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The OmniDirectional

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JURY VOTES
Healthcare Centre
6.75
5.75
7.08
6.58
6.54
Julian Lwin
Julian Lwin Spatial Design Director at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
Some great details - beautiful unif...
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6
6
Alexander Fehre
Alexander Fehre Founder at Studio Alexander Fehre
Waiting chairs are a great! Maybe f...
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5
5
6
5.5
Jayati Sinha
Jayati Sinha Physical and Digital Experience Designer at Fjord @ Accenture
Loving the randomized furniture ! T...
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5
7
5
5.75
Benjamin Kaplan
Benjamin Kaplan Design Director Global Brand Experience at Nike
The design does not feel cohesive....
4
5
4
4
4.25
Jump Lee
Jump Lee Design Director at One fine day studio & partners
4
6
4
3
4.25
Karol Suguikawa
Karol Suguikawa Creative Director at Karol Suguikawa Design
5
5
5
5
5
Ekaterina Elizarova
Ekaterina Elizarova Founder and Creative Director at Elizarova Design Studio
4
5
4
5
4.5
Yanfei Li
Yanfei Li Founder and Design Director at 8877 Interiors
5
5
3
4
4.25
Alberto Martinez
Alberto Martinez Sales Manager of Central Europe at Andreu World
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6
6
5
5.75
Studio Lotus
Studio Lotus Architect and Interior Designer at Studio Lotus
5
6
5
5
5.25
Marjan van Aubel
Marjan van Aubel Solar Designer at Marjan van Aubel Studio
5
5
8
3
5.25
Olga Sundukova
Olga Sundukova Cofounder at Sundukovy Sisters
5
5
5
5
5
Andrew Mcmullan
Andrew Mcmullan Director at Mcmullan Studio
4
4
4
5
4.25
Julien Sebban
Julien Sebban Architect at Uchronia
5
5
5
5
5
Client
Toshi-Naika Clinic
Floor area
203 ㎡
Completion
2020

The OmniDirectional is an internal medicine clinic located in a Japanese suburban town of Hyogo prefecture. The core of the clinic is the endoscopy room, specialty of the doctor, naturally placing it in a central position both spatially and functionally. The entrance gives directly to the central axis of the waiting room, with the reception counter in the back and followed by a large clear glass opening that showcases the endoscopy room as a modern medical tech piece of art. The room needs to be accessed from both the examination section and the treatment section, while these two require a direct access from the waiting room, and a straight connection to and through the backyard of the clinic. Placing the endoscopy room at the center and surrounding it with the four other spaces results on a castellated square deposited on its lateral axes. The materiality of the clinic also plays an essential role for highlighting the endoscopy room as the core of the building. By contrasting the edgy and stoic cement fiber panels exterior cladding to the warm and relaxing OSB panels on the walls and ceiling of the waiting room, the space blends hospitality with medical care in a subtle duality. The contrast in inversed on the inside, where the endoscopy room, visible through the glass, is finished in white surfaces accentuating the high-tech, hygiene, and the high medical virtuosity. While in use the room is covered through blinders to secure a total intimacy for the patients.