Daiichi Sepetlele by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Meaho, Dikaho le Dibopego Competition Category.

SileveraMeaho· 2024

Daiichi Sepetlele

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Daiichi Hospital

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Meaho Category

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The Design

About Daiichi Sepetlele

Daiichi ke moaho wa sepetlele o fumanehang Motseng wa Himeji, Japane. Moaho ona wa mekato e supileng o nka sebaka sa moaho wa kgale mme o na le dibethe tse lekgolo. Sefahleho se nang le masoba se sebediswa jwaloka lakane e tshesane mme se phetwa ka mekgahlelo e mmalwa, e leng se fang moaho botebo le ho nolofatsa setshwantsho se boima seo hangata se amahanngwang le meaho ya dipetlele. Hukung e nang le mekgahlelo e arabela sebopeho se sekhutlo sa setsha mme e tshwaya monyako o moholo. Dibaka tse tshweu di sebediswa ho bontsha bohlweki le ho kgutsisa bakudi. Kerata ya dithupa tsa tshepe le ditshiya e tshehetsa moaho mme e finyella melao e thata ya polokeho ya ditshisinyeho tsa lefatshe.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Daiichi Sepetlele ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Daiichi Sepetlele e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Daiichi Sepetlele ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.