KANEKA Wellness Center | Kengo Kuma & Associates + TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers
About KANEKA Wellness Center
KANEKA Wellness Center is a wellness center and medical center owned by Kaneka Corporation. Kaneka Corporation prioritizes employee welfare and health outcomes. The facility provides routine medical and check-ups for Kaneka employees and organizes activities to increase their health literacy. TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers designed the architectural design, incorporating environmental engineering designed by Kaneka and managed by Kengo Kuma & Associates.
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KANEKA Wellness Center Location
This construction site of KANEKA Wellness Center is next to the Kaneke construction site, in a neglected tree. The overall goal of the design was to create structures surrounded by lush vegetation while preserving as much of the existing trees as possible. To this end, existing trees were 3D modeled, and spatial data was collected. Special felling was then undertaken to protect species suitable for this site, targeting exotic invasive species. The buildings are covered by multi-story roofs that extend along the ground floor, providing it blend seamlessly with the surrounding trees. © Norihito Yamauchi
The multi-level roof includes tiled solar cells, transparent solar cells, and green roofs, which incorporate environmental technologies into parts of the roof and are equipped with Kaneke’s environmental engineering played a role in the construction of these structures. One example is Kanek’s approach to outdoo...
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