Press Release
Martin Chow Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Social Corporate Office Lobby in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Martin Chow for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Social Corporate Office Lobby by Martin Chow, designed for Hot Koncepts Design Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 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.
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.
About Social Corporate Office Lobby
Office is not only the space for working, it should also be the place for idea exchanges. Social Corporate is an office lobby in Ningbo, China. Plants, fresh air, and nature are all common elements during the special 2022 stay-at-home period. Everyone needs a green and relaxed environment during working days. The lobby area is not only for passing through, the designer proposed the area to stay and enjoy. Therefore there are artworks, books shelves, and cozy seating areas in the space.
About Martin Chow
Martin holds BA (Hons) Interior Design in 1996 from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, MA Landscape & Urbanism in 2005 from Kingston University, UK. Prior setting up HOT KONCEPTS, he worked as Design Director (PRC), Associate Director for CL3 Architects Ltd, Steve Leung Designers Ltd. Projects he designed have received many awards, such as Media Nation Shanghai Head Office - Asia Pacific Interior Design Award 2002 - winner, corporate category; The American Institute of Architects, Hong Kong Chapter - Merit Award for Interiors 2001. Vanke Showflat at Changsha - "2012 Philips Sense and simipility"Gold award.
Award Record
Martin Chow is a winner of 11 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/143935
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/143935
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!143935
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/179894
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.hotkoncepts.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Social Corporate Office Lobby
- Function
- Office Lobby
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Gainsboro, Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Hot Koncepts Design Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Martin Chow
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #143935
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photos by Kimi Guan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Social Corporate is a office lobby at Ningbo, China. Plants, fresh air and nature are all common elements during this special 2022 stayathome period. Actually, we all need green and relax environment during our every working days. Lobby area is not only for passing through, designer proposed the area to stay and enjoy. Therefore there are artworks, books shelves, cozy seating areas in the space.
- Inspiration
- After the special year 2022 stayathome period in China, people all noted the importance of the nature, green and face to face interaction etc. Therefore designer proposed the theme Social Corporate for the lobby of office building. Office is not only the space for working, it should also be the place for idea exchanges. Designer would propose more relax and cozy office lobby where people would like to stay and enjoy. It also improved the work efficiently.
- Research
- As it is the office lobby, designer worked closely with the client about the function of the space. Designer would like to propose the space is not only a transitional space, it should be user friendly area where people like to stay, chat or read during free time. Designer spend much time to research the similar projects and explained to the cleints.
- Challenge
- As the office lobby is quite big, around 450 square meter. Designer would like to provide a cozy and "work efficiently" space. Other then the main circulation, exhibition gallery, library and resting areas are also cleverly allocated.
- Realization and Technology
- Marbles, Mirror stainless steel, Timber, Wave form plastic laminate etc
- Operation and Interaction
- As the office lobby, traffic flow is very important. Designer left the clear circulation from the entrance to the lift lobby. At the entrance area, 6 meter high ceiling was specially provided in order to have better first impression to all passengers.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in August 2021 and finished in August 2022 in Ningbo, China.
- Specifications
- Around 450 square meter.
- Keywords
- #Lobby, #interior, #interior design, #forte, #hotkoncepts, #martinchow
