Essencare Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Essencare Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Varahina in Famolavolana Habaka Anatiny ary Fampisehoana Competition Category.

VarahinaAnatiny· 2025

Essencare Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy

by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Client: Underroof

A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Anatiny Category

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The Design

About Essencare Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy

Ny Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy ao Taoyuan, Taiwan dia mamerina mamorona ny lovan-tsofin'ny indostria amin'ny alalan'ny aingam-panahy avy amin'ny orinasa fanamboarana lafarinina ara-tantara. Manasongadina andry lehibe sy zavamaniry maitso betsaka ny endrika nataony, mampiroborobo ny firindrana eo amin'ny olombelona sy ny voajanahary. Ny kianja afovoany dia mamela ny tara-masoandro hamorona toe-javatra ala mitsangana, maneho ny fiovan'ny vanim-potoana. Ny Fitaovana Ripple Rano eo amin'ny fidirana sy ny fantsona jiro mekanika dia mamokatra vokatra toy ny ambanin'ny rano. Mamorona toerana organika sy mifindra ity famolavolana ity, izay ahitan'ny mpitsidika toeram-pialofana eo amin'ny fahatsiarovana an-tanàn-dehibe, mampifangaro tantara lasa amin'ny hoavy mifanaraka.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Varahina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Essencare Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Essencare Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Essencare Klinika Fitsaboana Hatsaran-tarehy dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.

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.