Skinacea Skin & Hair Clinic
Turnkey Interior
College Road, Nashik
Dermatology & Cosmetology
Project by: 1619 Studio, Nashik
Interior Designer: Mr. Yogesh Ahire
You are a dermatologist with twenty years of practice. You have removed sixteen fibroids in a single surgery. You have treated thousands of patients for acne, pigmentation, hair loss, and skin cancer. You have invested in Alma-Supranoice laser technology. You have built a reputation as one of the most trusted names in dermatology on College Road. And yet when a young woman walks into your clinic for her first chemical peel, she spends the first five minutes staring at the peeling paint on the ceiling, the harsh tube light reflecting off the white tiles, and the glass partition that makes her feel like she is on display.
That was the contradiction Dr. Roopam Gangurde faced at Skinacea Skin & Hair Clinic. A board-certified dermatologist with an MD in Skin, a specialist in cosmetology, trichology, and hair transplant, practising at 1st Floor, Tulip Apartment, College Road, Nashik. The clinical expertise was established. The technology from laser hair removal to thread lifts was present. But the environment did not match the precision of the medicine.
She approached 1619 Studio with a brief that was part medical, part psychological: design a skin clinic where patients feel safe enough to be vulnerable. Because in dermatology and cosmetology, the consultation begins long before the doctor enters the room. It begins the moment the patient walks in and decides whether this space feels like a place where they can discuss their skin, their hair, and their insecurities without judgment.
Most skin clinics in India and Nashik is no exception are designed like pathology labs. White walls, bright lights, metal furniture, and a reception desk that functions as a barrier rather than a welcome. The logic is understandable: cleanliness must be visible. But visibility of cleanliness and the feeling of clinical coldness are not the same thing. One reassures. The other alienates.
In dermatology and cosmetology, this alienation is expensive. A patient who feels exposed will not ask the follow-up question. They will not book the second session. They will not refer their sister. And in an era where Google reviews determine whether a clinic thrives or merely survives, the physical environment is not a backdrop. It is part of the treatment.
Here is the part many clinic owners overlook: In skin and hair clinics, privacy is not just about closing a door. It is about acoustic separation so the patient in the next room cannot hear the consultation. It is about reception desk placement so the patient checking in does not have to announce their condition to a waiting room. It is about lighting that flatters the patient during the consultation but also allows the doctor to assess skin tone accurately. Get any of these wrong, and the best dermatologist in Nashik will still lose patients to a competitor with inferior skills but a superior room.
Skin clinics also face a unique operational challenge that general practice does not: the mix of medical and cosmetic services. A patient visiting for eczema treatment has different emotional needs from one visiting for laser hair removal or a thread lift. The same space must accommodate both without making either feel out of place. The medical patient must not feel trivialised. The cosmetic patient must not feel medicalised. This balance is where most clinic interiors fail.
Skin clinic design is not hospital design scaled down. It is not a salon with more hand sanitisers. It is a hybrid space with its own technical, emotional, and regulatory demands. At 1619 Studio, we approach dermatology and cosmetology clinic interiors through five considerations refined across multiple healthcare projects in Nashik.
Before the patient sees the doctor, they sit. And while they sit, they observe. A stained ceiling tile, a flickering tube light, or a receptionist speaking loudly on the phone each of these erodes confidence. For Skinacea, we treated the waiting area as a transition zone. Soft, layered lighting replaced harsh fluorescents. Seating was arranged to allow visual privacy no patient should feel they are being watched while they wait. And the colour palette moved away from institutional white toward calming tones that reduce anxiety without compromising the perception of hygiene.
A laser room is not just a treatment room with a machine plugged in. It requires specific infrastructure: dedicated electrical circuits with stabilisers and UPS, air conditioning maintained at 18 to 22 degrees Celsius for equipment longevity, non-reflective wall and floor surfaces for laser safety, and adequate spatial clearance for the operator, assistant, and emergency access. The ideal laser room allows free movement around the patient chair while maintaining the calm atmosphere the patient needs during a procedure that can feel intimidating. We designed the laser treatment zone at Skinacea to meet these technical requirements without feeling like an operating theatre.
In a skin clinic, patients discuss sensitive issues hair loss, pigmentation, signs of ageing, intimate area concerns. These conversations require acoustic privacy. Standard partition walls in commercial buildings do not provide it. For Skinacea, we specified wall assemblies and door seals that prevent sound transfer between consultation rooms. The reception desk was positioned so that check-in conversations cannot be overheard by waiting patients. And digital check-in options were considered to eliminate the need for patients to verbally announce their reason for visit in a shared space.
Every surface in a skin clinic must be cleanable. But cleanable does not mean clinical. We selected non-porous, seamless materials for treatment and consultation areas vinyl flooring with welded seams, solid surface countertops without grout lines, and wall finishes that withstand repeated disinfection. These choices are invisible to the patient but essential to the doctor. The patient sees a calm, warm room. The doctor knows every surface can be sterilised between procedures.
Skinacea Skin & Hair Clinic came to 1619 Studio as an established practice on College Road with a strong patient base and advanced equipment including Alma-Supranoice for virtually painless hair removal but an interior that had not evolved with the practice. The space, on the first floor of Tulip Apartment, needed to reflect the standard of care Dr. Gangurde had spent two decades building.
The project was executed on a turnkey basis. Here is how the clinic was organised:
College Road is one of Nashik’s busiest commercial arteries. It is not a quiet medical campus. It is a traffic-heavy, noise-rich environment where clinics compete for attention with showrooms, restaurants, and banks. Designing a skin clinic here required navigating specific local realities:
We are not decorators who add plants to a white room. We are architects who understand that a skin clinic is a medical device wrapped in an experience. Yogesh Ahire, our founder, is a B.Arch graduate from KTHM College with over eighteen years of practice. Our portfolio includes hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres, and dental practices across Nashik.
Our turnkey model means the design you approve is the design that gets built. Our project manager, coordinates civil, electrical, plumbing, and finishing teams so that the acoustic seals, lighting angles, and infection-control surfaces survive the construction process. You deal with one studio. Not a designer who blames the contractor and a contractor who has never heard of laser room safety standards.
Our awards — the Volvo Best Showroom Model Award (2013), the Sakal Gourav Gatha Award (2023), the 100 Architecture & Interior Designer Award (2023), and the Architecture & Interior Designer Recognition Award (2024) reflect a standard of execution. But in healthcare, the real measure is a patient who walks in anxious and walks out calm enough to book their next appointment before leaving.
We do not take on clinic projects where the medical equipment infrastructure is unsafe. If the electrical supply cannot support laser equipment, if the building does not allow proper fire egress, or if the water supply is unreliable, we will insist these are resolved before we begin interior work. A beautiful clinic built on dangerous infrastructure is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
We also do not work without clinical input. A skin clinic requires understanding of the doctor’s workflow, the equipment list, the patient volume, and the mix of medical versus cosmetic services. A designer who claims to design a dermatology clinic without talking to the dermatologist about procedure sequences is designing a set, not a facility.
Finally, we are based in Nashik. For clinic projects outside Maharashtra, we can design and consult, but full turnkey execution requires local contractor relationships we do not control.
Our first meeting is a consultation, not a pitch. We visit your site, understand your specialty, your equipment, your patient profile, and your workflow. We then produce a conceptual layout with 3D visualisations, a material palette, and a transparent cost estimate.
If you proceed, we manage the entire process design approvals, municipal liaison where needed, contractor coordination, and final handover. You focus on your patients. We focus on making sure your space does not undermine your reputation before you have spoken a word.