Nabari Nursing Home Misatoen Renovation

This is a relocation and renovation project of a nursing home for the elderly, where four-bedroom/one-room standard nursing home was converted into a nursing home with 50 private rooms. The refurbishment was carried out in a well-structured manner while retaining as much as possible of the existing building that could be used.
The first-floor lounge has a 450 x 450 latticework area and tatami chairs, creating a place where users can easily spend time. The entrance hall creates an expression as a sign of the building, while the second floor common area has a counter table and chairs facing the courtyard to provide a place for adults. The space was co-ordinated through the conscious selection of lighting and furniture in this way.
As the plan is square and has a middle corridor, we differentiated the rooms by making the ceilings at the entrance to the rooms descending, changing the colour and naming the street so that people know where they are.

Nabari Nursing Home Misatoen Renovation

Year

2022

Location

Nabari, Mie Prefecture

Area

1,720sqm

Design

Morimoto Architects Associates

Function

Nursing home for the elderly

Structure

Reinforced concrete + steel construction, 2 floors