Playful Child Care クリニック by Yoshiaki Tanaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
鉄建築· 2022
Playful Child Care クリニック
Client: TSC Architects
A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About Playful Child Care クリニック
TSC Architectsは、3つの設計戦略に基づく特徴的な三層構造の屋根を設計した。第一に、患者を優しく包み込むこと。次に、感染症と非感染症の空間を分けながらも、全体としての一体感を感じられるようにすること。最後に、屋根の隙間にある窓からの光が軒天井を照らし、内部の活動を垣間見せること。木と絵本の温もりに包まれた吹き抜けの待合室は、感染対策を講じながらも、患者や子どもたちが元気に過ごせる場所である。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鉄賞
Playful Child Care クリニックは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Playful Child Care クリニックは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Playful Child Care クリニックは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This building with its eye-catching roof is a pediatric clinic. Patients are soothed by the warmth of the wood and the curving design. The wall-to-wall bookshelf of picture books eases children's anxieties. The waiting areas are distributed in three locations to prevent infection, but the curved surfaces and atrium create a sense of spatial connectivity. Also, after the sun goes down, the light overflowing through the gaps in the roof gives a sense of ease to the inorganic streetscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Areas: Site dimension 221 sqm / Plot ratio 80% / built area 165 sqm / Total floor space: 125 sqm
- Tags
- Architecture, Hospital, Design, Life, Health, Public, Clinic, Wood, Childcare
- Production Technology
- In designing this building, infectious disease control was an important consideration. Patients are directed by nurses to different waiting areas depending on their symptoms (infectious and non-infectious). The waiting area, which faces the outside and surrounds the examination rooms, creates two gently demarcated waiting areas. The fact that they are not separated by walls also has the advantage that nurses can respond quickly to sudden changes in a patient's condition.
- Design Challenge
- The shape of the roof was achieved through in-depth discussions with the structural designer. We went through a process of trial and error to find the shape that would look most beautiful when viewed from the street in front of the building. The steeply folded roof was a challenge, but as a result, the interior space feels spacious and defines the impression of the space. In addition, in order to make the tips look beautiful, the gutters were specially made instead of using ordinary ones.
- Research
- In Japanese clinics, patients are usually crowded into waiting rooms, which carries a high risk of nosocomial infection. We designed a building with spatial expansiveness throughout, while dividing the flow of patients according to their symptoms. We also avoided the inorganic space that is common in conventional clinics and designed the building with the warmth of wood. Currently, the building is also used as a vaccination site for COVID-19, supporting the health of local residents.
- Inspiration
- This is a reconstruction project for a pediatric clinic that has operated on this site for many years. TSC Architects were conscious of the connection with the community. They designed a space surrounded by the warmth of wood and picture books that would be endearing to local children. They also considered that the activities inside would be warmly expressed to the town. This building is an important part of the community, providing a sense of security for those raising children.
- Project Duration
- Project duration did from September 2018 to May 2019.
Location is 2-11-3 Josai, Nishi-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. - Operation Flow
- The roof that wraps around the building not only increases the visibility of this building, but is also effective in the comfort that patients feel. The eaves extending toward the front street welcome patients. As they enter, they can see all the way to the second floor and are amazed at the expanse of space. And there are slits under each roof. This gives the large roof a light and friendly impression to people. The activities of the interior are expressed to the city through the slit.
- Patents
- Yoshiaki Tanaka
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer ToLoLo studio
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