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Epitome Diet Clinic by Yi-Hsiang Cheng Receives the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Yi-Hsiang Cheng recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Epitome Diet Clinic by Yi-Hsiang Cheng, designed for Why Interior Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Epitome Diet Clinic
Epitome is a private diet clinic located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The 200 square meter interior occupies a traditional narrow townhouse. The layout places a central core with circulation around it, which keeps the plan clear and open. Beige gray mineral paint covers the ceiling and walls. Dark orange glass lines one side of the aisle to extend the view, and black stainless steel forms dividers and details. Aisles are wider than usual and wall corners are curved to ease movement. The clinic holds consulting rooms, a cooking teaching area, a gym and a meeting room.
About Yi-Hsiang Cheng
Ｗhy interior design is an experimental design studio, which dedicated to environmental issues and materials development. How to design and decorate interior but without meaningless or unnature stuff is a significant principle. In Taiwan, design culture and living quality still rarely be respected. Therefore, Why interior design studio attempted to create a new type of awareness, such as what is best living definition to people.
Award Record
Yi-Hsiang Cheng is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/145501
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/145501
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!145501
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/231966
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://whyidstudio.com/product/21
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Epitome Diet Clinic
- Function
- Diet Clinic
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Why Interior Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yi-Hsiang Cheng
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #145501
Credits
- Image Credits
- 5: CCH Image Studio
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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..
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is started in July 2021 and finished in June 2022 in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
- Keywords
- Clinic space, Healthy diet, line segmentation, partial arc, Exquisite beauty
