Zhiyi Yan

PROPOSED USE

Site: 40 George Square, ground floor and first floor

In these two floors, they include special functional areas like herbal medicine and acupuncture therapy. The reason I chose the site is that these oriental medicine aims to regulate the human body to help eliminate the origin of diseases. Therefore, oriental medicine is still valuable and needs to be preserved and promoted properly. I hope that users can try and accept these new treatments, creating a sense of identity with the space through interior design. Finally, it can improve their own awareness of health and wellbeing.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN PROPOSAL

Space Design

The double-high entrance hall gives a sense of openness to those who first enter, and the main visual wall behind reception is emblazoned with the logo of the venue; turn left into the corridor of the consulting room, with its hierarchical arrangement of vaulted ceilings, wooden partition walls and soft sofas, giving a feeling of safety and comfort.

After turning right, there is an exhibition area by the window, promoting oriental health culture and raising health awareness. On the other side is the cashier and the decoction room. At the end is the café area which is different from the usual cafés. It sells tea rather than coffee. The café and the waiting area in front of the pharmacy have the same shaped wooden ceiling, suggesting the same nature of the space: people can drink tea, eat snacks, wait for their medicine, chat and relax, etc.

 

FIRST FLOOR PLAN PROPOSAL

Space Design

In the pharmacy, the practitioner takes a certain amount of herbs from the wooden medicine cabinet according to the prescription and packs them all together. The herbs are then given to the decoction room, where they are processed in a special machine, boiled down to a potion and then vacuum packed on a packing table and finally put in the refrigerator to be chilled for the patient to collect the medicine. Another function of the pharmacy is to distribute common types of medicines (non-herbal) to patients.

The waiting area on the first floor is full of greenery, which gives patients a sense of freshness, nature and health. 

The acupuncture area is gender-specific, with men on the left and women on the right. They can first talk to the therapist about their condition, decide on a treatment plan and then store their personal belongings in a locker, then change into their acupuncture clothes and lie down on the treatment bed for the therapist to do the acupuncture. The dark green linen curtains chosen to separate the male and female areas ensure the patient's privacy and good air circulation as well.

SECTION A

SECTION B