Essencare Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Essencare Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.

BuronzeImbere y'Inyubako· 2025

Essencare Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza

by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen

Client: Underroof

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category

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The Design

About Essencare Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza

Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza i Taoyuan, muri Tayiwani, isubiramo umurage w'inganda ikoresheje imigambi yakuwe mu nganda za kera zikoreramo ifu. Igishushanyo cyayo gifite inkingi nini n'ibimera byinshi by'icyatsi, bigategura ubwumvikane hagati y'abantu na kamere. Igikari cyo hagati cyemerera urumuri rw'izuba gukora ikirere cy'ishyamba rihagaritse, bigaragaza impinduka z'ibihe. Igikoresho cy'Imipinduka y'Amazi kuri inzira yo kwinjira n'imiyoboro y'umucyo ya mashini bibyara ingaruka nk'izo munsi y'amazi. Iki gishushanyo gikora umwanya kamere, w'imikurire aho abashyitsi bashobora kubona ubuhungiro mu bwibuka bw'imijyi, kuvanga inkuru z'ibyahise n'ejo hazaza h'ubwumvikane.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Essencare Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Essencare Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Essencare Kliniki y'Ubuvuzi bw'Ubwiza ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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.