Fuchinobe General Hospital Entrance

Renovated to a bright, warm and comfortable space

  • Hospitality Spaces
  • The interior design is based on wood materials. Curved lines are incorporated into the existing linear space to create a friendly atmosphere.

    The interior design is based on wood materials. Curved lines are incorporated into the existing linear space to create a friendly atmosphere.

  • The bright exterior allows you to see the warmth of the interior through the windows.

    The bright exterior allows you to see the warmth of the interior through the windows.

  • The reception counter has been redesigned with a bright image, using wood materials. The highly visible sign design aims to make the facility easy for users to use.

    The reception counter has been redesigned with a bright image, using wood materials. The highly visible sign design aims to make the facility easy for users to use.

  • Fuchinobe General Hospital Entrance
  • The bright exterior allows you to see the warmth of the interior through the windows.
  • The reception counter has been redesigned with a bright image, using wood materials. The highly visible sign design aims to make the facility easy for users to use.

Photography: RINO KOJIMA (This is the Lights.)

About the Project

Overview We renovated the entrance of Fuchinobe General Hospital, a core medical institution in Sagamihara City. We renovated the entrance, which is the face of the hospital, as well as the waiting space for the reception and accounting area and the open stairwell. We designed it to be a comfortable place to relax, while incorporating easy-to-understand signs and a functional counter, creating a pleasant environment for all users, including patients, visitors and staff.
Issues/Themes The exterior, which is the face of the hospital, will be designed to be brighter and more welcoming.
The goal was to make the reception and accounting areas, where patients spend a lot of time, more comfortable spaces and increase the added value of the hospital.
Space Solution/Realization The exterior was designed with blinds and indirect lighting visible through the windows, allowing the warm interior space to be seen from the outside, creating an exterior look that gives a brighter impression than the previous entrance. From the reception/cash register to the staircase area, the interior design is based on wood materials and indirect lighting, and organic curved lines are incorporated as graphics into the existing space, which is composed of straight lines. The space has been renovated to create a familiar place where users can feel calm and relaxed.
Design for Environment Universal design: Due to the nature of a hospital being a facility used by a wide range of people, we designed the space to be easy for anyone to use, and the signs to be easy for anyone to understand.

Basic Information

Client Medical Corporation Sowakai
Services Provided Design, Layout, Production, Construction
Our Team Direction: Yasushi Inose
Design, Layout: Yasushi Inose
Production, Construction: Ryo Machida, Taku Kawamura
Project Management: Momoko Maskawa
Location Kanagawa, Japan
Open December 2024
Website https://www.sowa-kai.jp/fuchinobe/
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Yasushi Inose

design

Yasushi Inose

After working on creating spaces for cultural facilities, he is now involved in creating a variety of spaces, including restaurants, retail stores, offices, and event spaces. He pursues problem-solving designs in a wide range of fields, regardless of industry or business type. Recently, he has been focusing on designing Hospitality Spaces, which are attracting increasing attention in society, such as the medical field (clinics, health checkup centers) and sports hospitality facilities.

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