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Renatus Clinic Nagoya

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Wellness Space
7.50
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7.70
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7.48
Yanfei Li
Yanfei Li Founder and Design Director at 8877 Interiors
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6
5
6
5.75
Alexander Fehre
Alexander Fehre Founder at Studio Alexander Fehre
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7
6
6
6.25
Benjamin Kaplan
Benjamin Kaplan Design Director Global Brand Experience at Nike
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5
7
4
5.25
Andrew Mcmullan
Andrew Mcmullan Director at Mcmullan Studio
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5
6
4
5.25
Ekaterina Elizarova
Ekaterina Elizarova Founder and Creative Director at Elizarova Design Studio
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6
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6
6.25
Jump Lee
Jump Lee Design Director at One fine day studio & partners
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6
5
6
5.5
Studio Lotus
Studio Lotus Architect and Interior Designer at Studio Lotus
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6
6
7
6.25
Julien Sebban
Julien Sebban Architect at Uchronia
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5
6
5
5.25
Marjan van Aubel
Marjan van Aubel Solar Designer at Marjan van Aubel Studio
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7
6
4
5.25
Jayati Sinha
Jayati Sinha Physical and Digital Experience Designer at Fjord @ Accenture
5
5
5
5
5
Alberto Martinez
Alberto Martinez Sales Manager of Central Europe at Andreu World
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7
6
6
6.25
Olga Sundukova
Olga Sundukova Cofounder at Sundukovy Sisters
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7
8
7
7
Karol Suguikawa
Karol Suguikawa Creative Director at Karol Suguikawa Design
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6
6
5
5.5
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Renatus Clinic
Floor area
196 ㎡
Completion
2024
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Renatus Clinic’s store design by SESN/Kiyoshi Miyagawa focuses on creating a beauty clinic in Nagoya that transcends traditional aesthetics curating a sensory experience. The spatial design incorporates a circular flow, guiding clients from the reception area to the examination and treatment rooms, and back to reception. This journey is enhanced by carefully calibrated lighting. Downlights and indirect lighting shift in color temperature and brightness—from daylight tones to warm bulb hues—evoking natural phenomena like morning glow and evening twilight.

SESN studio, led by Kiyoshi Miyagawa, aimed to create a space where illuminated and shadowed areas coexist, producing a landscape that feels natural yet subtly transforms. This ambiguity blurs boundaries, allowing the environment to resonate as both sensation and perception, akin to the transient beauty of natural phenomena.

To unify the space, a consistent base color was used, while the lighting’s temperature variations create a delicate gradation of hues. This approach fosters an environment where clients can reflect on diverse values and affirm their individuality. By aligning the clinic’s ethos with its spatial design, the project achieves a harmonious connection between the beauty clinic experience and the physical space.