NEW YORK: The five hundred and fifty-first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
A sequence of house-shaped volumes make up the form of this medical centre, designed by Hkl Studio to blend in with neighbouring homes on the outskirts of Chiba, Japan.
The Asahicho Clinic provides medical care for elderly patients residing in the suburbs of the coastal city, which is located 30 miles outside Tokyo on the Bōsō Peninsula.
Tokyo-based architect Hikalu Tanabe of Hkl Studio devised a series of triangular arches that mimic the gable of a house to help mask the scale and purpose of the building.
It is a technique that has been used frequently for medical buildings, with examples including a cancer-care centre in Denmark and a hospice in London.
