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Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Last Romance Historical Building Restaurant in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology 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 confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Last Romance Historical Building Restaurant by Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology, designed for Jcpc Design. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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.
More About Last Romance Historical Building Restaurant
Last Romance is a restaurant interior created inside a historical wooden building in Taipei that was completed in 1949. The original structure and outward appearance are kept, and the many old traces of the house are connected into one continuous narrative. Textured hexagon tiles, retro tile mosaic, carved tiles, copper strips and cast iron are combined with mist gold grids, retro glass and glass chandeliers with warm white light. The two floors cover 370 square meters and host dining and musical performances.
Award Record
Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/119718
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/119718
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!119718
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/301818
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.jcpcdesign.com/Projects/Detail/34
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Last Romance Historical Building Restaurant
- Function
- Historical Building Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Dark Goldenrod, Dark Slate Gray, Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jcpc Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #119718
Credits
- Team
- ZHEN-XI,PANG - China University of Technology and HUI-WEN,HSIAO
- Image Credits
- Photographer XIN-YU,LI; Photographer XIN-YU,LI VIDEO : 話雨Rain’stalk
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This historical building remains multiple old-time traces and the whole concept is to connect traces together. It is the difference with other commercial space reforming project. They’d like to provide a new angle to review the past, from entering space to having meal and sinking into musical performance. So that people can immerse to the river of time with all their sense, which will be they way they want people to experience history.d.
- Inspiration
- This building was built in 1949 and once was Xu Baiyuan’s house, former president of the central bank. Xu Baiyuan, was an important figure to the rectification of Taiwan’s economy and made an important establishment of the monetary system in the 1950s. His official residence is a typical Japanese style wooden building at age of 70 which located at the Qingguang commercial area and close to third section of Xinsheng North Road. Deputy Chief of the US Army Advisory Group Chase, Flying Tigers General Chennault, Chen Xiangmei and his wife, Shanxi Province Chairman Yan Xishan, Li Gan, Chen Jiheng, Zhou Xianzhong and other eight old houses are all on the same street.
- Research
- This historical building remains multiple old-time traces and the whole concept is to connect traces together. It is the difference with other commercial space reforming project. They’d like to provide a new angle to review the past, from entering space to having meal and sinking into musical performance. So that people can immerse to the river of time with all their sense, which will be they way they want people to experience history. People in this era are starting to cherish the value of historical buildings, therefore Taipei Government take actions to preserve those buildings with artistic and cultural value.
- Challenge
- This building was built in 1949 and once was Xu Baiyuan’s house, former president of the central bank. Xu Baiyuan, was an important figure to the rectification of Taiwan’s economy and made an important establishment of the monetary system in the 1950s. His official residence is a typical Japanese style wooden building at age of 70 which located at the Qingguang commercial area and close to third section of Xinsheng North Road. Deputy Chief of the US Army Advisory Group Chase, Flying Tigers General Chennault, Chen Xiangmei and his wife, Shanxi Province Chairman Yan Xishan, Li Gan, Chen Jiheng, Zhou Xianzhong and other eight old houses are all on the same street.
- Realization and Technology
- New breath in the old house! During keeping the original structure systems and outward, techniques as reprint, handmade, reflection, to reborn the old house textured and warmly, reflecting the history and giving new birth from generations. Textured hexagon tiles, retro tile mosaic, carve plastic tiles, special painting technique are chosen to use, also copper strip and cast iron against culture heritage base. Mist gold grid, retro glass, glass chandelier with warm white light; glossy marble table, downing chair and curtain are collocating as outstanding highlight.
- Operation and Interaction
- People in this era are starting to cherish the value of historical buildings, therefore Taipei Government take actions to preserve those buildings with artistic and cultural value. Through cooperation with private sectors, it is not only light up history itself and the texture of them city.
- Project Duration and Location
- No. 24, Ln. 62, Sec. 3, Xinsheng N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Specifications
- A total of 370 square meters of upper and lower floors.
- Keywords
- Historical building, Restaurant, Art space, CEO1950, Bar, CEO1950 President Art Space, Old House Restaurant , Old house reconstruction, Reuse of historical buildings
