Essencare Ilé-ìwòsàn Ẹ̀wà Ìṣoogun by Yawen Liu and Wenche Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IdẹInú Ilé· 2025
Essencare Ilé-ìwòsàn Ẹ̀wà Ìṣoogun
Client: Underroof
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Essencare Ilé-ìwòsàn Ẹ̀wà Ìṣoogun
Ilé-ìwòsàn Ẹ̀wà Ìṣoogun ní Taoyuan, Taiwan, tún ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ ohun-ìní àṣà iṣẹ́-ọwọ́ nípa gbígba àmúṣagbára láti àwọn ilé-iṣẹ́ ìyẹ̀fun ìtàn. Apẹrẹ rẹ̀ ní àwọn ọ̀pá ńlá àti ewéko tútù, tí ń ṣàgbéjọra ìṣọ̀kan láàárín ènìyàn àti ẹ̀dá. Àgbàlá àárín kan ń gba ìmọ́lẹ̀ oòrùn láàyè láti ṣẹ̀dá àgbègbè igbó dídúró, tí ń ṣàfihàn àyípadà àkókò odún. Ẹ̀rọ Ìbì Omi ẹnu-ọ̀nà àti àwọn òpópó ìmọ́lẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ ṣe àgbéjade ipa abẹ́ omi. Apẹrẹ yìí ṣẹ̀dá ààyè àdáyébá, ìṣípò níbi tí àwọn alejo lè rí ibi ààbò láàárín àwọn ìrántí ìlú, tí ń darapọ̀ àwọn ìtàn àtẹ̀yìnwá pẹ̀lú ọjọ́ iwájú ìṣọ̀kan.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Essencare Ilé-ìwòsàn Ẹ̀wà Ìṣoogun jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Essencare Ilé-ìwòsàn Ẹ̀wà Ìṣoogun yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Essencare Ilé-ìwòsàn Ẹ̀wà Ìṣoogun ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
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.
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