Epitome Diet Clinic by Yi-Hsiang Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.

IronInterior· 2023

Epitome Diet Clinic

by Yi-Hsiang Cheng

Client: Why Interior Design

A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Epitome Diet Clinic

Epitome is a private diet clinic located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The 200 square meter interior occupies a traditional narrow townhouse. The layout places a central core with circulation around it, which keeps the plan clear and open. Beige gray mineral paint covers the ceiling and walls. Dark orange glass lines one side of the aisle to extend the view, and black stainless steel forms dividers and details. Aisles are wider than usual and wall corners are curved to ease movement. The clinic holds consulting rooms, a cooking teaching area, a gym and a meeting room.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

Epitome Diet Clinic is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Epitome Diet Clinic is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Epitome Diet Clinic is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Image Analysis

Color Temperature: WarmSymmetry: PartialBackground: No Clear Backdrop

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project is a private clinic so the plan layout was anticipated to deviate from the conventional dwelling framework to maintain a sense of spaciousness as much as possible. Different from traditional clinic, this case functions as a VIP clinic, serving clients and exclusive customers who have overweight and even obese issues. Each material has its own unique feature in the space, and enjoys a humble tranquility. Color set the fundamental visual base while the lighting quality gives the space a visual depth with a poetic melody.
Dimensions & Packaging: 200 m2
Tags: Clinic space, Healthy diet, line segmentation, partial arc, Exquisite beauty
Production Technology: Since the space us relatively small, space material has become a key that requires considerable attention. Mineral paint: using beige gray color painting on the ceiling and wall for atmosphere. Glasses: the dark orange glass use the surface on the side of aisle for visual extension. Metal: using black stainless steel on space divided and decoration.
Design Challenge: This case is a tradition townhouse in Taiwan which layout is narrow and dusky. In the beginning, the state of the house was extremely worse. Therefore, how to guide the light and organize each part of service area are significant. We overcome the challenge through different materials application and This case is a tradition townhouse in Taiwan which layout is narrow and dusky. In the beginning, the state of the house was extremely worse. Therefore, how to guide the light and organize each part of service space are significant. Finally, overcome the challenge through different materials application and various scale divide..
Research: Overweight not only increase the risk of other diseases but also may bring troubles to life. We observed the process from balance diet and exercise through the obese people, and transform the research to each area planing. Functional layout divides the whole lot into several zones - consulting room, weight reduction clinic cooking teaching, gym, meeting room. How to control weight without drugs but healthy and simple is the primary goal.
Inspiration: Healthy body shapes and its spatial ambience is the main concept of the design. This case needed to satisfy daily pragmatic demands without sacrificing aesthetic value. The clinic guiding patient to healthy life with various service types. The central core with circulation around the concept plan layout makes the space clearer and more transparent.
Project Duration: The project is started in July 2021 and finished in June 2022 in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Considering the user's movement, the aisles in the space are designed to be wider than normal, and the corners of the walls are also decorated with circular arcs. Attempt to transform each space detail through the process of diet and exercise.
Image Credits: Image#1-5: CCH Image Studio