Press Release
Stoked KL Workplace by Stoked Associates Wins the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Stoked Associates honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Stoked KL Workplace by Stoked Associates. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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.
The A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Stoked KL Workplace
Stoked KL is a workplace interior designed as an open studio rather than a conventional office. The 1300 square foot space measures 15400 mm in width, 8000 mm in depth and 3900 mm in height. A cafe like pantry with a movable bar table meets visitors at the entrance. A meeting room, a lounge area with an art mural and an open material library complete the layout. Acoustic panels reduce noise and reverberation under the high ceiling and also form a feature wall. Natural light and tropical references set the mood, and the studio can serve as an event space in the evening.
About Stoked Associates
Kathy Fong is Managing Director of Stoked Associates, Kuala Lumpur. She works closely with her team to provide a customised solution to each design problem; and spearheads the company’s growth strategy. She has worked in global interior architecture firms like M Moser Associates, Singapore; and led successful completion of numerous projects across Asia-Pacific. Kathy believes that leadership is the ability to create and realize innovative solutions, especially in the face of structurally complex or changing situations. Her design philosophy is to bring life into the space with creative design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Stoked Associates 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/126502
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126502
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126502
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/310417
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.stokedassociates.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Stoked KL Workplace
- Function
- Workplace
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Rosy Brown, Black, Burly Wood and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Stoked Associates
- Country
- Malaysia
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #126502
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer David Yeow, Stoked KL, 2019
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Stoked Associates embraced the opportunity to walk the talk of workplace transformation. The idea of office never really sat well with the designers. They designed a fully open workspace area with studio as their aspiration. Making a studio that sparks creativity and encourage interactive among people. A strong visual fuels different experiences throughout this 1300sqft space and it could turn into an event space in the evening.
- Inspiration
- The design is inspired by most distinguish tropical and colonial feature in Malaysia as the mood setting. By natural lights flow in from the treelined keeping the space bright and cozy.
- Research
- The interior speaks about who Stoked is. The designer created a space that caters for different activities with movable furniture that could easily move things around. There are various choice of furniture setting provided for employees to choose where they want to sit according to their work activity. That encourage people to walk around and collaborate better. There are dedicated lockers for each individuals to keep their belongings to achieve a clean and neat environment.
- Challenge
- In an open workplace environment with high ceiling, sounds travelling across the space become a serious issue and it might affect the productivity at work. The designer treated the wall with acoustic panels to cut down the noise and it turns into feature wall.
- Realization and Technology
- By introducing the movable bar table create flexibility within the cafe for different activities. Acoustic design panels involve cutting down the noises to an allowable level and controlling the reverberation within the room or space.
- Operation and Interaction
- Introducing coffee and tea at the cafe like pantry when first stepping into the touchdown area. Greeted by fancy yet sleek black and white tiles, complementing the Classic Blue Wall at our Meeting Room. Walking into the center of the studio, touched by the cozy Lounge Area, where the window like art mural is looking out to the Tropical Forest. There show some exotic animal peaking while people experiencing the space. The designer open-up the back of house, combining with designer’s favorite Material Library. Where designer’s get inspired and toy with various materials, in order to cook up something new and bring it to the table.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in August 2019, and was completed in September 2020 at EkoCheras Office Suites, KL, Malaysia
- Specifications
- Width 15400mm x Depth 8000mm x Height 3900mm
- Keywords
- Interior Design, Experience, Workplace, Biophilic
