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Sculpta Receives the A' Design Award for Mora35 Residential in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Sculpta for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Mora35 Residential by Sculpta has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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.

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 Mora35 Residential

Mora35 is a residential interior design for a 52 square meter apartment in a building erected in 1955 in Bucharest, Romania. The two bedroom home keeps the character of the original space while adding modern comfort. Oak wood, brass and white finishes define the surfaces. A brass plinth forms a recessed line where the wall meets the floor, and brass bands outline the doors. The oak furniture is shaped for each room. A KNX system controls lighting, heating, cooling and motorized shades remotely. Floor heating was added during the renovation.

About Sculpta

Founded in late 2021, sculpta aims at making a difference through pure, expressive, timeless designs with an emphasis on materiality. Cristina Giuroiu the seasoned architect in the team, Cristina’s international and local professional experience shapes the very foundation of the sculpta practice. As a rationalist and a PassivHaus Institute official consultant and designer, her approach encompasses sustainability and the environment, seeing responsible builds as heirloom architecture to be.

Award Record

With this recognition, Sculpta 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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Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Mora35 Residential
Function
Residential
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Gray, Dark Gray, Saddle Brown, Peru and Sienna
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Sculpta
Country
Romania
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#132842

Credits

Team
arh. Cristina Giuroiu and arh. Anton Giuroiu
Image Credits
Phototography by Vlad Patru Image Courtesy of sculpta.ba | Cristina & Anton Giuroiu

Design Details

Unique Properties
A small space, hidden in a postwar building in an aristocratic residential neighborhood defined by the aesthetic and cultural vision of the elites of the mid-twentieth century, was found by the architects untouched, the now yellowed walls, the dusty terracotta stoves, and the solid wood flooring keeping the air of yesteryear. The client expressed his desire to transform the space into a home with a timeless aesthetic, a space that would preserve and enhance the value of the place through materiality while from a technological point of the view the apartment ought to have the comfort of a smart home.
Inspiration
The age and modernist bones of the building inspired the timeless design it exudes today, through simple but rich in texture materials we brought the building in contemporaneity whilst honoring its age and heritage.
Research
The simple objective of the project has been to create a very technologically advanced living environment with a timeless design inspired whilst keeping mind that the building in which it resides has been erected in 1955. The team at sculpta researched the building typologies of the neighborhood and incorporated through modern means recurring elements such as brass, oak wood, white timber windows with exterior aluminum cladding especially produced in Italy to ensure the cohesion with the entire façade and protect and enhance.
Challenge
Finding specialized workforce able to manipulate brass.
Realization and Technology
Oak wood, brass and white finishes have been been the main focus of the project. In terms of technology, the small apartment features a KNX Smart Home System that can be controlled remotely. Floor heating has also been retrofitted, a technical challenge for a building erected in 1955 and this and the entire HVAC apparatus, motorized shades included, can be controlled remotely.
Operation and Interaction
All the functions of the apartment, with the exception of the access control apparatus can be controlled remotely thanks to the KNX infrastructure.
Project Duration and Location
12 months, Bucharest, Romania
Specifications
This small apartment measures 52 square meters.
Keywords
mora 35, luxury interior design, timeless interior design, brass interior design, brass kitchen

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