Daiichi Hōhipera by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
HiriwaWaihanga· 2024
Daiichi Hōhipera
Client: Daiichi Hospital
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Daiichi Hōhipera
He whare hōhipera a Daiichi kei te Tāone o Himeji, Hapani. E whitu ngā papa o te whare nei, ka whakakapi i tētahi whare tawhito, ā, kotahi rau ngā moenga kei roto. Ka whakamahia te mata pūareare o waho hei pepa angiangi, ka tāruaruatia ki ētahi paparanga maha, mā tērā ka hōhonu ake te āhua o te whare, ka whakangāwari hoki i te āhua taumaha e hono nuitia ana ki te hoahoanga hōhipera. Ka urupare te kokonga paparanga ki te hanga koki o te wāhi whenua, ā, ka tohu i te tomokanga matua. Ka whakamahia ngā mata mā hei whakaatu i te mā me te whakamārie i ngā tūroro. Mā tētahi tukutuku o ngā kurupae me ngā pou konganuku te whare e tautoko, ā, e tutuki ana i ngā ture haumaru rū whenua pakari.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Daiichi Hōhipera te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Daiichi Hōhipera he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Daiichi Hōhipera he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
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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