundriss • Floor plan est after successful treatment - add liveliness and colour to the design.

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