TAKENAKA Clinic −Warm Transparency−
TAKENAKA Clinic −Warm Transparency−
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ARCHITECTS
TSC ARCHITECTS
SIZE
5000 SQFT - 10,000 SQFT
STATUS
BUILT
YEAR
2019
LOCATION
Japan
CATEGORY
GOVERNMENT + HEALTH › HOSPITAL MEDICAL FACILITY
This clinic are planned as a center of the community of the town.
To achieve "Warm transparency", the L-shaped open ceiling space and a facade with a transparency, and the intermediate space, which is not the inside or outside of the building, was set.
We hoped this building to become a center of the community by spreading warmth of wood and the communications of the people in the town.
INTRODUCTION
Conventionally, a hospital tends to be a space that has poor natural color or material due to artificial structure material to improve the functionally and the efficiency .
Therefore, patients feel that they are being apart from their daily life. We should consider more comfortable environments where patients can spend stress-free.
THE THREE DESIGN STRATEGIES
I proposed three design strategies on this case. 2-1. The L‐shaped atrium
By planning the L-shaped atrium along the roads, patients can enjoy a sense of space．
The waiting room is provided as a buffer space for connecting the clinic function and society.
THE LARGE WOOD EAVES
The large wood eaves serves as an approach space to welcome patients.
Also it creates ambiguous place that is neither interior nor exterior, a concept known in japan as “engawa”.
GENEROUS USE OF WOOD MATERIAL
A lot of wood material was used to relieve the patient's nervousness.
WARM TRANSPARENCY
This building is planned as a center of the community of the town.
To achieve "Warm transparency", we installed the L-shaped open ceiling space the glass facade with transparency, and the generous use of wood materials.
We hope this building to become a center of the community in the town by spreading warmth of wood and people's communications.
