EN Skincare Toko Kosmetik, Salon Kecantikan by Yusuke Kinoshita

EN Skincare Toko Kosmetik, Salon Kecantikan by Yusuke Kinoshita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Platinum in Desain Ruang Interior dan Pameran Competition Category.

PlatinumInterior· 2020

EN Skincare Toko Kosmetik, Salon Kecantikan

by Yusuke Kinoshita

Client: Archiee

A' Design Award Platinum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About EN Skincare Toko Kosmetik, Salon Kecantikan

En Skincare adalah toko kosmetik sekaligus salon perawatan yang berada di dalam sebuah bangunan abad ke-18 di pusat kota Paris. Nama En berarti kecantikan dalam bahasa Jepang, dan juga dapat berarti lingkaran serta koneksi. Ketiga makna tersebut menjadi inspirasi rancangannya. Serangkaian partisi kuningan berbentuk melingkar membagi ruang seluas 150 meter persegi menjadi empat ruangan pada dua tingkat. Dua ruangan berplester cerah menempati lantai dasar, sementara lantai bawah tanah mempertahankan dinding batu dan langit-langit berkubahnya. Pengunjung menyusuri jalur berkelok menuju setiap area perawatan, mencerminkan gagasan keramahtamahan Jepang melalui penemuan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platinum

EN Skincare Toko Kosmetik, Salon Kecantikan adalah pemenang A' Design Award Platinum, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain yang benar-benar luar biasa, elegan, dan megah. Pemenang Platinum adalah keajaiban kreasi, bukti batas-batas kreativitas intelektual, dan menunjukkan profesionalisme tiada tanding serta kejeniusan para desainernya. Desain-desain ini diharapkan menjadi karya paling terkenal yang mendefinisikan estetika suatu era, berkontribusi pada kesejahteraan masyarakat, dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. EN Skincare Toko Kosmetik, Salon Kecantikan menampilkan tingkat keunggulan yang melampaui batas dan tanpa ragu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik dengan karakteristiknya yang menguntungkan dan berharga. EN Skincare Toko Kosmetik, Salon Kecantikan adalah karya pemenang A' Design Award Platinum yang membangkitkan keinginan, menginspirasi, membuat bersemangat, menyenangkan, dan memercikkan kegembiraan yang besar.

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