Mdo Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Nanxing Yanlord 185A Show Apartment in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Mdo 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 announced that Nanxing Yanlord 185A Show Apartment by Mdo has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to 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 evaluated 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.

Regarding Nanxing Yanlord 185A Show Apartment

Nanxing Yanlord 185A is a show apartment designed to present a new modern Chinese lifestyle. The interior covers 185 square meters on a single floor in Hangzhou, China. The design gives attention to the small rituals of everyday life, while works of art set the style and the character of the spaces. Wood cabinetry at the entrance provides a warm welcome, and the open living room faces a large window. Each room uses different materials and colors to support its function and to offer a calm retreat from daily stress.

About Mdo

MDO is an architecture and interior design practice based in Shanghai dedicated to creating innovative and beautiful bespoke solutions. Our approach is highly spatial, exploring scale and proportion, and creating journeys and stories rich in detail, material and light. MDO was founded by Jaycee Chui in 2014. An ARB qualified Architect and interior designer, Jaycee over 16 years of experience in London, Hong Kong and China. Her international background fused in Eastern and Western cultures, helps to develop the practice across China. Her approach focuses on the emotional response to space and design and the beauty of everyday space.

Award Record

With this recognition, Mdo is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to 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. 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

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/104936
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/104936
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!104936
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/276604
Further Information from the Laureate: http://moredesignoffice.com/

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Nanxing Yanlord 185A Show Apartment
Function: Show Apartment
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Rosy Brown, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Black and Dim Gray
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Mdo
Country: China
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #104936

Credits

Team: Jaycee Chui, Justin Bridgland, Chang Di, Binna Tong and Calla Wei
Image Credits: Photography by Zhu Laoshi 朱老师

Design Details

Unique Properties: Yanlord Nanxing Show Apartment proposes a new young Chinese modern lifestyle. Art is becoming increasingly more important for wealthy Chinese families, the fast pace of working life makes it necessary for the people to seek inspiration and regeneration inside the domestic walls. The interior design focuses on each of the smallest rituals of everyday life, trying to enhance their beauty, while the works of art set the style and the character of the spaces.
Inspiration: For the design of Yanlord Nanxing Show-Apartments, we have been inspired by the concept of "home" as a healing space and promoter of a relaxed and inspiring lifestyle. We wanted to create a container for life and art, a place where the family can find its comfortable refuge from everyday stresses.
Research: Our research is focused on the creation of manifold meaningful moment. With a ritualistic view of everyday life, we tried to magnify the experience of the inhabitants in each moment of the day. The research has been developed through years of activity and experiments, testing constantly the different scenarios of everyday life, how geometry, materials and light interact with our subconscious.
Challenge: One of the challenges we had to face is to create a space that may be enjoyed and appreciated by a great number of people. We tried to create a meaningful design that could show the beauty of a new lifestyle with such an impact that a vast public could perceive and envision their own life inside the apartment. The success of the project doesn't rely only on the beauty of the design, but also on its universal message in the reality of Hangzhou culture and society.
Realization and Technology: Our design work is highly specialized and derives from close collaboration between designers, client and specialized workers. The design is developed to infuse our vision and expertise with client's aspirations. Refined details showcase the capabilities of the specialized manufacturers and the beauty of each material. Great attention is paid on every joint, especially where different materials meet. We make use of light and shadow to the scale of the millimeter, to give depth to the space.
Operation and Interaction: Nanxing Yanlord show apartment reveals itself to the users over time, like an old barrel of wine. The natural tone of wood of the cabinetry at the entrance welcomes you with a warm feel, while you leave your coat and shoes. The apartment unveils quietly to the open living room with the beautiful large window to the outside and the western-style dining area. Every room uses different materials and palette to evoke different feelings and gently favour its functionality
Project Duration and Location: Complete 2019, Hangzhou, China
Specifications: The space measures 185 square meters over one floor, located in Hangzhou, near the river Qian Tang, where a new residential development provides homes surrounded by beautiful and quiet landscape.
Keywords: Interiors, showapartment, apartment, Design, China, Luxury, Residential, Home