Earthy colours and soft materials feature in this veterinary facility  by New York firm Islyn Studio, which is intended to ease the "stress and trauma often associated with vet's offices".

Located in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill neighbourhood, the clinic marks the first of two offices for Bond Vet, which was started in 2019. The other office is on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
The facility specialises in providing affordable healthcare for pets, from emergency care to traditional services such as regular checkups and neuter/spay operations. The facility is open until 10pm daily, including weekends.

For the Brooklyn location, local firm Islyn Studio worked closely with veterinarian and Bond Vet cofounder Zaynab Satchu to create a welcoming space that meets the varied needs of clients and staff. The team sought to re-envision "the animal healthcare space through the lens of compassionate hospitality". "We designed an empathetic, multi-sensory interior that utilises pastel colours, tender touch points and calming scents to mitigate the stress and trauma often associated with vet's offices," the team said in a project description.

The team took cues from German industrial designer Dieter Rams, and also drew upon the Scandinavian lifestyle philosophy known as hygge, which espouses cosiness.
Throughout the 1,800-square-foot (167-square-metre) space, the designers avoided elements that felt cold and sterile, opting instead for soft textures, gentle colou...