Playful Child Care Ilé-ìwòsàn by Yoshiaki Tanaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IrinÌkọ́lé· 2022
Playful Child Care Ilé-ìwòsàn
Client: TSC Architects
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About Playful Child Care Ilé-ìwòsàn
TSC Architects ṣe àpẹrẹ òrùlé pàtàkì kan pẹ̀lú ìpele mẹ́ta nínú ìlànà àpẹrẹ mẹ́ta. Èyí àkọ́kọ́ ni láti fi ọ̀rọ̀ bo alàisàn ní faràbalẹ̀. Lẹ́yìn náà, wọ́n pín ààyè náà sí àwọn àrùn àkóràn àti àwọn àrùn tí kò lè ràn ní, wọ́n sì ṣe àpẹrẹ ààyè náà láti ní ìrílàrá ìkójọpọ̀. Níkẹyìn, ìmọ́lẹ̀ láti àwọn fèrèsé nínú àwọn àlà òrùlé náà ń tan sí àjà òrùlé, tí ó fi hàn díẹ̀ nínú àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń wáyé nínú. Pẹ̀lú ìmóoru igi àti àwọn ìwé àwòrán ní àyíká, yàrá ìdúró ààrín gbàngbà jẹ́ ibi tí àwọn alàisàn àti àwọn ọmọdé lè ní agbára nígbà tí wọ́n ń ṣe àwọn ìṣọ́ra lòdì sí àkóràn.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Playful Child Care Ilé-ìwòsàn jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Playful Child Care Ilé-ìwòsàn yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Playful Child Care Ilé-ìwòsàn nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
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
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer ToLoLo studio
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