We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Riki Watanabe about their original and creative Clinic design work. Riki Watanabe is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original clinic works.
Riki Watanabe ("RW") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Chibanewtown Ladies Clinic. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
RW : Riki Watanabe was inspired by people such as pregnant women and children. He designed with the wish that the staff could work comfortably and to ease the anxiety of the visitors and want them to feel happy.
RW : The most important element of this project was that people coming to the hospital would be relaxed. As a feature of space, In addition to the nursing room, a counter like island kitchen is set up so that you can make milk for baby in the waiting room. The kids area, which is at the center of the space, is a symbol of space and they can watch children from anywhere.
RW : I created the concept in a week. But it took three months to decide on the features and details.
RW : I just wanted to take some of the anxiety out of the visitors and make them feel at ease.
RW : It all depends.
RW : I just wanted to take some of the anxiety out of the visitors and make them feel at ease.
RW : The difference from other clinics is that we made it more like a living room in a house than a clinic.
RW : The name was conceived by the client.
RW : It's about updating and further evolving the design while respecting the tradition.
RW : As far as the reception and the design of the waiting room is concerned, we have no collaborators. We collaborated with a medical manufacturer on the plan for the consultation room.
RW : Riki Watanabe studied the body structure of the pregnant woman.
RW : Nothing in particular. The client also agreed with my concept and cooperated with me.
RW : I wanted to find out if my design would be accepted in the world, so I submit international design competition.
RW : I learned about the structure of the human body and what it feels like to be a mother with a child.
