AccuraGen is a completely new medical research / business institution that could provide personalized cancer diagnostics by DNA accurate medicine. Unlike the normal hospital or research institution, AccuraGen is trying to seek a business path that could link cutting edge medical research to ordinary clinical treatment. Thus, either from research or clinical service, the most urgent challenge for AccuraGen is to build up a connection from high-end DNA accurate diagnostics to the public. The traditional design concept for medical institution, such as to create a comfortable environment or to build up a good relationship between doctors and patients, becomes the basics in this project. For us, the most challenge is to help ordinary people understand the abstract concept of DNA cancer diagnostics and willing to accept and pay for it. This project contains four stories, 1150 m2, including exterior façade renovation and interior design. The main program consists of medical reception area on the ground floor and research laboratory area from the first floor to the third floor. After the reasonable program distribution, we focused on the understanding of space and design elements from two different perspectives – scientists and the public, so that we can assist AccuraGen to explore a business path to link modern technology and the public from space design aspect.

Some of the design details not only decorate the space, but also balance two different readings between AccuraGen’s scientists and ordinary customers. These details could provide the scientists who working in AccuraGen more professional and familiar feeling, enhancing their sense of belonging. The scientists often have conversations about the pattern on the wall, even make a joke of it. The exhibition tunnel, the core space of the entire project, was achieved by controlling the special lighting effect, to introduce the high-end biological knowledge. As customer walk along with the exhibition tunnel, the presenter could explain the high-tech medicine knowledge slide by slide in a very simple and direct way to the customer. In this way, the customer could deeply understand the principle of DNA accurate medicine in a very short time. The original architectural façade was under a fake European style which was prevailed in 80s -90s in China. In order to indicate AccuraGen’s high-tech medicine image, through controlling the rhythm of vertical stripes, we put the DNA sequence diagram on the façade , creating a dramatic contrast to the surroundings. The customer s could easily recognize the building and link it to the image of AccuraGen

After the establishment of this project in January, 2017, Accuragen had a huge promotion in their popularity. Via the presentation in the exhibition tunnel, Accuragen could introduce complicated knowledge in medical technology to their customers directly in a short time. This project located in a classic European style office park. To highlight Accuragen’s high- technological property, Douxi applied linear aluminum to the exterior, which is highly contrast to the environment. Customers could easily recognize Accuragen’s medical technology image.

For architects, propose a good looking design is not the main purpose in this project. The key of this project is to help the client to address the most urgent issues in current age from space design prospective. We believe architects’ task is not only propose the professional advices or schemes, but also dig deeply the potential of design, helping the client to succeed from business exploration.

Ten team members participated in this project, which was consisted of coming up with the concept, modifying design strategy, refining construction drawings, and supervising the final construction. During the process, the customer company assigned a particular department to assist our team in solving many issues.

In that AccuraGen is a new type medical organization which provides accurate DNA sequencing services, including interior space design, we also provided graphic design, props design, and interior decoration design. We translated elements of double helix, sequencing chromatogram, and AGCT gene code into a visual format via design. Because of the excellent cooperation, the result of this project was way beyond our expectation.

This project took about three to six months from being established to finished, and opened to the public in January, 2017，which cost about 5.5 million RMB

The initial goal of this project was to connect high-technology medical results to the clinical health services in a better way and introduce DNA technology to the public more directly. Including the success in commercial results, the use of professional medical elements also provided an amiable atmosphere for scientists working here. This project implied a breakthrough strategy of studio Douxi in modifying exterior elevation and interior design, and enhanced our popularity of modifications of office. An increasing number of customers were acknowledged of our ability in combining design and their commercial expectations, while increasing employees’ sense of belonging.