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Essencare Klinik Medis Estetik by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Essencare Klinik Medis Estetik by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Ruang Interior dan Pameran Competition Category.


PerungguInterior· 2025

Essencare Klinik Medis Estetik

by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Client: Underroof

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Essencare Klinik Medis Estetik

Klinik Medis Estetik di Taoyuan, Taiwan, menghidupkan kembali warisan industri dengan mengambil inspirasi dari pabrik tepung bersejarah. Desainnya menampilkan kolom-kolom besar dan kehijauan yang rimbun, memupuk harmoni antara manusia dan alam. Patio pusat memungkinkan sinar matahari menciptakan suasana hutan vertikal, merefleksikan perubahan musim. Instalasi Riak Air di pintu masuk dan tabung cahaya mekanis menghasilkan efek bawah air. Desain ini menciptakan ruang organik dan transisional di mana pengunjung dapat menemukan tempat perlindungan di tengah kenangan urban, memadukan narasi masa lalu dengan masa depan yang harmonis.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Essencare Klinik Medis Estetik adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Essencare Klinik Medis Estetik diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Essencare Klinik Medis Estetik memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

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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