INTRODUCTION‘CONTAINING DENTISTRY’ PROVIDES RELIEF FOR DENTAL TRAUMAS WORLDWIDE. THE EASE OF MOVEMENT FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS MEANS THAT ANY POINT OF THE GLOBE CAN BE REACHED WITHIN 24HOURS BY LAND, SEA OR AIR. ITS MAIN GOAL IS TO PROVIDE TREATMENT IN THE MOST AUSTERE ENVIRONMENT WHILST STILL DEAL-ING WITH THE LACK OF DENTAL CARE FACILITIES IN THE UK.

CONCEPTORTHOGRAPHIC SECTION THROUGH SHIPPING CONTAINER AT POINT A-A SCALE 1:10

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AN APPROACH TO BE SYMPATHETIC TOWARDS THE APPEARANCE OF THE EXISTING CONTAINERS WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT. THE ROUGH EXTERIOR WAS TO BE CONTRASTED BY THE CLINI-CAL ENVIRONMENT WITHIN. ELEMENTS OF THE DENTAL UNIT ARE TO BE BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF MOTION, REFLECTING THE MOBILE NATURE OF THE DESIGN. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY MIMICKING CLOUD FORMATIONS IN THE PROPOSALS FOR PATIENT SEATING. INTERNAL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO RESIST THE ROUGH HANDLING THAT THE CONTAINER WILL INEVITABLY BE INTRODUCED TO WHEN TRANSPORTED. FLEXIBILITY AND EXPANSIVE DESIGN HAS ALSO BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE DESIGN INITIATIVE TO CATER FOR FUTURE NEEDS OF THE UNIT SUCH AS HIGHER DEMANDS OR LONG TERM RE-QUIREMENTS. THE INTERIOR SCHEME HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO ESCAPE FROM THE EVIDENT ‘FEAR FACTOR’ OF EXISTING DENTAL CARE FACILITIES. BRIGHT AND SOOTHING SPACES HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE PATIENTS WORRY OF THE DREADED VISIT TO THE DENTIST. FULL HEIGHT, 2/3 FROSTED GLAZING FOR SURGERIES AND RECEPTION IN THE DOOR APERTURE MEANS THAT FULL ADVANTAGE IS TAKEN OF THE OPENINGS AL-READY IN SHIPPING CONTAINERS. BEING SYMPATHETIC TO ITS PREVIOUS APPEARANCE, THESE GLAZED APERTURES ARE PROTECTED WHILST IN TRANSIT. PASSENGER AIRCRAFT STYLE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED TO MAINTAIN STABILITY OF CONTENTS WHILST IN TRANSIT AND SAVE ON THE VALUABLE INTERIOR SPACE. THE RECEPTION AREA WAS TO MAINTAIN A CLEAR VISUAL PATH TO THE OP-POSITE LINE BROKEN ONLY BY TIMBER LAMINATE FLOORING DISTINGUISHING CIRCULATION PATHS.

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PROCESS OF DELIVERY:

1) PLINTHS PLACED IN SITU

2) CONTAINERS POSITIONED ON PLINTHS

3) PROTECTIVE DOORS OPENED REVEALING GRAPHICS

4) BRIDGES LOCATED IN OPENINGS