WINTERING
wellness center
Location: 25 Bowater Road, Westminster Industrial Area, London
Design by Lin Zhuo Chen
MA Interior Design Thesis, Royal College of Art
2023
Design by Lin Zhuo Chen
MA Interior Design Thesis, Royal College of Art
2023
WINTERING is a wellness Centre that aims to alleviate burnout experienced
by local young professionals and professionals working in nearby areas such as Canary Wharf and the City.
Size: Scale 1:250
Wintering Manifesto
Disconnect by looking at the small things
Imagine a place where nothing is trying to coax you away, where you can simply be.
The feeling that you are not being directed but can stroll at will
it's a kind of voyage of discovery
WONDER.
Recall the first sensorial experience,
the sense of wholeness of inseparable elements
You could never have imagined when you started out that this would be the outcome:
The connection to oneself and the disconnection from the superficial.
burnout
/ˈbɜ:rnaʊt/ noun
[countable, uncountable]
the state of being extremely tired or ill, either physically or mentally, because you have worked too hard.
the state of being extremely tired or ill, either physically or mentally, because you have worked too hard.
DESIGN STRATEGY
MATERIAL EXPLORATION
THE PROJECT
Wintering | A journey to alleviate burnout
*Wintering refers to the period when animals, birds, and plants rest during the winter until spring arrives.
Winter is a time to enjoy the pleasures of SOLITUDE, to DREAM and to CONTEMPLATE.
Winter opens up a space to RESTORE and REPAIR.
On Winter you can spend hours in silent pursuit of a half-understood concept, or a detail of history.
Winter has PATIENCE.
There is nowhere else to be, after all.
Winter is a time to enjoy the pleasures of SOLITUDE, to DREAM and to CONTEMPLATE.
Winter opens up a space to RESTORE and REPAIR.
On Winter you can spend hours in silent pursuit of a half-understood concept, or a detail of history.
Winter has PATIENCE.
There is nowhere else to be, after all.
materials palette: walnut, gabion, cipollino marble, oak, bare clean concrete, linen yute carpet, wool