The Düsseldorf-based design firm Göke Praxiskonzepte has transformed a 330 m² empty shell—complete with wraparound windows on the first floor of an office building—into a welcoming orthodontic practice that bears the distinctive personal stamp of its owner, Dr. Schamien Stumpfe. Street art, a passion Dr. Stumpfe has cultivated since her student days through exclusive acquisitions from London galleries, takes center stage throughout the space. Yet she balances this youthful, urban aesthetic with genuine regional pride, naming the practice rooms after the five iconic lakes that define the Starnberg landscape—KFO 5 Seen. The result is a practice that speaks to patients of all ages, from toddlers to adults, with confidence and charm.

Quintessential Bavarian touches—from mounted deer antlers to designer seating in distressed leather—round out the approach. The design team completed their vision in under a year, delivering an exceptionally spacious environment that flooded with natural light from the surrounding windows and amplified by floor-to-ceiling glass partitions. Seven generously proportioned treatment rooms, each equipped with a single treatment unit, line the perimeter and capture abundant daylight. Support spaces—administration, staff areas, and the dental lab—occupy the inner ring, while radiography, consultation, and sterilization function as freestanding room dividers at the center. The owner's vision of a practice people genuinely want to visit, where they feel completely at home, had come to life by the end of 2019.

The design philosophy pairs clean white surfaces and walls with select concrete-look accents and warm wood-tone, durable PVC flooring. Uplighting and backlit wall installations amplify the architectural narrative. The standout feature: a softly illuminated white reception desk crowned with brass pendant lights suspended like UFOs overhead. Every element is refined—yet approachable, youthful, unfussy, and occasionally playful. The carefully curated material palette avoids cold modernism; instead, it embodies the precise atmosphere this young practitioner wants her patients to experience: contemporary without being trendy, sophisticated without being distant.

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(Published in CUBE Munich 03|20)