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Silence in All Residential by Wei Han Shih Is Granted the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Wei Han Shih 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 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Silence in All Residential by Wei Han Shih, designed for DiPit Design Co., Ltd.. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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.

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.

About Silence in All Residential

Silence in All is a residential interior design created for a forty-year-old house in Taiwan. The home is arranged in shades of grey, using natural thin sintered stones, glass tiles, painted glass and grey mirrors. Reflective and transparent surfaces make the narrow and long plan appear wider. The layout is divided into a garage, a public area, a private area and a basement storage area. Wall cabinets, double-sided cabinets and glass cabinets add storage and display space. Waterproofing and moisture resistant materials address the flood and damp problems of the old building.

Award Record

This recognition makes Wei Han Shih 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Silence in All Residential
Function
Residential
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Black and Gray
Images
5
Client
DiPit Design Co., Ltd.

The Recognition

Laureate
Wei Han Shih
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#127341

Credits

Team
Wei-Han Shih
Image Credits
DiPit Design Co., Ltd.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The overall structure is spread out through shades of grey. With natural slates matching with glasses, grey mirrors, and other reflective and visually transparent materials, the space within the narrow and long base has shown a rich and changing beauty of hierarchy. Equipped with wall cabinets, double-sided cabinets, glass-made cabinets, and other color flashing furniture to increase space effect, achieving an efficacy that is functional and aesthetic.
Inspiration
The meaning of the inclusiveness and neutrality in everything is symbolled by expanding grey color tones towards the overall space: the low-key, convergence, and richness. The use of shades of gray also echoes with the owner's main interest in ink painting and art; the space design combined with the client hobbies with different materials at the same time to deliver an intersected method, as if carving the beauty and eternity of life through the rich grains of natural materials.
Research
The overall structure applied natural thin sintered stones with grey-colored elements such as grey glasses, painted glasses, glass tiles, and more, creating a low-key, steady yet luxurious sense. Stepping inside, a rich atmosphere can be felt through the expansion of the shades of grey; the back wall of the living room's sofa was made from glass tiles that echo with grey mirrors on the ceiling, reproducing the restrained and luxurious feature of glazes. At the same time, transparent glass-made cabinets are used in many ways that allow the owner's rare collections to be displayed.
Challenge
The space of this case is renovated that came along with congenital height insufficiencies and flood issues; therefore, the designer rearranged the basic structure, applied waterproof works, and used antifungal, moisture resistible, and soundproof materials to overcome original problems of the old house. Furthermore, the designer used light and thin natural sintered stones in many ways to clear up space for the structure. At the same time, grey mirrors, glass tiles, and painted glasses with transparent and reflex features deliver a transparent feeling of enlargement and extension.
Realization and Technology
Natural thin sintered stones, Italy-imported paints, glass tiles, painted glasses, architectural concrete, laminates, double-colored cabinets, green building materials, aluminum-plastic panels, spray slates, tiles.
Operation and Interaction
The overall space is a renovated second-hand house; the designer planned and divided the structure into a garage, a public area, a private area, and a basement storage area. Each site is equipped with wall cabinets, double-sided cabinets, wooden cabinets, glass-made cabinets, and more in many ways to bring space usage to life. In this narrow and long spatial, linear partitions and natural grains of the materials have played a significant part by injecting a harmonic and consistent low-key feeling.
Project Duration and Location
The project finished in September 2018 in Taiwan.
Specifications
This case is a 40-year-old renovated house; the designer rearranged the basic structure by strengthening waterproof equipment and heightening the base, solving flood issues caused by the original floor. Then, dehumidification pipelines are extended to the outdoors with Fiberock (pulp fiber plasterboard), a green building material that is antifungal, moisture resistible, and soundproof; meanwhile, methods to soften towering beam-columns are applied to engage congenital issues of the house. Overall, the spatial is redesigned to deliver a smoother and more convenient traffic flow for living.
Keywords
Green building materials, ventilation, low-key luxury, old house renovation, natural thin sintered stones.

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