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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Sayanomoto Clinic in Saga, Japan by Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

 
October 2nd, 2016 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

We were approached to design a mental health clinic in Saga City specializing in the treatment of patients with dementia. As in other towns and regions, Saga’s aging population has created a greater need for healthcare for the elderly. Ordinarily, healthcare facilities are planned and constructed on the advice of medical professionals with the sole consideration of creating a space for efficient and safe treatment of patients.

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

  • Architects: Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop (Kentaro Yamazaki)
  • Project: Sayanomoto Clinic
  • Location: Saga-shi, Saga, Japan
  • Photography: Naoomi Kurozumi
  • Software used: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Illustrator, Photoshop
  • Structure: RC (Wall type)
  • Book Direction: BACH / Yoshitaka Haba
  • Structural design: ASD / Ryuji Tabata, Takayuki Tabata
  • Facility design: EOS plus / Kazuhiro Endo
  • Landscape: Takio Inada
  • Graphic Design: musubime / Takehiro Kawase
  • Site Area: 691.52 sqm
  • Floor Area: 308.58 sqm
  • Start of construction and completion: January 2014 – October 2014

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

In this clinic, however, a special “Learning” common space was created intended for patients living with dementia and their families.

This “Learning” space is not meant to directly treat the illness but rather to provide visitors with a starting point for facing the condition of dementia.

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

In addition to an outdoor garden designed to recreate the local scenery of rice fields and mountains using local flora, a 30 meter bookshelf was constructed containing pictorial books intended not so much to be “read” but rather to be “seen” and impart an impression on the reader.

By creating a common space where patients, staff and families can interact, we seek to connect people through “Learning.”

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Naoomi Kurozumi

Image Courtesy © Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

Image Courtesy © Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

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Categories: Autocad, Clinic, Illustrator, Photoshop, SketchUp




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