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Liao Residence by Chiu Hung Cheung Wins the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Chiu Hung Cheung acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Liao Residence by Chiu Hung Cheung, designed for OD Studio, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the A' Design Award Means

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

More About Liao Residence

Liao is a residential interior design created for the renovation of an aged apartment in Taipei. The floor area is about 165.29 square meters. The layout includes an entrance, a cloakroom, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a storage room, a study room, a master bedroom, two children's rooms, two bathrooms and two dressing rooms. A metal grille divider beside the entrance balances transparency and concealment. The original wooden floor is retained and re-dyed to renew its color. Light gray tones keep the interior open and calm.

About Chiu Hung Cheung

OD Studio was established in 2012. The professional team has undergone thorough training and requirements so that the aesthetics of space and engineering quality can be mutually implemented, creating a comfortable and delightful home environment for our customers. Meet the demands and preferences of customers, create and present the ideal living atmosphere through the professional knowledge of the team. At the same time, the team also emphasizes the combination of art and interior design, creating a space that is closest to your ideal house. Let home be not just a place to live, but a wonderful oasis to enjoy life comfortably.

Award Record

With this recognition, Chiu Hung Cheung is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2020 - 2021 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Liao Residence
Function
Residence
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Gray
Images
5
Client
OD Studio

The Recognition

Laureate
Chiu Hung Cheung
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#111757

Credits

Team
Chiu-Hung Cheung, Chun-Jen Huang, Liang-Ting Lin, Chun-Yu Wang
Image Credits
Blue

Design Details

Unique Properties
The designers not only apply the storage compartment at the entrance hall but also adopt the special room dividers on the side. The team adopts the technique of adjusting the appearance of the interior. The metal grille room divider beside the entrance is an attempt by the designers to strike a balance between transparency and concealment, inspired by an extraordinary chair purchased by the clients. The chair seems like an artwork that is rich in grid expression. With similar elements in the home decoration, the designers anticipate integrating consistent and beautiful expression elements in the residence.
Inspiration
An aged residence owned by the clients is renovated and modified by the design team. Through the renovation, the new appearance of the space is energetic and expanded. Because the space is full of family memories, some of the materials used in the original house have good quality, the advantage of square layout and moderate lighting, the designers adopt subtractive design thinking. With specific and implicit methods, they retain and modify some parts, creating a modern home atmosphere and relaxing comfort in the project.
Research
The original floor materials have high quality, and the craftsmanship is precise and solid. Thus, the team adopts the method of processing and color-changing to adjust the color expression of the floor. Not only does it retain the most precious and rare decoration parts of the old residence, but it also gives vitality to the reddish and outdated floors through re-dyeing. In order to retain the spaciousness in the residence with large square meters, the team adopts the light space tone with the flashing light gray color on the preface of the art wall, and they rearrange the study partition wall. Replaced the wall with iron frames and glass.
Challenge
When dealing with the space proposals with the clients, the designers understand the abstract feeling of the female clients when it comes to home expression. With the multilayer shoe storage, they create a cloakroom like a mysterious collection place. The team anticipates space can maintain the spacious vision of the side corridor while adding the functions with the partition plan. Thus, the team adopts a specific size arrangement and glass sliding doors to design an appropriate layout, creating the most desirable cloakroom for the female clients that every woman wants.
Realization and Technology
Metal paint compartment, wooden core board, steel brush veneer, iron furnishings, sandalwood floor, special paint, glass, non-woven fabric.
Operation and Interaction
In the private area, the team plans an appropriate private area for each bedroom, and it is equipped with an exclusive dressing room, as well as its own bathroom, so family members have a comfortable and moderate private space. The team meticulously arranges a cute and special bedroom for the clients twins. In order to present the image of twins, the bedroom has two single beds, two similar desks, and a dressing room that meets the height of the kids, creating an interesting and vivid children's room.
Project Duration and Location
The construction was completed in Taipei Xinyi District in August 2020.
Specifications
The floor area is about 165.29 square meters. Space has an entrance, cloakroom, living room, dining room, kitchen, storage room, study room, master bedroom, two kid's room, two bathrooms, and two dressing rooms.
Keywords
Residence with large square meters, aged house renovation, sandalwood and solid wood floor, simple design, extraordinary private house design, special room dividers

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