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Kris Lin Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Courtyard Public Space in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Kris Lin recognized 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 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Courtyard Public Space by Kris Lin, designed for Gemdale Group, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

More About Courtyard Public Space

Courtyard is a public space designed for the lobby and foyer of a residential development in central Shenyang, China. The space covers 600 square meters and forms the main route used by residents on the way home. The design concept is based on the three-entry home of traditional Chinese architecture, arranged as an outer court, an inner courtyard and an inner house. An installation named Bamboo Sound marks the lobby and gallery. A water promenade with a bridge, a pool, a gable, a tea room and plum blossom shapes the courtyard scene.

About Kris Lin

2001 came to Shanghai and built “KLID Design Office” to work on the interior design for architecture.

Award Record

This recognition makes Kris Lin a winner of 66 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2011 - 2012 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
Courtyard Public Space
Function
Public Space
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Gray, Dark Olive Green, Rosy Brown, Saddle Brown and Black
Images
5
Client
Gemdale Group

The Recognition

Laureate
Kris Lin
Country
China
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#103393

Credits

Team
Kris Lin, Jiayu Yang
Image Credits
Image #1,2,3,4,5: Photographer KLID 2019

Design Details

Unique Properties
courtyard This project is a public space in the lobby and foyer located in a high-end residential area in the center of Shenyang. It is the only way for the residents of this community to go home. The designers hope to use the Chinese courtyard as the design concept to create a spiritual homeward journey.
Inspiration
Three-entry home The inspiration comes from the courtyard style design method of three-entry home in traditional Chinese architecture to create a public space with a three-entry model of the outer court-inner courtyard-inner house.
Research
This project is a public space in the lobby and foyer located in a high-end residential area in the center of Shenyang. It is the only way for the residents of this community to go home. The designers hope to use the Chinese courtyard as the design concept to create a spiritual homeward journey.
Challenge
The inspiration comes from the courtyard style design method of three-entry home in traditional Chinese architecture to create a public space with a three-entry model of the outer court-inner courtyard-inner house.
Realization and Technology
The water promenade symbolizes the road to return home. The five garden elements of the bridge, pool, gable, tea room, and plum blossom shape the courtyard space and scene. The overwhelming sceneries take away the bothering of the mundane world. The dazzling scenery is the euphemism of objects and mood.
Operation and Interaction
1.Outer court-lobby and gallery space:The installation art Bamboo Sound conveying Chinese traditional culture. 2.Inner courtyard-promenade, the process of spiritual precipitation:The water promenade symbolizes the road to return home. The five garden elements of the bridge, pool, gable, tea room, and plum blossom shape the courtyard space and scene. 3.Inner house:After the precipitation of the mind, the exhaustion from the body was washed away, and finally returned to the warm home.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in April 2019 in Shenyang,China and finished in October 2019 in Shenyang,China, and was exhibited in Shenyang,China in October 2019.
Keywords
courtyard, Chinese courtyard, three-entry home, high-end residential area, traditional Chinese architecture

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