Lakeside: design, build and installation of teeth whitening kiosk at Lakeside Shopping Centre

Teeth whitening kiosk for Smile Lounge at Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock, Essex - With roof canopy by John Desmond Ltd - Designer: Ben Rousseau

Teeth whitening kiosk for Smile Lounge at Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock, Essex
With roof canopy by John Desmond Ltd
Designer: Ben Rousseau

Ben Rousseau

Interpreting the designer’s concept

Renowned designer Ben Rousseau was asked to design a teeth whitening kiosk for Smile Lounge to be installed at Lakeside shopping centre. The challenge was that it had to be slick and stylish and also be a design that could easily be installed overnight.

Additionally, the kiosk would be visible from above. Some privacy for clients was essential however to close off the kiosk with a solid roof would diminish its appeal and reduce the presence of its “shopwindow”.

Ben chose to work with John Desmond Ltd to create a solution to the design problem. Ben says “ John Desmond have an expertise that helps get the design right at the beginning. This means that the concept that we put forward has been discussed thoroughly with John Desmond’s design team and that we can be completely confident that what we present as a solution is feasible as a working piece.


Canopy fabricated from 30% mesh on a rolled steel frame

Ben, alongside John Desmond Ltd, designed a canopy that protected the majority of sight from the higher floors looking down but that was not a solid surface, using a 30% mesh on a rolled steel frame. This was to be brought in and fixed first with the stand being installed around it to provide a firm structure. As Ben says “It needed to stay nice and rigged when people walked over the floor, the last thing you would want is a wobbling roof above you”

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View of the kiosk from a higher level

View of the kiosk from a higher level

Construction of the mesh roof in the John Desmond Ltd workshops for Smile Lounge, Lakeside Shopping Centre

Construction of the mesh roof in the John Desmond Ltd workshops for Smile Lounge, Lakeside Shopping Centre


White powder-coated stainless steel canopy

The ideal material to use for strength was stainless steel especially as the lighting was to be suspended from the canopy’s structure. Ben specified a white powder coating for the canopy. Ben says “Everything was white, so it looked clinical and professional for a good quality dental outfit to be presenting themselves from”

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30% mesh canopy on a rolled steel frame for Smile Lounge, Lakeside Shopping Centre

30% mesh canopy on a rolled steel frame for Smile Lounge, Lakeside Shopping Centre


Shop fitting hours

The kiosk was successfully installed during night time hours. Ben says that he chooses to work with John Desmond Ltd. as “ I can completely rely on them that things will get done on time as we usually have one window of opportunity to do the install and if everything isn’t ready and delivered then, the whole program breaks down. The quality of product is always spot on so I’m comfortable that what turns up will be what was designed and agreed” Following the success of the Lakeside installation four more Smile Lounge kiosks were commissioned.

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A slick design yet very stable structure

A slick design yet very stable structure

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