Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation

Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht

Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation

T2P Architects Office

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Tatsuhito Ono, Tomonori Miura

BRANDING
P.O.T lab

STRUCTURE CONSULTANTS
Ascoral Engineering Associates

CONSTRUCTION
SEIKYO

SIGNAGE
AFFORDANCE

MANUFACTURERS
Azzurra ceramica, Toto

PHOTOGRAPHS
Vincent Hecht

AREA
527 m²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Gifu, Japan

CATEGORY
Clinic

This is a renovation project for an orthopedic clinic in Seki-shi, Gifu Prefecture, which also served as a doctor for the women's field hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The client wanted to take over the clinic from her father and support the community.

Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht

She wanted to renovate the existing building rather than build a new one. We aimed to express the client's identity as a person involved in sports in the limited renovation space.

The existing entrance canopy and walls were removed to create a waiting room that promotes the image of a clinic open to the outside.

Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht

A single track runs through the wood structure indoors and out to express structure and mobility, and all signage objects are merged with the floor to improve visibility.

The view of the inside and outside through the wooden structure connects to the town and is a feature of the clinic's identity that appeals to the town.

Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht


Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht


Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht


Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
© Vincent Hecht


Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
Elevation - North before
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
Elevation - North after
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
Elevation - East before
Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
Elevation - East after


Space Piercer Orthopedic Clinic Renovation
Plan - After