The Giving Tree Mamanu i Totonu o Falemaʻi by Yusuke Tanaka

The Giving Tree Mamanu i Totonu o Falemaʻi by Yusuke Tanaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2024

The Giving Tree Mamanu i Totonu o Falemaʻi

by Yusuke Tanaka

Client: Ris1ngアーキテクツになる

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About The Giving Tree Mamanu i Totonu o Falemaʻi

Kupu o le Tusi: O le Laau Foaʻi o se falemaʻi mo tamaiti i Yonago, Tottori, Iapani. O le fale ua mamanuina ina ia foliga mai o se vaomatua, faʻatasi ai ma mamanu i luga o puipui e faʻaalia ai laau ma mauga. E lua faitotoʻa ese ma faletaele ese ua saunia mo tagatamaʻi masani ma tagatamaʻi e maua i faʻamaʻi pipisi, ina ia lē fefeteʻenaʻi nei vaega e lua. O potu suʻesuʻega o loʻo tu i le ogatotonu o le fuafuaga ma e iai faʻalaʻupoʻo e faʻamiliomilo e faʻamamāina ai le malamalama masani. O se poletito laupapa e ala atu i le potu faʻatalitali e avea ma nofoaga taʻalo. O taualuga umi e paolo ai le faʻamalama tele i le itu i saute i le vaitau mafanafana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai The Giving Tree Mamanu i Totonu o Falemaʻi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina The Giving Tree Mamanu i Totonu o Falemaʻi e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. The Giving Tree Mamanu i Totonu o Falemaʻi e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The pediatric clinic has two separate entrances one for normal patients and the other for infected patients to prevent the flow of patients from crossing each other and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Additionally, separate toilets are provided for each type of patient to ensure the facility is thoroughly protected against the spread of infection. There is also a wooden deck accessible from the waiting room which serves as a play area for bored children.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area 993.98 square metre
Total floor area 234.98 square metre
Structure Wood
Tags: Japan, Yonago, pediatrics, big tree, clinic, architect
Production Technology: Sto painted wall
Openwork brick wall
Laser cutout panel
Structure Wood
Design Challenge: The staff flow line was simplified by placing the examination rooms at the center of the building. The waiting room has a large window that faces south and lets in a lot of light, but in the summer, it also makes the interior hot. We were able to make the space comfortable throughout the year by lengthening the eaves. The garden is enclosed, so people can freely go out to the garden from the waiting room.
Research: To create a comfortable waiting room, we analyzed the size of the windows and the length of the eaves. We used a model to determine how light would enter the room. Our team also took into account the safety of the space by using soft materials for the walls and floor and eliminating sharp corners from the furniture. The design was created with children in mind, and we carefully considered the interior coordination. We even prepared many color samples to choose from when deciding on the final details.
Inspiration: This work was designed based on a space like a forest where people can feel cheerful and healed when they are not feeling well.The design of the waiting room in particular was created so that children and adults of different ages would feel at ease together. The interior of the waiting room in particular is warmly welcoming with wooden objects and a large window from which one can see the trees in the garden and refresh oneself.
Project Duration: The construction was finished in October 2023 in Yonago, Tottori, Japan.
Operation Flow: This pediatric clinic is well equipped with amenities for children such as washrooms diaper changing stations and nursing rooms. The building has been designed to resemble a forest with wallpaper patterns on the walls that connect the rooms and evoke images of trees and mountains. The examination rooms have rounded ceilings that allow for natural light to filter through creating a serene environment similar to sunlight coming through the trees.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami