A private eye clinic in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, with a lounge and café open to the community on the first floor and specialized medical facilities on the second and higher floors. The Gangi Piloti, which resembles a gangi (a shelter from the snow) unique to the region, is located on the west side of the building. The building has three voids: the gangi pilotis, the second-floor lobby (the largest opening) that runs east-west, and a snow pit on the roof.

Japan | Niigata

Shinkenchiku July 2011 issue 101P