This is a project to expand a medical clinic located in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture. The first floor is an existing reinforced concrete orthopedic clinic, and the plan is to add a day care facility on its second floor.

When the first floor was constructed, there was a future plan to expand it with a second floor, and the anticipated load for the second floor was taken into account. This design is within the scope of those assumptions, and it required solving various issues and constraints.

For safety in an elderly care facility, a one-room layout without partitions for clear visibility was required. To create distinct zones for different activities, such as exercise areas, workspaces, and treatment areas, the roof was designed with a shed roof and ceiling heights were adjusted. This allowed for the creation of different functional areas within the one-room layout.