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Splendid Forest Residential by Yi Xiang Lin Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Yi Xiang Lin acknowledged 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/ Splendid Forest Residential by Yi Xiang Lin, designed for WJ Interior Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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 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 Splendid Forest Residential

Splendid Forest is a residential interior design created for a family of five. The partitions were removed, so the living room, dining room, kitchen and play area form one wide space. The open plan allows parents to watch their children without obstruction. Wood, slabs with stone texture and metal form the television wall, which extends onto the ceiling. An inclined lattice at the entrance recalls the shadows of forest trees. Lamps shaped like clouds and birds continue the natural theme. Wood flooring was selected because it can be restored by grinding.

Award Record

With this recognition, Yi Xiang Lin is 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
Splendid Forest Residential
Function
Residential
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Gray, Rosy Brown, Silver, Gray and Lavender
Images
5
Client
WJ Interior Design

The Recognition

Laureate
Yi Xiang Lin
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#127353

Credits

Team
YI-XIANG LIN, CAI-JIE LIN
Image Credits
WJ Interior Design

Design Details

Unique Properties
The designer has dismantled the partitions. As a result, the living room, dining room, kitchen, and playground have become a wide space. The designer has established the house with a leisure ambiance. Thus, the inclined lattice in staggered order at the entrance has made the visual perception more transparent, also implies the image of the shadow of forest trees. Moreover, the TV wall is created with natural materials such as wood, slabs with stone texture, and metals which has brought in the meaning of life and growth in nature. Extended the atmosphere to the ceiling.
Inspiration
The image of nature is the main concept of the plan. Using natural lights, wood materials, the texture of stones and metals as a medium, the designer has combined them with lamps in cloud and bird shapes, the ceiling in curved patterns, and silhouettes in staggered order. The client expects to enjoy a harmonious ambiance with his family of five members. Thus, the design of the house has broken through the stereotypes of the traditional idea of configuration, which seems the public area as one body. Nevertheless, the introduction of sunlight has made the space visually broaden.
Research
The designer has reorganized the configuration by dismantling the partitions so that the overall space has become wider. Also, with the utility of lamps in clouds and bird style as well as silhouettes of trees, the designer has established the space with an image of nature. By condensing the concept of nature into the children's playground, the space has become visually entertained. Decorated the door of the bookshelf with an image of a treehouse so that he has chosen a bean bag as the ornament of the area.
Challenge
The designer has equipped the house with energy recovery ventilation which needs to extremely organize the problem with the pipeline of Air-conditioning ventilation. Therefore, the style of the ceiling has been restrained. Moreover, in order to achieve the effect of broadness in the public domain, the designer has reconstructed the partitions. Finally, with several times of discussions and arrangements, they have fulfilled the clients expectations.
Realization and Technology
Instead of using an abrasion-resistant floor, the designer has chosen a wood floor that is consistent with the utility of stone grain, wood materials, and metals so as to reach the purpose of sustainable development. The reason why the designer has picked wood floor over the abrasion-resistant floor is that the latter might be deformed after five to ten years so as the former, but the former can be restored to the original state by adequately grinding.
Operation and Interaction
In order to manifest a consistent atmosphere, the designer has used wood, stone grains, and metals to establish the overall ambiance of the public domain. Moreover, using lamps in the cloud and bird style as well as silhouettes of trees to outline the design of the mansion. Simultaneously, so as to reach the client expectation of gathering family members in the public domain, the designer has reorganized the configuration. Therefore, the partitions between each domain are dismantled so that the parents can look after their children without any obstacles.
Project Duration and Location
The project finished in July 2020 in Kaohsiung.
Specifications
So as to create a widely natural image, the designer has re-planned the building plan. For example, the designer has dismantled the inherent partitions and used wooden floors to imply consistency. Simultaneously, utilizing easily movable L-sofa, lightweight ornaments to fulfill the leisure function. In addition, the TV wall is made of wood, stone slabs, and metals which have extended to the ceiling, creating an image of the firmament.
Keywords
Nature, Interaction, parent-child space, elegant

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