Kawakita Family Clinic Minami-Asagaya occupies several floors of a building a 1-minute walk from Minami-Asagaya Station. Aiming to be close to the community, its concept is “a healing space like a forest”. It was designed by Takara Space Design. Everything below is based on the designer's official page and the clinic's official website.
LocationAsagaya-Minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo (3rd–5th floors, ISM ASAGAYA Building)DepartmentsInternal medicine, paediatrics and moreCompletedMarch 2019DesignTakara Space DesignSize654.30 m² (197 tsubo)
Introduction
A healing space like a forest
Artificial greenery is at the centre of the design and is used on every floor.
Wood grain on floors and furniture evokes a forest.
01 · 5th floor
A green waiting lobby
The waiting lobby on the 5th floor uses artificial greenery.
The waiting lobby on the 5th floor
02 · 4th floor
A waiting area and corridor in wood grain
The 4th floor also uses greenery and wood grain to evoke a forest.
The waiting lobby on the 4th floorThe corridor on the 4th floor
03 · Consulting rooms and community space
Consulting rooms and a communication space
Besides consulting rooms, there is a communication space.
A consulting roomA consulting roomThe communication space
What is artificial greenery?
Artificial greenery is man-made plants that look real. They need no watering and do not need sunlight.
Kawakita Family Clinic Minami-Asagaya uses artificial greenery on each floor to make a forest-like space.