EN Skincare Hale Kūʻai Mea Hoʻonani Kino, Hale Hoʻomaikaʻi Nani by Yusuke Kinoshita

EN Skincare Hale Kūʻai Mea Hoʻonani Kino, Hale Hoʻomaikaʻi Nani by Yusuke Kinoshita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Palatina in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

PalatinaLoko Hale· 2020

EN Skincare Hale Kūʻai Mea Hoʻonani Kino, Hale Hoʻomaikaʻi Nani

by Yusuke Kinoshita

Client: Archiee

A' Design Award Palatina Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About EN Skincare Hale Kūʻai Mea Hoʻonani Kino, Hale Hoʻomaikaʻi Nani

He hale kūʻai mea hoʻonani kino a he hale hoʻomaikaʻi nani ʻo En Skincare i hoʻonohonoho ʻia i loko o kekahi hale mai ke kenekulia 18 ma waenakonu o Palisa. ʻO ka manaʻo o ka inoa ʻo En, ʻo ia ka nani ma ka ʻōlelo Kepanī, a hiki nō hoʻi ke manaʻo ʻia he pōʻai a me ka pilina. Na kēia mau manaʻo ʻekolu i hoʻoulu i ka hoʻolālā. Hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā mika kuea he 150 e kekahi pūʻulu o nā pā keleawe pōʻai i ʻehā lumi ma nā papa ʻelua. Aia ʻelua lumi puna mālamalama ma ka papahele lalo, a mālama ʻia ma ka lumi lalo o ka honua nā paia pōhaku a me nā kaupoku pio. Hahai ka poʻe kipa i ke ala kīkeʻekeʻe i kēlā me kēia wahi hoʻomaikaʻi, e hōʻike ana i ka manaʻo Kepanī o ka hoʻokipa ma o ka ʻimi ʻana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Palatina

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā EN Skincare Hale Kūʻai Mea Hoʻonani Kino, Hale Hoʻomaikaʻi Nani i ka A' Design Award Palatina, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā ʻoiaʻiʻo loa ka kūʻokoʻa, ka nani a me ka kamahaʻo. He mau mea kupaianaha o ka hana noʻeau nā lanakila Palatina, he mau hōʻike o nā palena o ka noʻonoʻo hana noʻeau, a hōʻike lākou i ka ʻoihana ʻoi aku a me ka ʻuhane akamai o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo kēia mau hoʻolālā nā hana kaulana loa e wehewehe ana i ka nani o kekahi au, kōkua i ke ola pono o ke kaiāulu a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hōʻike ka hoʻolālā EN Skincare Hale Kūʻai Mea Hoʻonani Kino, Hale Hoʻomaikaʻi Nani i ke kūlana ʻoi kelakela i ʻoi aku ma mua o ka palena a hoʻomaikaʻi ʻole ʻole i ka honua ma o kona mau ʻano pōmaikaʻi a waiwai. He hana ka hoʻolālā EN Skincare Hale Kūʻai Mea Hoʻonani Kino, Hale Hoʻomaikaʻi Nani i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Palatina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, hoʻoulu, hoʻoikaika, hoʻohauʻoli a hoʻā i ka hauʻoli nui.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Designed for new Japanese cosmetics brand En, the store occupies of an 18th-century building in the centre of the French capital. The name "En" translates as "beauty" in Japanese, but can also mean "circle" and "connection". These three translations all inspired the design of the store. On the ground floor are two bright minimal spaces, furnished with curving brass partitions and furniture. Meanwhile the basement reveals the building's history, with exposed stone walls and a vaulted ceiling.
Dimensions & Packaging: The existing 150 square meter spaces were divided into 4 main rooms: 2 rooms with stone vaulted spaces in the basement and 2 rooms finished with white plaster on the ground floor. A different scale of circles is composed for each room to create a functional plan. Room1: the entrance and the boutique, Room2: the counseling and the treatment space, Room3: the hall and the massage space, Room4: the product gallery and the blending counter.
Tags: Skincare, brass, paris, japan
Production Technology: The external surfaces of the circle partitions are finished in polished brass to bring a distorted and warm reflection. This beautiful expanded space creates the feeling for the visitor step into an elegant and extraordinary world.
Design Challenge: Merging two history and culture, between French and Japanese. Mixing culture in a strong clear story is always a challenge. Once we could figure out this strong idea, then we believe this new story could attract the people.
Research: The site has prime Parisian location, in the 6th arrondissement steps from the Jardin de Luxembourg. We preserved most of the existing structure of the 18th-century building, adding a series of circular partitions across four rooms and two levels to gently define the various functions of the space. This leans into the Japanese hospitality principal of discovery; patrons must wind through the store to find each treatment area, rather than walking into an obvious open-plan. The unusual geometric forms serve to spark curiosity in the customer, enchanting them to delve deeper into the store.
Inspiration: Adding a series of circular partitions across four rooms and two levels to gently define the various functions of the space. This leans into the Japanese hospitality principal of discovery; patrons must wind through the store to find each treatment area, rather than walking into an obvious open-plan. The unusual geometric forms serve to spark curiosity in the customer. The concept of ‘beauty’ by choosing golden polished brass for the circular partitions and accent pieces throughout the store.
Project Duration: Project started in December 2017 and opened to public at July 2019 in paris. 7 Rue de Condé75006 Paris
Operation Flow: The space cut off by the circle partitions connects all the required functions. This remaining space between the existing walls and the integrated circle partitions creates a geometrically curious form and an original circulation with an aesthetical experience. The customer cannot get into each service rooms directly, but must walk along a winding path toward the destination. This method that let the visitors walk along and enhance his expectation is typical Japanese way of hospitality, as in the traditional tea culture.
Patents: Photography is by David Foessel
Team Members: Yusuke Kinoshita
Image Credits: Photography is by David Foessel