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Bounteous Mind and Life Retail Design by Creative Group - Journey Architecture Receives the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Creative Group - Journey Architecture of Journey Architecture for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Bounteous Mind and Life Retail Design by Creative Group - Journey Architecture of Journey Architecture, designed for Creative Group-Journey Architecture, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Bounteous Mind and Life Retail Design
Bounteous Mind and Life is a retail interior design located in Xindian, New Taipei City, Taiwan. A three-floor apartment building was renovated into a meditation space open to the public. The design draws on Japanese aesthetics of shadow, tea ceremony and temple culture. Elongated lines and the scent of tea stimulate the senses and create a calm atmosphere. A vertical route leads visitors through layered spaces that reflect different states of life. The project covers 380 square meters and was completed in February 2022.
About Journey Architecture
Journey Architecture not only expresses a journey in space, but also symbolizes a journey in time. With a design drawn from "the heart", from a point extending to a line and a line to a surface, JA's mission is to create buildings that with
Award Record
This recognition makes Creative Group - Journey Architecture of Journey Architecture a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2022 - 2023 editions 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. 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/143967
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/143967
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!143967
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/229696
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.4n-arch.com/edcontent_d.php?lang=tw&tb=4&id=168
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Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bounteous Mind and Life Retail Design
- Function
- Retail Design
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Creative Group-Journey Architecture
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Creative Group - Journey Architecture
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Brand
- Journey Architecture
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #143967
Credits
- Team
- WEI-HUA, HUNG, TSUNG-JU, LU and BI-YUAN, TANG
- Image Credits
- mage #1: Photographer KAYING PHOTO STUDIO, Taipei, 2022; Photographer KAYING PHOTO STUDIO, Taipei, 2022
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Speaking of urban renewal, old house was renovated, and re-valued, and meditation field opened up. Based on Japanese aesthetics of shadows, tea ceremony, and temple culture, it stimulates the senses with elongated lines and scent of tea, creating a peaceful atmosphere. The spatial layers metaphorize the life state of people, reflecting on value of life and enlightening the direction of new life.
- Inspiration
- The design of new buildings and the renovation of old buildings serve the same purpose. The core concepts are to restore urban functions, improve the landscape, enhance public interests. How should architects feel about a construction that is on the verge of being more standardized? Our proposal is to reflect on life and its end, mirroring the transcendental mind in shadows.
- Research
- Creating a vertical access road, leading citizens to reflect on nature of life and the environment. Exterior infers wabi-sabi with simplicity, interior with darkness; urging to observe soul state. Create retreat spot, for uplifting meditation, give opportunity devote to a dialogue with yourself.
- Challenge
- The base is a three-floors apartment in Xindian, New Taipei City. Most of the surrounding areas are old dormitories of the National University. When old houses were converted into new apartments, this particular case could not be renovated for a long time, and we resolutely invested in renovation and incorporated the image of meditation. Creating a meditative space open to the public to the Zen of life in the city.
- Realization and Technology
- Interpreting Japanese aesthetics of shadows, tea ceremony, and Taoist culture, stimulating sensory receptivity with shadows and the road of pilgrimage with moving lines, metaphorizing various life states, inspiring self-reflection on life pursuits in the dark, and the rebirth of old buildings, opening up a simple way to explore the soul.
- Operation and Interaction
- In addition to strengthening old buildings, it also gives new meanings to create a spatial level of meditation in the city and the sublimation of spiritual values.
- Project Duration and Location
- This Project is finished in February 2o22 in Taiwan.
- Keywords
- Retail Design, CREATIVE GROUP, JOURNEY ARCHITECTURE
