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Essencare सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिक by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Essencare सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिक by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार in आन्तरिक स्थान र प्रदर्शनी डिजाइन Competition Category.


कांस्यइन्टेरियर· 2025

Essencare सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिक

by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Client: Underroof

A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार Winner in इन्टेरियर Category

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The Design

About Essencare सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिक

ताओयुआन, ताइवानमा रहेको यो सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिकले ऐतिहासिक पीठो कारखानाहरूबाट प्रेरणा लिँदै औद्योगिक सम्पदालाई नयाँ रूपमा कल्पना गर्दछ। यसको डिजाइनमा ठूला स्तम्भहरू र हरियाली रहेका छन्, जसले मानव र प्रकृतिबीच सामञ्जस्य स्थापित गर्दछ। केन्द्रीय आँगनले सूर्यको प्रकाशलाई ठाडो वनको वातावरण सिर्जना गर्न अनुमति दिन्छ, जसले मौसमी परिवर्तनहरू प्रतिबिम्बित गर्दछ। प्रवेशद्वारको वाटर रिपल उपकरण र यान्त्रिक प्रकाश नलीहरूले पानीमुनिको प्रभाव उत्पन्न गर्दछ। यो डिजाइनले एक जैविक, प्रवाही स्थान सिर्जना गर्दछ जहाँ आगन्तुकहरूले शहरी सम्झनाहरूको बीचमा शान्तिको आश्रय पाउन सक्छन्, विगतका कथाहरूलाई सामञ्जस्यपूर्ण भविष्यसँग मिसाउँदै।

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार

Essencare सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिक A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कारको विजेता हो, सृजनशीलता, चातुर्य र सूझबुझले विशिष्ट उत्कृष्ट डिजाइनहरूलाई दिइने उच्च प्रतिष्ठाको मान्यता। कांस्य विजेताहरू कुशल र उल्लेखनीय रूपमा सृजनशील कृतिहरू हुन्, जसले डिजाइनरहरूको व्यापक अनुभव, कल्पनाशक्ति र साधनसम्पन्नता पुष्टि गर्छन्। Essencare सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिक उच्च सम्मानित, प्रशंसित र प्रिय वस्तु, उल्लेखनीय रूपमा व्यावसायिक र नवीन, बन्नेछ भन्ने अपेक्षा छ। Essencare सौन्दर्य चिकित्सा क्लिनिक ले आवश्यकता उत्कृष्ट रूपमा पूरा गर्छ, इच्छालाई छुन्छ र जिज्ञासा जगाउँछ।

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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