This internal medicine and cardiology clinic is on the ground floor of a clinic mall a 3-minute walk from Hankyu Toyonaka Station. It was planned around a theme set by the director: “a forward-looking clinic space that blends healing and friendliness and stays close to body and mind”. It was designed by Takara Space Design. Everything below is based on the designer's official page and the clinic's official website.
LocationHonmachi, Toyonaka, Osaka (ground floor, Keihan Toyonaka Building)DepartmentsInternal medicine, cardiologyCompletedJuly 2025DesignTakara Space DesignSize167.00 m² (50 tsubo)
Introduction
Opening a windowless waiting area with colour and light
The entrance does not face outside directly, and the waiting area has no windows. Based on the clinic's colour, mint green, colour and light create a sense of openness.
The waiting area has several information displays and places for the eye to rest, meant to turn waiting time into time for learning and for being soothed by green.
01 · Entrance
Greenery and soft light
The entrance makes the clinic's presence felt in the shared area of the clinic mall.
The entrance with greenery
02 · Waiting area
A waiting area of layered light
The waiting area is bright, wrapped in soft light.
There is a counter and an information corner.
The waiting area in layers of lightThe counter in the waiting areaThe information corner
03 · Corridor
A corridor of indirect light
Indirect lighting and layered materials give the corridor depth.
The consulting room entrances share a wood-grain design.
The corridorThe corridor with indirect lightA wood-grain consulting room entrance
What is a facade?
A facade is the front face of a building or shop.
Toyonaka Ekimae Sakai Clinic plans a facade that makes its presence felt in the shared area.
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