Playful Child Care Clinică by Yoshiaki Tanaka

Playful Child Care Clinică by Yoshiaki Tanaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fier in Design de Arhitectură, Clădiri și Structuri Competition Category.

FierArhitectură· 2022

Playful Child Care Clinică

by Yoshiaki Tanaka

Client: TSC Architects

A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Arhitectură Category

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The Design

About Playful Child Care Clinică

TSC Architects a proiectat un acoperiș distinctiv cu trei straturi în trei strategii de design. Prima este de a înveloapa blând pacientul. În continuare, spațiul este împărțit în zone pentru boli infecțioase și boli neinfecțioase, iar spațiul este conceput pentru a transmite senzația de unitate. În final, lumina de la ferestrele din golurile acoperișului luminează tavanul streașinii, oferind o privire asupra activităților din interior. Înconjurată de căldura lemnului și a cărților ilustrate, sala de așteptare tip atrium este un loc în care pacienții și copiii pot fi plini de energie în timp ce respectă măsurile de precauție împotriva infecției.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fier

Playful Child Care Clinică a câștigat A' Design Award de Fier, o recunoaștere prestigioasă acordată designurilor bune care îndeplinesc cerințele profesionale și industriale așteptate de la creații bine concepute. Câștigătorii Fierului demonstrează mare pricepere, înaltă specializare, înțelegere de specialitate și capacitate creativă din partea creatorilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Playful Child Care Clinică să fie o creație foarte apreciată, admirată și prețuită, practică și inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Fier integrează cele mai bune practici din industrie și are caracteristici tehnice competente îmbinate cu know-how și talent. Pentru acuratețea sa, Playful Child Care Clinică merită respect și este conceput pentru a aduce îmbunătățiri ale calității vieții care ajută la facerea lumii un loc mai bun.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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
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