This project involves operating the existing hospital while building a new medical ward in the parking lot area. Based on the patients' flow, the building is divided into three floors: 1st floor for consultation, examination, and a kitchen; 2nd floor for admissions and a nursing station; and 3rd floor for surgery and a doctor's office. After streamlining the core and organizing the building structure, the overall shape of the hospital was decided to have a "natural architectural form".
When we hear the word "hospital," the image that comes to mind is often a negative one. The exterior of the hospital that quickly rises into our minds is likely a neat row of windows of the same size, boxy, almost white in color, and a sign that reads the Hospital's name. Inside, we see a typical reception desk, a waiting area with synthetic leather sofas and a TV that is left on, examination and testing rooms with tense colors and design, and hospital rooms that are far from comfortable.
By removing these negative aspects, we can prevent evoking the existing hospital experience. We aimed to reinvent the experience by integrating an environment that evokes a positive and enriching atmosphere we want and desire, such as immersing ourselves in lush nature, staying at a favorite hotel, or viewing art.
The transformation of the negative hospital image into a positive one should contribute not only to the hospital and our mindset toward it, but also to the mindset of medical professionals, their work performance, and the way they treat patients. The new concept of the hospital is to be transmitted from the location of Kisarazu, Chiba, as a deformed representation of the area's iconic geological formation. Aiming for overseas expansion with a highly skilled, ambitious, and open-minded director.