Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Scotiabank Corporate Interior by Juan Carlos Baumgartner

The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Juan Carlos Baumgartner for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Scotiabank Corporate Interior by Juan Carlos Baumgartner, designed for Space, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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 evaluated 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 Scotiabank Corporate Interior

Scotiabank is a corporate interior design for an office of 12,000 square meters in Mexico City. The layout uses open spaces to create a calm and orderly working atmosphere. Marble, glass, wood, carpets and furniture are combined to define the different areas. Warm colors dominate, while bright tones on walls, columns and carpets reinforce the corporate identity. Natural light and greenery support the well-being of employees. Teamwork areas encourage collaboration and interaction. The design also follows sustainable criteria, including low energy consumption and standardized materials.

About Juan Carlos Baumgartner

For Baumgartner it is important to create spaces with sustainable technology that improve the environment, according to the essence, values, characteristics and needs of the project. Baumgartner reflects, “Architecture can be a tool to improve society”. That is why, in order to fully understand the organization he has developed with his own methodologies that empathically help understand the entrails of the company, helping to align strategies, providing architecture solutions that enhance organizational productivity and efficiency, inspiration and happiness of the individual.

Award Record

Juan Carlos Baumgartner is a winner of 13 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2014 - 2015 to 2024 - 2025 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/170538
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/170538
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!170538
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/122253
Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7chRPvIe9A

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: Scotiabank Corporate Interior
Function: Corporate Interior
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Peru, Gray and Dark Gray
Images: 5
Client: Space

The Recognition

Laureate: Juan Carlos Baumgartner
Country: Mexico
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2024 - 2025
Design ID: #170538

Credits

Image Credits: Luis Lemus Photographer / 2024

Design Details

Unique Properties: The corporate interior design of Scotiabank optimizes the use of open spaces, creating a serene and orderly atmosphere, making it ideal for a high-level corporate environment. A positive first impression is made through a combination of high-quality materials, strategic lighting, and carefully curated art, all of which contribute to making people feel welcomed and comfortable.
Inspiration: The challenge of creating a modern, functional, and pleasant environment was met by offering employees the warmth of a home that fosters the development of new habits, making friends, engaging in activities, collaborating in teamwork spaces, and freely navigating the area. A fresh, contemporary, and innovative image has been established, both in the configuration of carpets, ceilings, and furniture, as well as in various settings that incorporate natural light and greenery to promote well-being.
Research: The success of this project is based on understanding the organization's needs in order to transform the space into a competitive tool, creating an environment of elegance and modernity, with light shades resulting from the multidisciplinary integration and various factors.
Challenge: The challenge of creating a modern, functional, and pleasant environment was overcome by offering employees the warmth of a home that fosters the development of new habits, making friends, engaging in activities, collaborating in teamwork spaces, and freely navigating the area. A fresh, contemporary, and innovative image has been established, both in the configuration of carpets, ceilings, and furniture, as well as in various settings that incorporate natural light and greenery to promote health and happiness, leading to personal satisfaction.
Realization and Technology: The design of these offices takes into account the theme of sustainable operation, which includes low energy consumption, light levels below standard, and the standardization of materials. The finishes play an integral part in the project, combining elements in a way that complements each other. We incorporate marble, carpets, glass, wood, and furniture to highlight the transformation of different spaces. Overall, warm colors dominate the project, but bright tones were used at key points (walls, columns, carpets) according to a color palette that unifies the image and reinforces the corporate identity.
Operation and Interaction: The organization will increase its global value by channeling its philosophy through the fusion of organization, teamwork, and communication, in an open, welcoming, and functional environment that encourages constant interaction with leaders. Additionally, it ensures that partners enjoy a unique working environment that fosters learning, personal growth, and professional development.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in July 2018 and finished in August 2024, It is located Lorenzo Boturini 206, Transito, Cuauhtemoc, 06820, Mexico City.
Specifications: Area 12,000 sqm / Builder GIA / Engineering DIIN / Lighting Design LUA / Project Management Cushman & Wakefield / Brandscaping Scotiabank / Furnishing Steelcase / Flooring Porcelanosa, Interface, Interceramic, Firenze, Rayito de Sol / Carpets Mohawk, Shaw Contract Group / Photography Luis Lemus
Keywords: corporate interior, sustainability design, accessibility, transparent, efficient, local, relaxed space, workplace, collaboration, innovative.