JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED CLINICSQ&A
What makes a clinic waiting room comfortable?
Some clinics put the waiting room or lounge in the bright space by the windows, so you can read or relax. Others turn the reception into a place where people gather.
A lounge and library by the windows
KRD Nihombashi gives the window side to the lobby, lounge and library, and gathers the test rooms around the core and along the walls.
Nishi-Shinjuku Parkside Clinic →
A park-like waiting area
Nishi-Shinjuku Parkside Clinic sets a waiting area you can use freely, like a park, in a glass space open to the city.
Reception as a gathering place
ELM CLINIC Omotesando gives its reception roles for counselling, learning and café-like relaxation.
What is a machiai?
A machiai is the waiting room where you wait for your turn to be seen.
More and more clinics now let you choose how to spend that time, not just wait.
Other questions
QWhich clinics make special use of lighting?
QWhich clinics use wood for a gentle atmosphere?
QWhat is a clinic interior that does not feel like a clinic?
QHow do psychosomatic clinics design their interiors?
QWhat is a recovery space at an endoscopy clinic?
QHow do eye clinics show their test rooms and operating rooms?
