Press Release
One Villa Residence by SIA Design Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
SIA Design recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ One Villa Residence by SIA Design has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About One Villa Residence
One Villa is a residence located in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China. A symmetrical layout, simple lines and a Chinese-style spatial order recall traditional Jiangnan architecture. The slightly curved roof is a modern interpretation of traditional roofs. Metal roof panels, blue walls, dark grey tiles and bronze-colored metal grilles form the outer surfaces. The plan has three layers, a front gateway, a middle transitional space with a corridor and water feature, and a back courtyard with a viewing loft. The design offers a calm and secluded living environment.
About SIA Design
Based on the core philosophy of “sharing, innovation and art”, SIA DESIGN is dedicated to providing clients with effective, innovative and economical design solutions, and seeks to respond to various social needs and contribute to the architectural sector. Over the years, SIA DESIGN has gradually established an operation mode that integrates creation and research. With creative R&D as its core competence, it offers clients customized services. Moreover, the practice constantly updates its design system through summarizing project execution, and then applies it to large-scale developments.
Award Record
This recognition makes SIA Design a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/130954
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/130954
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!130954
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/317475
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- One Villa Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- SIA Design
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #130954
Credits
- Team
- Wu Jieyuan, Wu Yuanchao, Zhou Yan, Miao Jing hong, Lin Xin
- Image Credits
- JASON.WU, Beyond Vision Lab, FANCY IMAGES
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project adopts a symmetrical layout, simple and pure lines, and Chinese-style spatial order. The architecture features concise yet lively lines, and delicate, elegant tones. The slightly curved roof is a modern interpretation of traditional roofs. The overall building appearance inherits the charm of traditional Jiangnan architecture.
- Inspiration
- The project faces a river and nestles against a mountain, enjoying beautiful natural landscapes. One Villa inherits the natural outlook, cultural outlook and the outlook of the times featured by Sunac's Chinese-style residential developments, and meanwhile draws inspiration from traditional Chinese philosophy that advocates the integration of nature and human to conceive buildings and landscapes, so as to create novel scenes in a contemporary context.
- Research
- As a place for Confucianism education, academy is a Chinese cultural gem, as it plays an important role in Chinese traditional culture and educational history. The project draws on the spatial order of Bailudong Academy in Lushan, and reinterprets it in a contemporary context. The design creates a picturesque space that combines both ancient and modern charm, and presents a natural, elegant lifestyle.
- Challenge
- Most modern urbanites long for a livable, enjoyable and tranquil living environment. In view of this, One Villa redefines modern lifestyle by offering ideal secluded living spaces, making residences as ideal as the "Peach Blossom Shangri-la" depicted by Tao Yuanming, a renowned ancient Chinese poet, and as the "Utopia" by Plato.
- Realization and Technology
- Metal roof panels used for the slightly curved roof, blue walls, dark grey tiles, and bronze-colored metal grilles as well as door and window frames are a modern interpretation of traditional architecture.
- Operation and Interaction
- The gateway at the front adopts a symmetrical layout, simple, pure lines and Chinese-style spatial order, with the pine trees on both sides greeting visitors. The transitional space in the middle features a walkable corridor and calming waterscape. The courtyard at the back embraces winding corridors and waterscapes, a viewing loft, stacked stones and natural landscapes, full of a poetic, secluded ambience. As standing on the loft on 2F, visitors can enjoy the soft breeze and totally free their mind.
- Project Duration and Location
- Started in December 2020 and finished in April 2021 Located in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Specifications
- Drawing inspiration from Xunyang Tower built in Jiujiang in the Song Dynasty, the spatial pattern is composed of three layers of space, including front gateway, middle transitional space and back courtyard. The gateway leverages a symmetrical layout, and is unfolded in a horizontal manner, featuring golden ratio proportions. The main building volume takes cues from the proportions of Xunyang Tower's two-storey loft, and uses modern materials respond to the solidness and void of traditional architecture.
- Keywords
- Sunac, Jiujiang, Demonstration area, academy, traditional architecture, symmetrical layout
