Yu-Chi Liu and Yi-Han Chen Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Cozy White Residential in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Yu-Chi Liu and Yi-Han Chen acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Cozy White Residential by Yu-Chi Liu and Yi-Han Chen, designed for Creative Group. The award was conferred within 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

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.

Regarding Cozy White Residential

Cozy White is a residential interior design for a maisonette in Taipei, Taiwan. The home was planned for a family of four. A loft-style layout connects the two levels and makes use of daylight from both sides. White covers about 80 percent of the large walls, storage cabinets and stair structure, balanced by black and grey tones. Metal, marble, mirrored glass and warm wooden flooring are used. A space-saving spiral staircase with iron supports and wooden treads replaces the former stair. Concrete texture is applied to the beam surface instead of a false ceiling.

About Yu-Chi Liu and Yi-Han Chen

Elen has 17 years of experience in interior decoration, from a group of less than five people to more than a hundred people. Bringing together diverse talents in the equipment industry, architecture and interior design background, gathering diverse talents in the equipment industry, architecture and interior design background, and cooperating with an organized management model to systematically control the progress of the project and provide early communication Design, complete service from contract preparation to subsequent execution. In 2011, we started to integrate into the operation and management of our subsidiaries.

Award Record

This recognition makes Yu-Chi Liu and Yi-Han Chen a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2019 - 2020 edition 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/100381
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100381
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100381
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/272796
Further Information from the Laureate: http://dna-concept-design.com/

Media Contact

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+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Cozy White Residential
Function: Residential
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Silver, Light Gray, Dark Gray, Gray and Dim Gray
Images: 5
Client: Creative Group

The Recognition

Laureate: Yu-Chi Liu and Yi-Han Chen
Country: Taiwan (China)
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #100381

Credits

Team: YU-CHI LIU, YI-HAN CHEN
Image Credits: Hey!Cheese

Design Details

Unique Properties: Combined with the pure white tone, the design integrated a loft-style layout into the maisonette. It built up a light and warm daily life for the family of four. The interior applied the pure white tone to present the quiet environment and using the wooden material and reflecting glasses to create a light and warm feelings. The designers placed the spiral stairs which influence the vertical access at first. And then they adjusted the enclosed bedroom on the second floor, developing the layouts
Inspiration: The homeowner couple who have been working abroad for many years, as they welcome the birth of their baby daughter, decided to return to Taiwan to settle down and start a new chapter in their lives.
Research: In a rapidly changing society, people are often overwhelmed by the flow of information. The owner shared with us, seeing the completion of the home little by little, and every step with a fresh and anticipating mood After the children move in, they especially like the sight of space and penetrate each other. They can always find where the parents are. Fun and interesting penetration configuration in the space, making the relationship between parents and children more harmonious Here, let natural daylight be your day's strength, pure white and wood, and easily return to the scenery of nature The pattern is open and not limited, and there is no barrier between family communication.
Challenge: The case has excellent lighting on both sides. The team abandoned the old staircase design connecting the first and second floors and replaced it with a space-saving rotating circular staircase to restore a high and bright view. Stable round iron pillars stand between them, spreading upwards with a white ring-like structure like a ribbon, carefully considering the actual use of safety, in addition to using slender lines to reduce the load, and staggered use of flat iron and round bars to wrap, to keep children walking safety.Because the male owner is relatively tall, he especially calculates the height and size of the wooden pedals, strengthens the stair structure that is stable and easy to...
Realization and Technology: With the visual proportion of black, grey and white. They presented 80% of white color on the large area of walls, the storage cabinets, and the stairs structure. It was decorated with metal and marble materials to perform the well visual balance. The designers considered the beam would put stress on the sense of space height. Without usual indirect light design and ceiling board design, this project applied the concrete texture to decorate the beam surface. The whole space was combined with the warm wooden flooring, black elements and reflecting glasses to build up a comfortable environment.
Operation and Interaction: In order to faithfully present the sense of Nordic life, the team adjusted the black-grey-white ratio, presenting 80% white on large-area walls, storage cabinets, and staircase structures. Through the rich changes of metal and marble, considering the lower pressure of the upper beam, it escaped the indirect lighting and Sealing board method, bare stucco texture modification, others with warm wood floor, black elements and glass mirror masonry.
Project Duration and Location: 2018-2019, Taipei , Taiwan
Specifications: Special coatings, iron parts, glass, woodwork, carved white marble, imitation stone tiles, mirror surface, super wear-resistant wooden floor.