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Essencare Estetska medicinska klinika by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Essencare Estetska medicinska klinika by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Unutrašnjeg Prostora i Izložbi Competition Category.


BronzaEnterijer· 2025

Essencare Estetska medicinska klinika

by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Client: Underroof

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Enterijer Category

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The Design

About Essencare Estetska medicinska klinika

Estetska medicinska klinika u Taoyuanu, Tajvan, ponovno osmišljava industrijsko naslijeđe crpeći inspiraciju iz historijskih mlinarica. Njen dizajn odlikuju velike kolone i bujno zelenilo, negujući harmoniju između čovječanstva i prirode. Centralni patio omogućava sunčevoj svjetlosti da stvori ambijent vertikalne šume, odražavajući sezonske promjene. Water Ripple Device na ulazu i mehanički svjetlosni tubusi stvaraju podvodni efekat. Ovaj dizajn stvara organski, migracijski prostor gdje posjetioci mogu pronaći utočište usred urbanih sjećanja, spajajući prošle naracije sa skladnom budućnošću.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Essencare Estetska medicinska klinika je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Essencare Estetska medicinska klinika bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, nauci, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Essencare Estetska medicinska klinika sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
To encapsulate the urban memory of Taoyuan, an industrial hub in Taiwan, this project "reimagines" the essence of industrial remnants within the space, specifically referencing a historic flour factory with large columns, reflective of the city’s past landscape. By integrating a strategic patio, sunlight floods the interior, transforming it into a vertical forest that embodies the rhythms of the seasons and the passage of time.
Dimensions & Packaging
The long side of the site is 20.5 meters long and 7.4 meters wide, with a total area of 140 square meters.
Tags
Medical Beauty Clinic, Post-Human, Industrial Ruins, Coexistence with Nature, Hyper-Reality
Production Technology
At the entrance, a Water Ripple Device features a metallic plate that refracts light and shadow, creating an ethereal underwater ambiance. Inside, expansive "mechanical water ripple light tubes" simulate cascading waterfalls, immersing visitors in a transcendent aquatic experience.
Design Challenge
The primary challenge lies in crafting an organic migratory experience within a constrained space. While it is essential to "reproduce" the cylindrical form emblematic of industrial ruins, this must be achieved without overt visual prominence. Each area will present a distinct landscape, facilitating free movement and exploration, allowing individuals to discover hidden spaces that resonate with their inner moods.
Research
In the context of the "post-human era," aesthetic medical clinics must prioritize the creation of immersive spatial experiences. This project not only preserves the memory of an industrial city but also redefines it through a new narrative, constructing a hyper-realistic environment that resonates with urban heritage.
Inspiration
Emerging trends in medical aesthetics have reshaped East Asia, intertwining futuristic narratives of the "post-human" with daily life. This design draws from the concept of the "post-human era," envisioning how a medical aesthetic clinic in a post-industrial city can evoke the collective memory of its surroundings, turning the clinic into a prologue for post-human exploration.
Project Duration
The project started in July 2024 and finished in November 2024 in Taoyuan.
Operation Flow
This project juxtaposes two distinct forms of industrial remains. The first, the "large column," serves as a sanctuary for rest and privacy, while the second, the "small column," is enlivened by the encroachment of wild flora. This dichotomy invites a dialogue on the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature within the narrative of the post-human era.
Team Members
Designer: Yawen Liu
Designer: Wenche Chen
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer YHLAA, NC, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer YHLAA, NC, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer YHLAA, NC, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer YHLAA, NC, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer YHLAA, NC, 2024.

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