A hospital welcoming patients with a design utilizing endemic characteristics The Seto Inland Sea can be viewed from Saijo Central Hospital, located at a nature-rich traditional Japanese paper production area with Mount Ishizuchi in the background. We pursued a hospital that will be cherished by the local community and shared the progress with people's everyday lives. In order to make comfortable spaces full of natural light, every part of the building was constructed to have a view of outside. An open ceiling was made above the general reception and waiting area, utilizing design motifs of the symbols of the hospital: "light", "water", and "Japanese paper". The space is filled with soft light through panel curtains made of non-woven fabric, resembling Japanese paper. Holes in the panels express water currents and an expression is added by their transparency, creating a softer impression.
風土性を活かしたデザインで患者をあたたかく迎える病院 瀬戸内海を望み、石鎚山を背負い、古くから和紙の産地でもあった自然豊かな土地に建つ西条中央病院。地域に愛され、人々の日常とともに成長していく病院を目指した。自然光を感じる心地よい空間とするため、どこにいても外部が見えるよう構成するとともに、総合受付待合の上部には病院の象徴となる「光」・「水」・「和紙」をデザインモチーフとした吹抜けを設けた。和紙とみなした不織布のパネルカーテンにより、やわらかな光がたまる空間とした。パネルにあけた孔によって水の流れを表現し、透け感を利用した表情をつけ、さらにやわらかい印象とした。