DESIGN NAME: Ztwlab
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Beauty Centre
INSPIRATION: A fantacy and timeless wonderland with a spatial experience.
The inspiration is derived from the architectural aesthetics of the well-known Spanish building, La Muralla Roja - its romantic pink color and "maze visual effects".
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Different indoor spaces are connected to generate a sense of endlessness. The curves and round shapes along with the cherry blossom pink color not only create the illusion of space, giving visitors the feeling of being in a romantic and vibrant wonderland, but also outline the curves of female, the potential visitors of the beauty center.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The open-plan reception and waiting area allow better interaction between visitors and staff members. This area is separated from the remaining area in the centre by doors, with the intention to eliminate noise travelling from the waiting area to facial rooms.
A circular traffic flow is incorporated around the 8 facial rooms, with such circulation, visitors are able to find the designed rooms in a second.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: May 2021 - August 2021, Hong Kong
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Lobby's main background wall, ceiling, floor and the reception desk together form a static hourglass, echoing the goal of creating a timeless space. Inside the round ceiling, it is covered by water ripple metal sheet, the floor right underneath is shaped in a round circle by pink marble tiles. When visitors facing the ceiling, they can see themselves inside a pink fantacy wonderland.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Design area: 112 square meters. Original Ceiling Height: 3 meters. The beauty centre has: 1 Reception Counter for 2 people, 2 Waiting Area to accommodate up to 15 people at the same time, Display Area, 1 Cosmetic Area for 2 people, 8 Facial Rooms, 1 Doctor Consultation Room with an operation area and 1 Pantry for staff members.
TAGS: Commercial, Beauty Salon, La Muralla Roja, Maze Visual Effects, Illusion of Space
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Most of the beauty center in the market has clinic like design, white in color. Our goal was to create a different experience for visitors. Applying the architectural feature and the pink color of La Muralla Roja, we are able to create a fantacy and timeless wonderland with a spatial experience.
CHALLENGE: There are four 900mm-diameter columns on site, and there is one located in the waiting area. With this column, we wrapped it with wood panels and build a symmetric curved-shape walls around the area, this way, the original column become one of design elements of the project but no longer an obstacle.
Another challenges we have overcome is fulfilling client's requirements of having 15 different zones and rooms in this 112 square-meter site area. The final floor plan we have come up with, optimises the functionality of the space, has a clean traffic flow, and allow staff members to work efficiently.
ADDED DATE: 2022-03-25 05:25:03
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : ZTW Lab Design Team
IMAGE CREDITS: Zac Wong and Tim Wong, 2021.
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