The Tooth Company by Cheshire Architects

More spa-like than medical, a new Auckland dentistry practice challenges the rules of what a clinical environment can be in the era of anti-clinics.

BY Indesignlive

May 29th, 2017

Tags: Auckland, Cheshire Architects, ikea, issue 67, Italian Stone, Tooth Company, UNO Design

Architect
Cheshire Architects

Photography
Jeremy Toth

Shopfitter
Dimension Shopfitters

Furniture
Cheshire with UNO Design

Lighting
Cheshire with Design Productions
IKEA

Finishes
Italian Stone

Read the full story in Indesign Magazine Issue #67.

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