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Clinic of Light

FLUID ARCHITECTURE

Belgrade architects Studio Fluid combine their creativity with the high-performance material Corian
to design an ultra-modern clinic in Serbia.

A pioneer in the medical field, Dr Petar Dragić was looking to team up with an innovative group of
architects for his specialist clinic, the Dr Dragić Center for Contemporary Laser Vein Therapy in Novi
Sad, Serbia. Architectural practice Studio Fluid conceived a cutting-edge interior concept in line with
the physician’s state-of-the-art surgical procedure.

The Belgrade-based architects studio devised a futuristic interior for the clinic that contrasts sharply
with the stately exterior of the 19th-century building in which it is housed. The architects drew up a
sleek ultra-modern design with Corian surfaces and LED lighting.

All materials used for the interior ‒ from epoxy floors to the furniture ‒ are in varying shades of whi-
te that create subtle contrasts. Two shades of Corian were used for the project: Glacier White for unlit
areas and translucent Glacier Ice for illuminated spaces.

Strips of LED lights designed to look like laser beams mark the pathways inside this clinic. Upon ent-
ering, patients find themselves in a small reception room with a glowing counter. A 15-metre-long
corridor between the reception and waiting room has become a key feature of the design. There’s
a light at the end of the tunnel feeling because the corridor has carved panels of translucent Corian
that form a pattern and are backlit with LED lights. In an attempt to make a trip to the clinic more

exciting, the architects concealed treatment rooms behind a series of hidden doors along the corri-
dor. The corridor’s hidden doors ‒ also done in Corian in a relief pattern ‒ are not illuminated, so only
when the lights are off do the corridor’s panels look uniform.

A waiting room at the end of the corridor is located on the corner of the building, providing it with
windows on every side.

“This is where the excitement quietens down,” said the architects. “The patient relaxes, and after a
short wait is admitted into the diagnostics room. If necessary, the patient proceeds into the connec-

ted procedure room, or exits into the corridor and leaves the office.”

Dr. Petar Dragić

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