the PANELARIUM by KTX archiLAB
2018.11.03
The Client, Dr. Matsubara an international award-winning urology surgeon is a specialist of the Davinci Robotic Surgery System. His new clinic in Himeji, Japan, echoes his advance by offering a futuristic sci-fi like atmosphere.
All surfaces of the space were finished in white generating a pure and clean atmosphere. A tribute to hygiene acting as a three-dimensional canvas, on which functional, yet exquisite panels punctuate the monotony. The panels are white except for one side which is either black or a back-lit translucent glass. The composition of the panels on the walls, ceiling, and floor obeys observes two rules: the balance and the function. The panels are used as chairs, counters, covering the heads for the privacy, door handles, showcase bases, or just as elements keeping the balance.
