Storefront shop to the inner sanctum of a dermatologist – Architectural Record
Beauty may be skin-deep, but David Jameson’s design for the offices of a dermatologist and a plastic surgeon reaches beneath the surface, peeling back layers of intrigue. Inspired by the structure of a tree’with its rough bark on the outside and smoother rings closer to the core’ the Washington, D.C.’based architect organized the 3,770-square-foot facility as a progression of spaces wrapped in increasingly refined materials. The sequence evokes the dermatological procedure of removing dry skin to reveal the softer tissue below.