Karasuyama Sugisaki Eye Clinic is on the 2nd floor of a building right by Chitose-Karasuyama Station. Clinics need many rooms for different uses, so each one tends to be small. Here the examination rooms are divided by glass, giving a sense of space between them and the waiting area. It was designed by Takara Space Design. Everything below is based on the designer's official page and the clinic's official website.
LocationMinami-Karasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo (2nd floor, Fleuve Vert Karasuyama)DepartmentOphthalmologyCompletedMarch 2025DesignTakara Space DesignSize155.00 m² (46 tsubo)
Introduction
Dividing with glass, not walls
The examination rooms, usually divided by walls, are divided by glass. The edges of the rooms blur, and the waiting area and examination rooms connect visually.
The “picture” hanging on the waiting-area wall is a window that looks into the operating room.
01 · Entrance and reception
The waiting area seen from the entrance
From the entrance you can see the reception and waiting area.
The waiting area seen from the entranceThe reception
02 · Waiting area
Examination rooms linked through glass
From the waiting area you can see the examination rooms behind glass.
The “picture” on the wall is a window into the operating room.
The examination room seen from the waiting area
03 · Corridor and examination room
A corridor leading back
Examination rooms continue along the corridor.
The corridorAn examination room
What is a partition?
A partition is a wall or fitting that divides one space into several rooms.
Karasuyama Sugisaki Eye Clinic uses glass partitions for its examination rooms to connect them with the waiting area.
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