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Daiichi Rumah Saki' by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Daiichi Rumah Saki' by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Salaka in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan, dan Struktur Competition Category.


SalakaArsitektur· 2024

Daiichi Rumah Saki'

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Daiichi Hospital

A' Design Award Salaka Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Daiichi Rumah Saki'

Daiichi iyanaritu séuwa bola rumah saki' engkaé ri Kota Himeji, Jepang. Iyaé bangunang pitulapisé nasulléiwi blok malaungngé sibawa mattaroi sératu onrong ratu. Fasad mabbolo-boloé rigau'i pada-pada lémpéng manipi'é narisiseng-sisengngi ri siyagangngaré lapisang, iyanaro mabbéréangngi alalebbireng ri bangunangngé sibawa palemma'i pahang matane'é iya biasaé risitujuang sibawa arsitéktur rumah saki'. Sunna' mallapis-lapisié mappabaliwi bentu' massunna'na tanaé sibawa mattanrangngi sumpang pangolo poko'é. Paggangkang mapputé ripaké untu' mappaitangngi apaccingeng sibawa pasennangngi atinna topamalasaé. Séuwa jaringang balok bessi sibawa allirié tulungngi bangunangngé sibawa situru'i atoreng asalamakeng lino goccang iya materre'é.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Salaka

Daiichi Rumah Saki' iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Salaka, pakalebbi iya malompo tongeng iya ripabbere ri desain tingkak pole, cantik sibawa mappakita. Pakoro Salaka iyanaritu karya iya macennning tongeng sibawa kreatif iya mappakita keahlian, bakat sibawa ketajaman pikkiran tau mabbuat. Daiichi Rumah Saki' ripakkirangngi mancaji karya iya magello, mancaji pakkitaang, profesional sibawa inovatif iya dalleng. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Salaka iyae iyanaritu penemuan iya lebbi riissengngi sibawa ripuji, iya pawangekeng sibawa mappalaong wates seni, sains, desain sibawa teknologi. Daiichi Rumah Saki' iyanaritu ciptaan iya riennengi tau maega, iya mappabbura keinginan, mappabbere perasaan makessing sibawa mappabbentuk ketakjuban.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The new replacement building for Himeji Daiichi Hospital is built next to the late 1960s block that is planned to be demolished after moving to the new building. The idea behind this project is to bring some modernity and lightness to the old institution and to change the heavy monolithic image of hospital buildings. This is done by creating a porous facade that is treated as a sheet and repeated to create the depth of the building.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross Built Area: 2239sqm
W55100mm x D29777mm x H29910
Tags
Japan, hospital, white, reception, green, architecture, interior, medical, clinic, reception
Production Technology
The 7 stories building is supported by a grid of metallic beams and pillars. Since Japan is prone to earthquakes the building is design with extra safety measure. The facade is covered by cladding panels from KMEW. The interior is built using drywall techniques and was finished with a variety of materials including tiles, vinyl floor, vinyl wall cloth, wooden panels, platina panels, melamine board, and mirrors.
Design Challenge
The challenge of this project is to design and build a fully functional 100 beds hospital that responds to the newest Japanese regulations regarding earthquake and fire safety, using a very limited budget and yet produce a space that tends more towards hospitality rather then medical. Finding the middle ground between small luxury, efficiency, cost effectiveness, limited footprint, and extremely regulated spaces.
Research
The main challenge with this project is to break up with the monolithic block representative of modern hospitals and shift the interior towards a more anxiety free hospitality driven spaces. While aiming to achieve this the design needed to still obey the very strict healthcare functionality of a modern hospital and keep the tight budget under control. The available land area had an irregular shape creating efficiency complications that needed to be overcome.
Inspiration
The design was inspired by its site. the shape of the available land area and its angular position toward the main road inspired the repetition of the main facade in several layers as a corner treatment that would be an eye catcher for the people driving along the road but also for the pedestrians walking by. The white color dominance is inspired by the cleanliness, the hygiene, and its psychological effect on the patients.
Project Duration
Project start: July 2018.
Construction starts: December 2021.
Project/Construction End: March 2023.

Location:
Himeji City, Japan.
Operation Flow
The entrance opens to the reception counter followed by to the waiting area that faces a series of consulting and treatment rooms. It also contains medical imaging area and an emergency area also accessible from a dedicated entrance. The second floor is occupied by the dialyzes room, operating area, and dispensing services. The following floors are for the inpatient rooms. The sixth floor houses the rehabilitation room, the kitchen and dining areas, and offices. The seventh floor is technical.
Team Members
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Image Credits
Image #1: photographer ©Nacasa & partners Inc, Daiichi Hospital, 2023.
Image #2: photographer ©Nacasa & partners Inc, Daiichi Hospital, 2023.
Image #3: photographer ©Nacasa & partners Inc, Daiichi Hospital, 2023.
Image #4: photographer ©Nacasa & partners Inc, Daiichi Hospital, 2023.
Image #5: photographer ©Nacasa & partners Inc, Daiichi Hospital, 2023.

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