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Hangzhou West Lake Service Area by Idl Design Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Idl Design for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Hangzhou West Lake Service Area by Idl Design has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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 Hangzhou West Lake Service Area
Hangzhou West Lake Service Area is a highway service area in Hangzhou, China. The reconstruction project covers a planning area of 61,408 square meters and replaces older facilities of limited scale and function. The design takes inspiration from the sweet-scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, and osmanthus shaped roofs crown the buildings. Facades of white curtain wall glass and wooden grilles link the architecture with the surrounding landscape. Two main buildings to the north and south hold dining spaces with different themes. Warm wood and plain colors define the interior.
About Idl Design
Since its inception in 2003, IDL Commercial Design has expanded throughout Hong Kong, Korea ，Shanghai，Hangzhou and Taiwan. It has an international professional design team which is very experienced and innovative. More than 150 employees are working together to build IDL into a world-renowned commercial design company. IDL advocates innovation.
Award Record
This recognition makes Idl Design a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
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/110709
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110709
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110709
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/286618
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hangzhou West Lake Service Area
- Function
- Service Area
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Rosy Brown and Tan
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Idl Design
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110709
Credits
- Team
- CHUN KONG AU, KAI PONG TANG, MIGUEL ANGEL NARANJO NARANJO
- Image Credits
- idl design
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Hang Zhou West Lake Service Area is located near Yuanpu Town of West Lake District. The original project had a small scale, single function and old facilities. In the reconstruction of the project, the design team gave priority to the sustainability of the public buildings and the experience of visitors and, incorporating the local cultural story background of Hangzhou, created a shopping mall styled comprehensive service area.
- Inspiration
- This service area is located near Yuanpu Town of West Lake District. In the reconstruction of the project, the design team gave priority to the sustainability of the project and the experience of visitors and, incorporating the local cultural story background of Hangzhou, created a shopping mall styled comprehensive service area space. The designers selected sweet-scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration. In architectural design, they fully considered the visual connection between the architectural space and the surrounding landscape.
- Research
- Hang Zhou West Lake Service Area is a reconstruction project , the design team gives priority to the sustainability of the public buildings. This project bring a Hang Zhou culture to the visitors, the two main buildings in the north and south respectively provide a unique dining space of different themes.
- Challenge
- Considering the characteristics of Hangzhou which boasts abundant fragrant golden cinnamons in autumn, the designers selected sweet-scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration. In architectural design, they fully considered the visual connection between the architectural space and the surrounding landscape. The exterior facades composed of super white curtain wall glass and wooden grilles are combined with the osmanthus shaped roofs to endow the whole buildings a unique dynamic effect.
- Realization and Technology
- Under the special circumstance of the global pandemic, the designers introduced new service facilities such as smart capsule hotel, unmanned convenience store and unmanned coffee stand that apply the face recognition technology to reduce social contacts. Meanwhile, through the switch control in entrances of the building in five directions, they switch the one stop mode to the function separation mode, to reduce crowd gathering.
- Operation and Interaction
- Considering the characteristics of Hangzhou which boasts abundant fragrant golden cinnamons in autumn, the designers selected sweet scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration.The interior of the buildings also embodies the overall style of the architecture. With warm wood and pure colors, it creates a relaxed, cozy space atmosphere. The two main buildings in the north and south respectively provide a unique dining space of different themes.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was located in Hang Zhou, China.
- Specifications
- The project has an overall planning area of 61,408 square meters.
- Keywords
- Mall, City, Interior, Renew, Culture
