Mental Health Clinic

PROJECT TITLE - The MD.net Clinic Akasaka

LOCATION - Japan, Tokyo

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF TOKYO - 

Population -  12.989 million

Size -  2,188 square kilometers

Density -  5,937 persons per square kilometer

Housing units -  6.247 million households (average 2.08 persons per household)

Age group in (%) -  (ages 0 – 14) at 11.8%; (ages 15 – 64) at 67.9%; (65 years old and over) at 20.2%

Employment and Unemployment rate -  5.916 million employed / 354,000 fully unemployed

Chart showing employed population in 2005 by three industry sectors

Photographs of interior 

The interior was designed to give a false perception of the functional objects within the space.

Doors aren't doors, whereas sections of the wall are actually the entrances.The entrance to the consultation rooms are those sliding bookshelves.
My Thoughts:At first sight, this interior space looked ordinary, with its grey saturation and the use of clean decorative design, which is what I would imagine a privately owned clinic would look like.  However, once I started to pay more attention to the setting, I found the space wasn't as simple as it looks.  The interior was designed to give a false perception of the space.  The interpretation of doors would lead ones into a new space aren't actually doors.  Sections of walls and Sliding bookshelves are hidden paths to different rooms.  This playing with the mind concept reminds me of the James bond and Batman movies, where hidden doors or entrance would lead them the way to the bad guys.  Having said that, this kind of illusive design would drive ones crazy if this is to be a residential or office interior, but this all makes sense when applied onto the design of a mental clinic.
Reference -- http://www.joindes.com/interior-design/the-interior-of-a-mental-health-clinic-in-akasaka-tokyo-called-md-net-clinic-akasaka-by-japanese-designers-nendo/

- http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/PROFILE/overview03.htm