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Lichen Ding Receives the Silver A' Design Award for The MeetNi Guesthouse in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Lichen Ding for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ The MeetNi Guesthouse by Lichen Ding, designed for The MeetNi Hotel, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About The MeetNi Guesthouse

In terms of design elements, it is not intended to be complicated or minimalist. It takes Chinese simple color as the base, but uses textured paint to leave space blank, which forms the oriental artistic conception in line with modern aesthetics. Modern humanistic home furnishings and traditional decorations with historical stories seem to be ancient and modern dialogues flowing in space, with a leisurely ancient charm.

About Lichen Ding

Lichen Ding, Founder and Chief Designer of DLCA Architects. He has a passion for art since childhood and has always aspired to design for spatial comfort and simplicity. He designs are well received by clients as a blend of inspiration and functionality. With solid knowledge in architecture and interior designs,He started he career working with land developers after getting professional qualifications in her early twenties. Year 2009 is a milestone when he founded he own company to further he design career. In 2013, He got he first accolade with one of he designs in an interior design award.

Award Record

Lichen Ding is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award

The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
The MeetNi Guesthouse
Function
Guesthouse
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Black and Gray
Images
5
Client
The MeetNi Hotel

The Recognition

Laureate
Lichen Ding
Country
China
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#100178

Credits

Team
Li Chen Ding, Yi Sun, Meng Lian Xiang and Min Zhang
Image Credits
Photographer: Ming Chen,2020

Design Details

Unique Properties
Take the local stone and log as the materials of environment and furniture design, and use the local folk hand-made bamboo weaving and linen printing and dyeing to make the soft decoration of lighting, cushion and curtain. The decorative fabric also meticulously uses the natural straw weaving and hand-made solid wood round carving works. The owners and designers carefully create such a very natural, quiet, comfortable and elegant environment.
Inspiration
The design is taken from the memory points of the classical and traditional architectural style, and the contemporary design language is used to extend the landscape in the interior space and present a natural symbiosis. Based on the natural and simple style, the use of natural wood and the full use of light to express the outside Naturally integrated into the space, creating a natural returning atmosphere.
Research
Use modern design methods to metaphor Chinese traditions, and use the oriental context to create courtyard culture. The traditional garden frame landscaping method continues the natural atmosphere. The wooden fence between the virtual and the real has a certain spatial delimitation function, but it also allows the breath of each space to communicate. On the basis of respecting the natural scenery, harmoniously integrate the living needs of modern people into the local nature and culture.
Challenge
The original building of this project is two buildings connected. After the merger, the middle aisle will be dark and dull, which will not feel good to hotel guests. After thinking about the transformation, we opened a five-story hollow light well to promote natural daylight to the aisles on each floor. This is also a highlight of this design.
Realization and Technology
Wood, Coating, Glass, Metal, Stone
Operation and Interaction
The art pendants in the atrium of the corridor are like leaves in the sun, and one side of the corridor is like a bamboo path, attracting people to enter. The wood grid screen runs through the connecting space vertically from top to bottom; from the hollowed out, you can see the landscape like the outdoor garden, and the inner and outer layers interact naturally. The space itself has been expressed here. The space temperament makes people feel quiet, soft and implicit.
Project Duration and Location
Located in Yingshan, China,the project began in Dec 2018 and was completed in Jan 2020.
Specifications
This space is the hotel guest room, with a total area of 1000 square meters and a height of 3 meters.
Keywords
Modern, China, Natural, Artistic

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