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Among the clients lining up for its services are leading healthcare institutions
Johns Hopkins and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Its top-
of-the-line casework, which earned a 2012 Nightingale Award for the best
architectural solution in the healthcare field, is a fluid construction that leaves
behind the cold, sterile look common to the industry.

Besides the well-known benefits associated with Corian® Solid Surface by
healthcare professionals – its cleanability and hygienic properties that make
it tough for germs or bacteria to survive – the company highlights the ease
of setup. “With traditional millwork, it involves far more on-site work. Our
products are modular in design and pre-fabricated. This speeds up installation
time, lowers labor cost and reduces site mess and traffic,” explains Allen, who
stresses the firm’s digital templating of rooms and latest CNC production
ensures the final product meets the exact specifications requested by clients.

The design capabilities of Corian® Solid Surface have permitted Futrus to
forge ahead. For Penn Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, Futrus worked in
collaboration with Ewing Cole Architects to envision a state-of-the-art
teaching space with streamlined off-white cubicles hosting 74 operatories.
Adds Leigh: “The space is designed to maximize patient privacy and comfort.
It is far removed from what one imagines a typical dental school or office to
look like. Corian® helps make that possible.”

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ABOVE: Futrus Hybrid Modular Reception Desk, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; photo courtesy
of Futrus.
OPPOSITE (Clockwise from top): View of operatories with Futrus Modular Wall Panel
System at Penn Dental Medicine’s Schattner Clinic; photo courtesy of Halkin/Mason
Photography; Futrus Cylinder Occasional Table; Futrus Modular Greeter Stations & Security
Desks in Corian® Solid Surface at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; photos courtesy of Futrus.

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