Ikei Pharmacy Nakai Branch

A dispensing pharmacy that supports the health of local residents and specializes in providing services that are close to people.

  • Hospitality Spaces
  • The building's shape expresses the facility concept of "present boxes filled with health" given to local residents. During the day, the CI color white and blue facade stands out against the blue skies of Takasaki, which has a high rate of sunny days, adding color to the street. The building makes use of its favorable location, which is rich in light.

    The building's shape expresses the facility concept of "present boxes filled with health" given to local residents. During the day, the CI color white and blue facade stands out against the blue skies of Takasaki, which has a high rate of sunny days, adding color to the street. The building makes use of its favorable location, which is rich in light.

  • The waiting area features a cross-stitch logo pattern that occasionally appears as a heart. This not only provides a sense of healing, but also expresses the patients' desire to be cured and the pharmacists' desire to heal.

    The waiting area features a cross-stitch logo pattern that occasionally appears as a heart. This not only provides a sense of healing, but also expresses the patients' desire to be cured and the pharmacists' desire to heal.

  • We have created a sincere and reassuring service where customers are guided from the concierge counter by the sign of the first star to the reception and dispensing counter.

    We have created a sincere and reassuring service where customers are guided from the concierge counter by the sign of the first star to the reception and dispensing counter.

  • By implementing digital transformation in the dispensing room and installing automatic payment machines, the role of pharmacists will be specialized to provide hospitality that cannot be replaced by robots or AI, provide consultation services to improve pre-illness as part of local health support, and promote healthy life expectancy in the community.

    By implementing digital transformation in the dispensing room and installing automatic payment machines, the role of pharmacists will be specialized to provide hospitality that cannot be replaced by robots or AI, provide consultation services to improve pre-illness as part of local health support, and promote healthy life expectancy in the community.

  • The wooden space is filled with the scent of wood, and the combination of light signs and original sounds that harmonize with the light creates a calming atmosphere that makes you feel like you are taking a walk in the forest.

    The wooden space is filled with the scent of wood, and the combination of light signs and original sounds that harmonize with the light creates a calming atmosphere that makes you feel like you are taking a walk in the forest.

  • The waiting area in the atrium staircase is bathed in soft light, symbolizing the desire for recovery and the ray of hope.

    The waiting area in the atrium staircase is bathed in soft light, symbolizing the desire for recovery and the ray of hope.

  • Although nursing care equipment can potentially be used by anyone, it has a negative image. The products are carefully displayed to encourage people to try them out, and benches are placed in various locations to allow families to leisurely shop around and discuss the products.

    Although nursing care equipment can potentially be used by anyone, it has a negative image. The products are carefully displayed to encourage people to try them out, and benches are placed in various locations to allow families to leisurely shop around and discuss the products.

  • The facility is designed to allow for regular events that bring pharmacies, pharmacists, and medicine closer to people, as well as connections with local colleagues, thanks to the IK Stella Hall and grand staircase on the fourth floor.

    The facility is designed to allow for regular events that bring pharmacies, pharmacists, and medicine closer to people, as well as connections with local colleagues, thanks to the IK Stella Hall and grand staircase on the fourth floor.

  • It aims to be the "first star" of the town, bringing good health to the area, and warmly illuminates the area at night.

    It aims to be the "first star" of the town, bringing good health to the area, and warmly illuminates the area at night.

  • Ikei Pharmacy Nakai Branch
  • The waiting area features a cross-stitch logo pattern that occasionally appears as a heart. This not only provides a sense of healing, but also expresses the patients' desire to be cured and the pharmacists' desire to heal.
  • We have created a sincere and reassuring service where customers are guided from the concierge counter by the sign of the first star to the reception and dispensing counter.
  • By implementing digital transformation in the dispensing room and installing automatic payment machines, the role of pharmacists will be specialized to provide hospitality that cannot be replaced by robots or AI, provide consultation services to improve pre-illness as part of local health support, and promote healthy life expectancy in the community.
  • The wooden space is filled with the scent of wood, and the combination of light signs and original sounds that harmonize with the light creates a calming atmosphere that makes you feel like you are taking a walk in the forest.
  • The waiting area in the atrium staircase is bathed in soft light, symbolizing the desire for recovery and the ray of hope.
  • Although nursing care equipment can potentially be used by anyone, it has a negative image. The products are carefully displayed to encourage people to try them out, and benches are placed in various locations to allow families to leisurely shop around and discuss the products.
  • The facility is designed to allow for regular events that bring pharmacies, pharmacists, and medicine closer to people, as well as connections with local colleagues, thanks to the IK Stella Hall and grand staircase on the fourth floor.
  • It aims to be the "first star" of the town, bringing good health to the area, and warmly illuminates the area at night.

Photo: Taichi Misonoo

About the Project

Overview A dispensing pharmacy Chain Store Expansion in Takasaki, Gunma. Following on from its flagship store, Yanaka, the facility concept is "With the Light - Hygge Style -," a pharmacy that is always naturally warm and nearby, like light. The design concept is a "gift box filled with health," and the gift of "health" is expressed through the shape of the building and the services it offers, filled with IK Pharmacy's feelings for the community, hopes for the future of medical care, and hospitality to customers. During the day, the light is close to people, and at night, it warmly illuminates the city, aiming to be "a light for the sick, the first star of Takasaki," as expressed in its logo.
Issues/Themes The work of pharmacists has changed from working with "medicine" to working with "people." The store's specialization in interpersonal services was reflected in its space and services. Furthermore, to contribute to extending healthy life expectancy in the local community, the attached nursing care and welfare equipment sales Showrooms was designed to eliminate negative images, and the hall on the top floor was designed to be a space where everyone can gather comfortably.
Space Solution/Realization By placing a hotel-style "concierge counter" directly in front of the entrance, we have expressed the hospitality that only a person can provide, without overlooking any visitors and with a smile. Furthermore, by introducing the BD Rowa™ system, we have robotized prescription dispensing, and by installing automatic payment machines, we have reduced the workload of staff, leading to improved service that can only be provided by humans. By focusing staff work on interpersonal tasks, we have been able to help local residents discover potential illnesses, evolving the pharmacy into a place that serves as a starting point for the local community.

Basic Information

Client Sun IM Planning Co., Ltd.
Services Provided Facility Concept Planning, interior and exterior Design, Layout, Production, Construction, Project Management
Project Leads at Tanseisha Design Direction, interior and exterior Design, Layout: Mai Tsurutani
Production, Construction: Naoyuki Arai
Project Management: Shohei Hashizume, Nao Toyama
Location Gunma Prefecture
Opening Date May 2024
Website https://ikph.jp/shop
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Mai Tsuruya

Design Direction

Mai Tsuruya

Their design policy is "creating spaces that can make someone smile." Without being limited by their field or area of work, they participate in a variety of projects, including retail design, corporate exhibitions, public open space revitalization plans, aquariums, hot spring facilities, and welfare facilities. By cross-sectionally linking in-house and external soft resources and carrying out planning and design, they strive to create facilities that meet the desires of business owners and create experiential value.

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