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Traditionally, hospital environments are internalized, cut off from the natural world, and structured around efficiency, despite its affect on patient health. Moving beyond this, Kengo Kuma & Associates have unveiled plans to replaced an aging medical center in Setagaya, Tokyo, with a “modest,” “actively open” hospital centered around a landscaped courtyard garden.
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The new Seijo Kinoshita Hospital (Green Hospital), planned for completion in 2017, breaks away from uniformity to offer a unique set of common spaces and private patient rooms that are directly connected to nature and lit by natural light.
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Wood louvers on the building’s exterior are strategically placed to provide shade and obscure views to ensure privacy.
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Architects
Location
Tokyo, JapanArea
2406.0 sqmProject Year
2017Photographs
Kengo Kuma & Associates