Essencare 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉 by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Essencare 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉 by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 동상 in 인테리어 공간 및 전시 디자인 Competition Category.

동인테리어· 2025

Essencare 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉

by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Client: Underroof

A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 인테리어 Category

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The Design

About Essencare 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉

대만 타오위안의 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉은 역사적 제분소에서 영감을 받아 산업 유산을 재해석합니다. 대형 기둥과 풍성한 녹지를 특징으로 하는 디자인은 인간과 자연의 조화를 도모합니다. 중앙 파티오는 햇빛이 수직 숲의 분위기를 조성하도록 하여 계절의 변화를 반영합니다. 입구의 워터 리플 장치와 기계식 조명 튜브는 수중 효과를 연출합니다. 이 디자인은 방문객이 도시의 기억 속에서 안식처를 찾을 수 있는 유기적이고 이동적인 공간을 창조하며, 과거의 이야기와 조화로운 미래를 융합합니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 동상

Essencare 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Essencare 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Essencare 에스테틱 메디컬 클리닉, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.