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Volumes of different proportions define a two-story dentist’s office

For a residential area in the suburbs of Tokyo, Kunihiko Matsuba designed a building combining six concrete blocks in a composition of solids and voids. 

Arch Orthodontic Office is a dental clinic located in a quiet residential area of Hachioji City, near Tokyo. The project, conceived by architect Kunihiko Matsuba, includes a two-story building featuring overlapping concrete blocks and a parking lot for five cars.

Six volumes of different proportions, joined in a composition reminiscent of alternating brick claddings, create a play of solids and voids on the facade. In the interiors, wood is used for floors, partitions and furniture with the aim to create a cosy space and relieve patients’ tension.

The ground floor houses reception, waiting room, a sterilisation laboratory and, arranged along a corridor with glazed partitions, examination rooms. The first floor houses the offices of the director, doctors and staff. 

Project:
Arch Orthodontic Office
Location:
Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan
Program:
Dental clinic
Architect:
Kunihiko Matsuba (TYRANT Inc.)
Structure design:
Tatsumi Terado (Tatsumi Terado Structural Studio)
Graphic design:
Masaaki Kuroiwa (GALLE GRAPHICS)
Area:
118.69 sqm
Completion:
2021

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