Zhen-xi Pang Receives the A' Design Award for La Place by Centred Exhibition Cafe and Office Space in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Zhen-xi Pang recognized 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 La Place by Centred Exhibition Cafe and Office Space by Zhen-xi Pang, designed for Jcpc Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

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.

Regarding La Place by Centred Exhibition Cafe and Office Space

La Place by Centred is a multifunctional cafe, exhibition and office space in Taipei. The original interior was narrow and long, with exposed pipes on the walls and ceiling. Partitions divide the space into front, middle and rear areas, and a wood grain axis runs through the whole layout. The walls are finished with a hand-brushed latte gradient paint, matched to the lighting and the veneer colors. The floor of the coffee area uses a white diamond coating that is waterproof, anti-slip and crack resistant. The total area is 132 square meters.

Award Record

This recognition makes Zhen-xi Pang a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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/119700
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/119700
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!119700
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/301818
Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.jcpcdesign.com/Projects/Detail/35

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: La Place by Centred Exhibition Cafe and Office Space
Function: Exhibition Cafe and Office Space
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Dim Gray, Gray, Dark Olive Green, Rosy Brown and Silver
Images: 5
Client: Jcpc Design

The Recognition

Laureate: Zhen-xi Pang
Country: Taiwan (China)
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2020 - 2021
Design ID: #119700

Credits

Team: ZHEN-XI,PANG - China University of Technology and HUI-WEN,HSIAO
Image Credits: Photographer Laplace by Centred; Photographer 隨寓工作室

Design Details

Unique Properties: Work times Chill is like Cafe times milk. Looking at the whole shop, the most prominent feature is the gradient latte color with a strong sense of hand brush on the wall. This beautiful gradient color is especially created for the on-site lighting and veneer color. Most importantly, the special gradation paint make this space with its own character. In order to give the space an art gallery-like experience, and considering about match the frequently-entered commercial space at the same time, we used white diamond coating on the floor of coffee area. As the background of the performance, the floor is as simple and as clean as possible, and to meet the needs of frequent use.
Inspiration: The office space "La Place by Centred", a new type of multifunctional exhibition cafe, which located in the Mingsheng community. Project owner is an entrepreneur who has lived abroad for a long time. After he has experienced many coffee shops around the world, he expected the coffee shop to be an avant-garde one with minimalist style must and must have a pure image of Japanese. The original shape of the space is a narrow and long one, people can see through it with no difficulty, also have many messy pipelines hanging on both wall and ceiling.
Research: "LA PLACE by centred" outlines the beauty of space with various corner and window views, shaping modern life with check-in spots, and immersing people in this ceremony of a cup of coffee. And we look forward to develop a new type of shared space in the community, so that people can enjoy an independent office space; within a multi-function field, to extent art and cultural life. At the same time, through this coffee shop, LA PLACE becomes where community residents to stop and enlarge life circle, ideas and friendships.
Challenge: The original shape of the space is a narrow and long one, people can see through it with no difficulty, also have many messy pipelines hanging on both wall and ceiling. Therefore, we must use some space to make a separation to highlight the front, middle and back spaces, also a vertical movement line is drawn to extend to the rear. The ceiling is horizontal. The wood grain axis runs through the whole space.
Realization and Technology: In order to give the space an art gallery-like experience, and considering about match the frequently-entered commercial space at the same time, They used white diamond coating on the floor of coffee area. As the background of the performance, the floor is as simple and as clean as possible, and to meet the needs of frequent use. This paint can provide waterproof, anti-slip and anti-cracking effect. Among them, the dining bar is the sprite to this coffee shop. Not only should it be beautiful, but the cash register area, the hand-brewing area, and the light meal production area are all planning points. Not only a sense of beauty, a smooth preparing traffic of this bar is crucial.
Operation and Interaction: In order to give the space an art gallery-like experience, and considering about match the frequently-entered commercial space at the same time, we used white diamond coating on the floor of coffee area. As the background of the performance, the floor is as simple and as clean as possible, and to meet the needs of frequent use. This paint can provide waterproof, anti-slip and anti-cracking effect.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in July 2020 in Taipei and finished in September 2020 in Taipei.
Specifications: The total space is 132 square meters
Keywords: Cafe, Exhibition space, Office speace,influencer coffee shop, Coworking space, La Place by Centred