Press Release
Ldpi China Branch Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Beijing Pageone Wudaokou Bookstore in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Ldpi China Branch of LDPi honored for lighting products and fixtures 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 announced that Beijing Pageone Wudaokou Bookstore by Ldpi China Branch of LDPi, designed for PAGEONE Wudaokou, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The award was conferred within 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
About Beijing Pageone Wudaokou Bookstore
Beijing Pageone Wudaokou is a lighting design for a bookstore in the Haidian district of Beijing. The bookstore also holds exhibitions and lectures, so flexible lighting was selected to suit different uses. Bookshelf lighting is the main element, as it helps visitors find their preferred books. Three types of bookshelves receive different power levels per meter, and the highest level is used for accent lighting. LED linear lights and adjustable recessed downlights with a color temperature of 3000 kelvin and a color rendering index above 90 create a warm and soft reading atmosphere.
About Ldpi China Branch
Lighting Design Partnership International (LDPi) provides professional lighting design services at an international level. It provides a range of services working with architects, consultants, designers and clients, from advice on small scale projects to a full design and implementation service on large scale projects. LDPi's approach to lighting design is organic and recognizes that daylight is not static. Change in light quality is vital to people's well being and stimulates emotions. Most projects develop an integral change and control of lighting to compliment the way people perceive the changing patterns of light that surrounds people.
About LDPi
Lighting Design Partnership International (LDPi) is a specialist lighting design consultancy group. LDPi is one of the worlds foremost lighting architects and provides professional lighting design services at an international level.
Award Record
Ldpi China Branch of LDPi is a winner of 9 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2014 - 2015 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/lighting
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/132215
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/132215
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!132215
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/145101
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3DoZumB
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Beijing Pageone Wudaokou Bookstore
- Function
- Bookstore
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Sienna, Dim Gray, Rosy Brown, Dark Olive Green and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- PAGEONE Wudaokou
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ldpi China Branch
- Country
- China
- Brand
- LDPi
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #132215
Credits
- Team
- OFFICE AIO and Lighting Design：Lighting Design Partnership International (China Branch)
- Image Credits
- Photographer Gao Han, PAGEONE Wudaokou, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- PAGEONE is a unique bookstore which is not only selling books, but also holding exhibition and lectures. PAGEONE Wudaokou is located at the densest area of universities in Beijing, most crowd around are staffs of surrounding company and students. LDPi worked on the lighting design to make a comfortable place for the readers and used lots of flexible lights to fit the different functions.
- Inspiration
- The lighting design bases on the simple and clean interior design and the modern style of the building facade, takes advantage of the light colored materials to welcome guests in a relaxed atmosphere where they can, under a warm and soft lighting, immerse themselves into an ocean of words from their favorite readings, food and beverage.
- Research
- Lighting simulation were necessary to complete the detailed design of this project. Several rounds of mock-ups involving the shelves' manufacturer and the lighting manufacturer were necessary to select the optimal lighting effects.
- Challenge
- As this is a renovation project, the existing facade did not have a lighting scheme. Nevertheless, by night, the interior glow gets through the glass curtain making the building eye-catching.
- Realization and Technology
- The bookshelf lighting is a key element of this project as they appeal to visitors' eyes to find their favorite readings. Each of the three type of bookshelves has a different wattage per meter based on functionality: the standard bookshelves with standard linear light, the taller bookshelves facing the glass curtain wall that need more visibility using a higher wattage per meter lighting and finally bookshelves that need accent lighting with the highest wattage per meter.
- Operation and Interaction
- As it is a bookstore, its operation remains in the hand of the property management of the client.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2020 and finished in April 2021 in Beijing Haidian District.
- Specifications
- LED linear light (Power 10W/m beam angle 37 degree 3000K color rendering index above 90) Embedded down light with adjustable angle (Power 15W beam angle 38 degree 3000K color rendering index above 90)
- Keywords
- PAGEONE, LDPi, Beijing, Wudaokou, Bookstore, Lighting Design, Reading Space, Flexible Design
