Wooden Axis Large Roof Clínica y Farmacia by Yoshiaki Tanaka

Wooden Axis Large Roof Clínica y Farmacia by Yoshiaki Tanaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

PlataArquitectura· 2024

Wooden Axis Large Roof Clínica y Farmacia

by Yoshiaki Tanaka

Client: TSC Architects

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Arquitectura Category

22,237
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #161557

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Wooden Axis Large Roof Clínica y Farmacia

El sitio se encuentra ubicado a lo largo de una vía arterial que conecta al centro de la ciudad, con una carretera de planificación urbana hacia el sur programada para ser ampliada, y se espera un desarrollo futuro. Al planificar un nuevo centro médico regional, se buscó conscientemente crear un espacio claramente diferenciado de la arquitectura comercialista de servicios de carretera, con la calidez de la madera y una acogida amable para los pacientes. Los tres edificios están conectados mediante un código de diseño Sunoko de madera.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Wooden Axis Large Roof Clínica y Farmacia ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Wooden Axis Large Roof Clínica y Farmacia sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Wooden Axis Large Roof Clínica y Farmacia es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The site is located along an arterial road connecting the city center and the city center, with an urban planning road to the south that is scheduled to be widened, and future development is expected. In planning a new regional medical center, we were conscious of creating a space that is distinctly different from commercialistic road service architecture, with the warmth of wood and a gentle welcome for patients The three buildings are connected by a wooden "sunoko" design code.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area: 2356.55 sqm
Orthopedic Clinic / built area 299.61 sqm / Total floor space: 489.54 sqm /
Internal Medicine Clinic / built area 211.39 sqm / Total floor space: 272.79 sqm /
Pharmacy/ built area 69.57 sqm / Total floor space: 91.90 sqm /
Tags: Architecture, Hospital, Design, Life, Health, Public, Clinic, Wood, pharmacy
Production Technology: The exterior skin and openings are set on the outside of the shaft assembly, and openings are out-set in braces and other structural parts to create continuous windows and stepped windows, resulting in a transparent wood structure.
The sunoko walls (facade rattan) used for the exterior skin allow for better air flow, which dries faster and more durably than typical wooden exterior walls.
Design Challenge: TSC Architects aimed to create a building with a bright and warm feeling of wood, so that the wooden framework would appear as the interior. Therefore, we verified the structure so that it would be beautifully expressed, and let the placement of the rafters be determined. The rafter-exposed ceiling guides the eye to the view outside. We also considered installing large-opening exterior sashes on the outside of the structure to create a wooden structure with a sense of transparency.
Research: A project to build an orthopedic surgery, an internal medicine clinic, and a pharmacy on a single site. TSC Architects was conscious of creating a space that is distinctly different from commercialistic road service architecture, with the warmth of wood and a gentle welcome to patients. The three buildings, with their combined design codes, work together to create a townscape that serves as a medical hub for the community.
Inspiration: The three clients wanted to build an internal medicine, orthopedics, and pharmacy on a single site, and they wanted to align their design codes with a bright atmosphere. Therefore, TSC Architects used "sunoko" on the exterior to unify the design code, with the interior representing a wooden shaft to give the warmth of the wood.
Project Duration: Project duration did from July 2021 to January 2023.
Location is 64 Asahigaoka, Minamisakae, Owariasahi City, Aichi Prefecture.
Operation Flow: The design codes of the three buildings are aligned with the sunoko walls to bring a sense of unity. The wooden framework creates a warm and welcoming treatment space as an interior design. Large openings to the full ceiling create a pleasant space illuminated by gentle natural light.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer ToLoLo studio
Image #2: Photographer ToLoLo studio
Image #3: Photographer ToLoLo studio
Image #4: Photographer ToLoLo studio
Image #5: Photographer ToLoLo studio