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Cosmax

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The design aims to transport guests from their busy urban lives into a serene environment upon the moment of arrival, allowing them to relax throughout their medical procedures in an otherwise stressful experience. - Common Studio
A cave like structure with a strong link to nature inspired by the elaborate curves and softness of a mushroom. - Common Studio
The journey starts as guests arrive in a cave-like reception, giving them a sense of peace and stillness. - Common Studio
The design aims to transport guests from their busy urban lives into a serene environment upon the moment of arrival, allowing them to relax throughout their medical procedures in an otherwise stressful experience. - Common Studio

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JURY VOTES
Wellness Space
6.35
6.08
6.68
5.46
6.14
Darren Xu
Darren Xu General Manager at Heytea
7.2
6.86
7.38
6.69
7.03
Christian Buratti
Christian Buratti Art Director at Quadrastudio
7
7
7
6.5
6.88
Claudio Pironi
Claudio Pironi CEO at Claudio Pironi & Partners
6.3
6
6.5
5
5.95
Talar Bardakjian
Talar Bardakjian Creative Director at ODG
5.5
6.8
5.3
4
5.4
Andre Flinterhoff
Andre Flinterhoff Cofounder at Archicon Architectural Intelligence
7
6
7
5
6.25
Tanya Khanna
Tanya Khanna Founder at Epistle
5.13
4.53
5.96
4.16
4.95
Stephanie Ledoux
Stephanie Ledoux Partner at AW²
4.3
5
5.61
4.24
4.79
Peter Culley
Peter Culley Founder and Creative Director at Spatial Affairs Bureau
6.49
5.77
6.24
5
5.88
Anda Zota
Anda Zota Editor in Chief at Igloo
7.24
6.52
7.24
7.02
7.01
Horace Pan
Horace Pan Founder at Panorama Design Group
6
6
6
5.5
5.88
Christina Wissing Oppermann
Christina Wissing Oppermann Commercial Director at Brandt Collective
6.5
5.83
7.07
5.79
6.3
Arne Schultchen
Arne Schultchen Founder and Creative Director at design for human nature
6
5
6.5
5.5
5.75
Filip Janssen
Filip Janssen Founder at Zware Jongens
Intriguing....
6.75
6.7
7.5
5.55
6.63
Bart Veen
Bart Veen Experience Designer at Bart.Agency
I applaud them for challenging the...
7
7
8
6
7
Salone
Salone Founder at Salone del Salon
6.88
6.24
6.88
5.88
6.47
Client
G Max Group
Floor area
335 ㎡
Completion
2022
Budget
Confidential
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CosMax, located in a modern high rise office building in the centre of Hong Kong, is the latest inception of a cosmetic medical centre with interiors inspired by a subterranean mushroom cave. The design aims to transport guests from their busy urban lives into a serene environment upon the moment of arrival, allowing them to relax throughout their medical procedures in an otherwise stressful experience. This reflects the brand’s philosophy and discerning values with interiors that are professional and reassuring. The design brief called for a futuristic yet meditative sense of place. In the 400sqm space is a reception lounge, consultation, treatment and cocoon-like after-care relaxation rooms. The reception lounge sets the scene, a cave like structure with a strong link to nature inspired by the elaborate curves and softness of a mushroom. This vernacular is expressed throughout the design. The cave interior, mushroom lamps, tubular skylights and Travertine columns all add to the visitor’s sense of peace and tranquility, redefining the experience of a cosmetic medical centre. The journey starts as guests arrive in a cave-like reception, giving them a sense of peace and stillness. Two large illuminated openings framed by extruded plaster tubes in the ceiling act as skylights, suffusing the reception lounge in a soft glow. As the journey continues, they pass through an entrance marked by Travertine columns into a futuristic tunnel. Privacy is at the heart of the design, and particular attention was paid to lighting and movement via the passage leading guests between the various rooms. The journey ends with the cocoon-like relaxation pods, giving the guests a sense of security while they are resting. Throughout the design there is a strong contrast between nature and technology. The geometric metallic reception counter juxtaposes with the cave-like environment of the lounge, while the curved plastered passage ceiling with inset lights goes against the strong metallic materiality and scientific feel of the corridor. Subtle nuances maximize the visitors comfort while maintaining their confidence and trust. “We wanted to challenge the old concepts of a cosmetic medical centre” says NCDA founder Nelson Chow. “It does not have to be a stark, clinical experience. You should feel cherished and cared for from the minute you walk through the door.”