2023
A day care house with a characteristic engawa
Logos, Visual Identity
A day care facility for the elderly, having a characteristic long Engawa, a "porch". Engawa is an ambiguous place that functions in connecting the inside and outside of the house, residents and visitors since ancient times in Japan. It used to be a spot where passing neighbors often stopped by for a quick chat without taking shoes off. 
Not only elderly people with dementia but also neighbors, children, single parents, school truants, and many more individuals gather, play and work together here. This was opened with the aim of creating a place where everyone can coexist without boundaries between those who take care of and are taken care of. Each one of them connects to each other, and it reminds us of the old big family. 
Laughing, upsetting, crying, forgiving....the logo represents this close family-like relationship between those who gather here.
Everyone can have their own space, whether they are edgy, gentle, impatient, or laid-back. The logo expresses the diverse appearances of those who can spend their days as they wish. It gives you the message, "there are various people, mingling and enjoying the moment".
Client : 52ken no engawa
Architect: Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop
Landscape Designer: Takio Inada
Art Director / Designer: Shunpei Yokoyama
Photographer: Naoomi Kurozumi
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52間の縁側
長い縁側が特徴的な高齢者のためのデイサービス施設。認知症の老人だけでなく、近所の人が集い、子どもたちが駆け回り、シングルマザーもやって来る、不登校の子も立ち寄る、そして時に働く。面倒を見る側と見られる側の境がなく、共生する場所。みんながそれぞれ「つながり」を持つ姿は、まるで昔の大家族を思い出させる。
シンボルマークには、笑って怒って泣いて忘れて、そんな深い関わりを詰め込んだ。誰もが“それぞれの居場所”を持ち、とんがった人も、丸い人も、せっかちも、のんびりも、その人らしく、ありのままに日々を過ごすことの出来る、多様な姿を表現した。「いろんな人がいて、ごちゃ混ぜで、今を楽しむ」というメッセージを発信している。
クライアント: 社団法人 52間の縁側
建築設計：山﨑健太郎デザインワークショップ
ランドスケープデザイナー：稲田多喜夫
アートディレクター、デザイナー：横山俊平
撮影：黒住直臣
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