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Stephan Maria Lang Receives the Silver A' Design Award for House Elvesgarden Privat Residence in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Stephan Maria Lang for architecture, building and structure design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that House Elvesgarden Privat Residence by Stephan Maria Lang, designed for Stephan Maria Lang Architects, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within 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 evaluated 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 House Elvesgarden Privat Residence

The project was an attempt to create something powerful without being loud. A sensitive place that gives tranquility and offers various perspectives to the surrounding nature. It is all about light and the countless approaches to its counterpart: the shadow. The house was build for a young widow as a retreat for her soul. The atmosphere is influenced by the Japanese culture of semi dark shadowed rooms where the colors seem damped and the glow comes from within. A world where darkness is full of warmth and profound colorfulness.

About Stephan Maria Lang

The architect Stephan Maria Lang possesses an extraordinary talent for getting at the special quality of any given site and combining it with the personality of his clients. The quality and the beauty of Stephan Maria Lang´s works lie in the hidden details, in the surprising views, in the play of light and shadow. The integration of landscape, garden, and interior into a Gesamtkunstwerk, an integrated and holistic masterpiece of architecture. The use of the latest technologies is a matter of course in order to meet the need for comfort and energy efficiency.

Award Record

With this recognition, Stephan Maria Lang is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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. The competition 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. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture

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
House Elvesgarden Privat Residence
Function
Privat Residence
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dim Gray, Olive Drab and Gray
Images
5
Client
Stephan Maria Lang Architects

The Recognition

Laureate
Stephan Maria Lang
Country
Germany
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#119170

Credits

Team
Steffi Senula and Annamaria Papp-Ionescu
Image Credits
Sebastian Kolm

Design Details

Unique Properties
Entering the gravelled entrance courtyard from the street,you leave the outside world behind. A house tree gives protection and makes beautiful shade paintings on the 2 huge subtle positioned stonewalls that mark the entrance to the house and directly opposite the elvesgate entrance to the main garden. The Ground floor is a generous open space but intimate. A centred bronze fireplace is the heart of the living area, surrounded by different gardens views. The upper Floor contains her private rooms.
Inspiration
It was more than an aesthetic exercise. It was a spiritual retreat, a place to cleanse body and soul. The house was build for a young widow as a retreat for her soul. The atmosphere is influenced by the Japanese culture of semi dark shadowed rooms where the colours seem damped and the glow comes from within. A world where darkness is full of warmth and profound colourfulness.
Research
So, it is no wonder that the architecture is deeply connected with nature. The garden with its forest like atmosphere was really the starting point of the project. A major dream from the owner was namely to have her first garden she dreamt of since her childhood.
Realization and Technology
Concrete, steel, wood, stone, glass
Operation and Interaction
The project was an attempt to create something powerful without being loud. A sensitive place that gives tranquility and offers various perspectives to the surrounding nature. It is all about light and the countless approaches to its counterpart: the shadow.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in 2017 in Munich and finished in 2019
Keywords
House, garden, natural materials, light, pool

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