aware lab Berlin

aware lab Berlin 

Kessler Plescher Architekten

aware lab Berlin
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LEAD ARCHITECTS
Katrin Julia Plescher, Arne Kessler

PHOTOGRAPHS
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AREA
120 M²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Berlin, Germany

CATEGORY
Laboratory

aware lab Berlin
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Keßler Plescher Architekten designed the first outlet for the healthcare start-up aware in Berlin.

The company provides services based on blood tests such as comprehensive information and guidance to improve well-being.

aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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The design and layout of the lab seek to facilitate the idea of integrating this service into people's lives at a very prominent location.

Clients come here to have a blood sample taken - a service that takes usually part in a doctor's office.

The design aims to create a new experience for the clients since probably very few people ever had a blood sample taken in a place that felt comforting and looked good.

aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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The place presented itself with a number of load-bearing pillars that had to be integrated into the layout of the design and a facade on two sides facing both the Rosenthaler Strasse as well as the Auguststrasse.

The booths are arranged at the rear side, the steel frame doors follow a zig-zag line. The glass panes are treated with plastic foils functioning as a mirror from the outside.

From the inside the glass doesn’t reflect but allows to look to the other side of the street.

aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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This way the process of having a blood sample taken in the middle of the city becomes a very public experience for the clients without giving up their privacy.

Anyone standing on the outside of the cabins will see the city reflected in the mirrors.

Mirror-polished stainless steel is arranged with leather and polycarbonate panels to give the place a sterile yet lab-like appearance. Wooden chairs complement the set-up.

aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin
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aware lab Berlin