Jamo associates

Jamo associates - Project

Rikka the skin clinic

2010.1 / Aoyama , Tokyo

client
Takako Kusano
url
http://www.rikka-clinic.jp
space area
139.3m2
construction trader
NOMURA
lighting
F D S CORPORATION
photographer
Kozo Takayama

Dr. Takako Kusano, a face often seen in the Japanese media, opened a clinic for cosmetic dermatology in Tokyo's Aoyama area. The aim was to have a space like a salon where visitors immediately feel enveloped in a satisfying and happy dreamlike atmosphere. Jamo placed emphasis on creating the proper quality of light in the space and also on the color palette used. It was also important to choose clean materials that harmonized well with a palette of whites. The reception area was built into a gently curving R-shape and a window's natural light was softened by reflecting it into the space. The meaning behind the clinic's name "rikka" (meaning "six-pointed flower" and a poetic name for snow crystals) provides the motif for specially made light fixtures and relief details applied to walls. Furniture is simple and refined, with handsome curving lines. Jamo sought to create a sense of beauty through attention to every detail: materials, lighting, furniture, signage. Through the expression of refinement, it was possible to propose a new type of clinic: one that possesses a strong awareness of the idea of "beauty".

数々のメディアでも活躍中の院長、草野貴子氏が東京青山に開業したドクタークリニック(美容皮膚科)。来るたびに満足して幸せになる夢のあるサロンを目指した。光の演出とカラーの選定に注力を置き、白を基調とした清潔感のあるマテリアルを厳選。レセプションルームは緩やかにシェープしたR壁にし、窓からの自然光をリフレクションさせ柔らかい光の演出を行った。クリニック名のRikka(六花)が雪の結晶を意味することから、結晶をモチーフとした壁面のレリーフや意匠照明を特注にて製作。家具はすべて曲線の美しいシンプルで上質なもので構成した。"素材"、"光"、"家具"、"サイン"など、ひとつひとつのディテールによる美を徹底的に追求し、繊細な上質さを表現することで、「美」への高い意識をもつ新しいクリニックのかたちを提示したといえるだろう。

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