HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2013
IBARAKI PREFECTURAL MEDICAL CENTER OF PSYCHIARTRY
IBARAKI PREFECTURAL MEDICAL CENTER OF PSYCHIARTRY
 Ibaraki Prefectural Medical Center of Psychiatry is a psychiatric hospital with 288 beds. A series of L-shaped ward wings are connected by a supply corridor encircling the outpatient building. The treatment area is centered around a plaza and terrace. Spaces within the wards are organized in a hierarchal order corresponding to individual, small group and collective use so that patients can experience various steps of socialization.
Location Kasama, Ibaraki
Number of bed 288
Site area 128,683m2
Total floor area 16,848m2
Structure Reinforced concrete(partly steel frame, steel reinforced concrete);two stories
Completion March 2011
Architect Kume・Hayakawa JV

 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2013
JAPANESE RED CROSS ASHIKAGA HOSPITAL
JAPANESE RED CROSS ASHIKAGA HOSPITAL
 In the Ashikaga Hospital, ward, central treatment department and outpatient department were built as independent wings connected by a mall to make the facility able to accommodate to future growth and change. All patient rooms are single rooms respecting privacy and for amenity. Natural resources such as groundwater, solar power and wind power are utilized as much as possible to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission. The facility was also carefully planned to prepare for disasters.
Location Ashikaga, Tochigi
Number of bed 555
Site area 57,403m2
Total floor area 51,804m2
Structure Reinforced concrete(partly steel frame) ;Seismic isolation;one basement and nine stories
Completion April 2011
Architect Nikken Sekkei

 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2013
St. LUKE'S BIRTH CLINIC
St. LUKE'S BIRTH CLINIC
 St. Luke’s Birth Clinic is specifi cally designed as a facility for natural delivery in a home-like atmosphere. Two independent two-level units for childbirth and recovery are stacked in the urban site. The units have wooden interior and a terrace garden resem bling spatial experiences of a detached house.
Location Chuo-ku, Tokyo  
Number of rooms 19  
Site area 424m2  
Total floor area 1,724m2  
Structure Reinforced concrete;seven stories  
Completion May 2010  
Architect Shimizu Corporation  
 

 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2013
JAPANESE RED CROSS ISE HOSPITAL
JAPANESE RED CROSS ISE HOSPITAL
 The client’s wish was to make a magnet hospital with a lowrise building and staff - friendly environment. 8 nursing units had to be accommodated each on the 3rd and 4th fl oors to keep the building low. Two units align along each side of the building and a staff station is located at the midpoint. The center of the fl oor is a dedicated staff zone that allows hospital staff to withdraw to the backstage and enhances communication.
Location Ise, Mie
Number of rooms 655
Site area 52,591m2
Total floor area 56,587m2
Structure Structure:Reinforced concrete(partly steel frame) ;Seismic isolation ;fi ve stories
Completion August 2011
Architect Nihon Sekkei

 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2013
MORINAGA MATERNITY CLINIC
MORINAGA MATERNITY CLINIC
 A total of 1,200 births take place annually in Morinaga Maternity Clinic admitting the largest number of patients in the municipality. Goals of the renewal were to provide high-level care and good amenity and to serve as a community symbol. Functional zoning and careful design of the patient areas provide visitors with privacy and comfort. The clinic also houses a lobby, cafe and hall.
Location Kasugai, Aichi
Number of bed 19
Site area 1,640m2
Total floor area 2,573m2
Structure Steel reinforced concrete(partly steel frame);four stories
Completion July 2011
Architect AXS Satow Inc.
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