HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2014
CHILDREN’S HOME SHISEI DAICHI-NO-IE
CHILDREN’S HOME SHISEI DAICHI-NO-IE
 Childcare institution Shisei-gakuen opened the new home Daichi-no-ie to help abused children and their families. It is a complex of a childcare home for 30 children introducing Montessori method, family counseling and education functions to approach the problem from an overall perspective. Architecturally, a triangular deck with a nursery and community meeting room underneath forms a plaza connecting with the community.
Location Tachikawa, Tokyo.
Number of bed 30
Site area 1,933m2
Total floor area 1,609m2
Structure Reinforced concrete;four stories
Completion August 2009
Architect Takenaka Corporation

 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2014
KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL
KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL
 The project is a relocation of the central hospital with 700 beds. Patient centered design, flexibility, environmental considerations and disaster resilience were the key concepts. The 4-bed rooms are designed for increased privacy and flexibility. Two beds can be added in disaster situations and the room can be converted to single rooms in the future, without reducing the total number of beds.
Location Kobe, Hyogo
Number of bed 700
Site area 46,335m2
Total floor area 82,185m2
Structure Steel frame(partly Reinforced concrete, Steel reinforced concrete) ;one basement and nine stories
Completion March 2011
Architect Nikken Sekkei

 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2014
COLLECTIVE HOUSE ACLASS TOWN
COLLECTIVE HOUSE ACLASS TOWN

・Aclass Town is a complex of an elderly home, apartment houses, restaurant, cafe, gallery, library and a chiropractic clinic. There are two main buildings, one in reinforced concrete structure and the other in wooden structure

.・The buildings are connected by a deck terrace. The terrace and the alley between the buildings are open to the community.

Location Dazaifu, Fukuoka  
Number of rooms 50  
Site area 1,014m2  
Total floor area 1,341m2  
Structure Reinforced concrete, wooden;three stories  
Completion November 2011  
Architect Ookute Atelier  
 

 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2014
CHUTOEN GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER
CHUTOEN GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER

・A project merging two regional hospitals. The decision was made to maintain the level of medical services in both normal and disaster conditions

.・The building was designed to require minimum land development to preserve the natural landscape

.・The concept “living continuity plan” was adopted along with BCP. The hospital can function independently cut off from lifelines in disaster situations.

Location Kakegawa, Shizuoka
Number of rooms 500
Site area 137,200m2
Total floor area 46,151m2
Structure Steel frame(partly concrete encased steel beam/column)
Completion March 2013
Architect Kume Sekkei

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