Epitome Mamanu i Totonu o Falemai mo Faiga o Mea'ai by Yi-Hsiang Cheng

Epitome Mamanu i Totonu o Falemai mo Faiga o Mea'ai by Yi-Hsiang Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2023

Epitome Mamanu i Totonu o Falemai mo Faiga o Mea'ai

by Yi-Hsiang Cheng

Client: Why Interior Design

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Epitome Mamanu i Totonu o Falemai mo Faiga o Mea'ai

O le Epitome o se falemai tumaoti mo faiga o mea'ai o loʻo iai i Taoyuan City, Taiwan. O le totonu e 200 mita fa'afanua o loʻo nofoia se fale umi masani ma le lautele vaitau. O le fa'atulagaga e tuu ai se totonu autu faavae ma le taamilosaga o loʻo siomia ai, lea e faamama ma tatala ai le fuafuaga. O le vali mineral lanu enaena efuefu o loʻo ufiufi ai le faalo ma puipui. O tioata lanu moli pogisa o loʻo laina ai le itu e tasi o le ala e faalautele ai le vaaiga, ma o le uamea uʻamea uliuli e fausia ai vaeluaga ma faamatalaga faapitoa. O ala e lautele atu nai lo le masani ma o pito o puipui ua faapiʻopiʻoina e faafaigofie ai le gaoioi. O le falemai o loʻo iai ni potu faufautuaga, se vaega mo aoaoga o le kuka, se falefaigaeuseu ma se potu fonotaga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Epitome Mamanu i Totonu o Falemai mo Faiga o Mea'ai, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Epitome Mamanu i Totonu o Falemai mo Faiga o Mea'ai e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Epitome Mamanu i Totonu o Falemai mo Faiga o Mea'ai ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project is a private clinic so the plan layout was anticipated to deviate from the conventional dwelling framework to maintain a sense of spaciousness as much as possible. Different from traditional clinic, this case functions as a VIP clinic, serving clients and exclusive customers who have overweight and even obese issues. Each material has its own unique feature in the space, and enjoys a humble tranquility. Color set the fundamental visual base while the lighting quality gives the space a visual depth with a poetic melody.
Dimensions & Packaging: 200 m2
Tags: Clinic space, Healthy diet, line segmentation, partial arc, Exquisite beauty
Production Technology: Since the space us relatively small, space material has become a key that requires considerable attention. Mineral paint: using beige gray color painting on the ceiling and wall for atmosphere. Glasses: the dark orange glass use the surface on the side of aisle for visual extension. Metal: using black stainless steel on space divided and decoration.
Design Challenge: This case is a tradition townhouse in Taiwan which layout is narrow and dusky. In the beginning, the state of the house was extremely worse. Therefore, how to guide the light and organize each part of service area are significant. We overcome the challenge through different materials application and This case is a tradition townhouse in Taiwan which layout is narrow and dusky. In the beginning, the state of the house was extremely worse. Therefore, how to guide the light and organize each part of service space are significant. Finally, overcome the challenge through different materials application and various scale divide..
Research: Overweight not only increase the risk of other diseases but also may bring troubles to life. We observed the process from balance diet and exercise through the obese people, and transform the research to each area planing. Functional layout divides the whole lot into several zones - consulting room, weight reduction clinic cooking teaching, gym, meeting room. How to control weight without drugs but healthy and simple is the primary goal.
Inspiration: Healthy body shapes and its spatial ambience is the main concept of the design. This case needed to satisfy daily pragmatic demands without sacrificing aesthetic value. The clinic guiding patient to healthy life with various service types. The central core with circulation around the concept plan layout makes the space clearer and more transparent.
Project Duration: The project is started in July 2021 and finished in June 2022 in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Considering the user's movement, the aisles in the space are designed to be wider than normal, and the corners of the walls are also decorated with circular arcs. Attempt to transform each space detail through the process of diet and exercise.
Image Credits: Image#1-5: CCH Image Studio