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Wei Zhih Chen and An Ting Liu Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Forest Living Residential House in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Wei Zhih Chen and An Ting Liu for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Forest Living Residential House by Wei Zhih Chen and An Ting Liu, designed for Chenghe Studio CO.,LTD, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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.
Regarding Forest Living Residential House
Forest Living is a residential interior located at the foot of Ali Mountain in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The home of 166 square meters was designed for an owner returning to the hometown after a long absence. The open plan follows the path of daylight, linking the space gradually from the outside to the inside. Floor-to-ceiling windows replace solid walls and bring the sky and greenery indoors. Fair-faced concrete walls are paired with wooden ceilings, wooden tables and chairs to add warmth. Wood bookshelves on the first floor extend to the second floor.
About Wei Zhih Chen and An Ting Liu
Founded in 2016, Cheng He Design Studio is established by a group of designers with great passion for architecture, construction, and interior design. As a professional team of interior designers, we are committed to interior turnkey projects. Our team members include licensed interior designers, qualified technicians for engineering management, system cabinet makers and legal consultants.
Award Record
Wei Zhih Chen and An Ting Liu is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2021 - 2022 and the 2023 - 2024 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/152953
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/152953
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!152953
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/321258
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.chenghestudio.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Forest Living Residential House
- Function
- Residential House
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Silver, Light Gray, Dim Gray, Gray and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Chenghe Studio CO.,LTD
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Zhih Chen and An Ting Liu
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #152953
Credits
- Team
- Wei Zhih, Chen and An Ting, Liu
- Image Credits
- Chenghe Interior Design Co., Ltd.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Hometown is deeply ingrained in the mind. The hometown will always be home no matter how long you're away. In the latter half of the journey of life, the homeowner has decided to move back to the hometown. This retirement abode highlights the deep-seated love and longing for the hometown, emphasizing the unbreakable bond with family and the lasting impact it has on life. Accompanied by sleek iron parts, natural elements and materials, such as fair-faced concrete and wood can add human touch under the warmth of the sunlight and release warmth to the space.
- Inspiration
- Back to the roots is the theme of the design. Since the building is located at the foot of Ali Mountain, a large amount of wood is used as the base, creating a harmonious connection between the interior and exterior. Large floor-to-ceiling windows help bring in the outdoors to the indoor space, creating a cozy and nurturing reading environment.
- Research
- With Japanese style as the main axis of the interior space, the walls are made of fair-faced concrete to embody serene and tranquility. The unadorned textures give a sense of stability and ease. The wood bookshelves on the first floor extend to the second floor, and the genius arrangement of cross-shaped light fixtures create an exquisite hierarchical view.
- Challenge
- Using wood materials can reduce carbon emissions during construction. The use of windows instead of solid walls blurs the distinction between inside and outside, and turns the blue sky and greenery into a stunning scene. To prevent the space from becoming too cold, wood tones add warmth to the fair-faced concrete walls. Wood book walls, wood tables, and wood chairs ooze warmth and elegance.
- Realization and Technology
- Art paint, painted iron parts, system cabinets, marble countertops, wooden ceilings, raw concrete
- Operation and Interaction
- Adequate lighting is essential for reading. Large floor-to-ceiling windows allow plenty of natural light into the space with a high ceiling, while the triangular plates outline the mountain ridge as one goes upstairs to second floor, fostering an interaction between the outside and the inside. A sky corridor makes it feel light and airy. The metal skeleton structure is a perfect way to filter light and create an ever-changing display of light and shadow.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in December 2023 in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- In the space of 166 square meters, an open-plan design allows light to naturally flow through windows. Following the path of light flow, the space is gradually linked from the outside to the inside. The floor-to-ceiling windows bring in an abundance of natural daylight, so that the public sphere is bathed in the light from dawn to dusk.
- Keywords
- Interior Design, Residential, Japanese style, Wood, Sky corridor
