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Prism Design Receives the Golden A' Design Award for Suigetsu Japanese Restaurant Japanese Restaurant in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Prism Design recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2016 - 2017 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2017 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Suigetsu Japanese Restaurant Japanese Restaurant by Prism Design. The recognition forms part of the 2016 - 2017 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 Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Suigetsu Japanese Restaurant Japanese Restaurant
Suigetsu Japanese Restaurant is a dining interior of 370 square metres in Chongqing, China. The design combines Chongqing and Japanese cultural references. Floor levels change in height to recall the local landscape. The plan follows the meeting paths of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers and also refers to Feng Shui principles. The ceiling is shaped like a folded fan, with an aluminium alloy frame and wood textured surfaces. Acrylic light boxes on the glass facade recall paper lanterns and glow at night.
About Prism Design
PRISM DESIGN is an international architecture and design studio whose partners have worked for many years in architectural design in various disciplines. These areas of expertise range from interior design, product design, and exhibition design (commercial spaces, hospitality, residential, health and wellness bars, restaurants, retail and office design), to art direction and design consulting for companies operating in the furniture and fashion industries. Our team is composed of a group of creative people from different backgrounds, working together in an ongoing cultural exchange.
Award Record
Prism Design is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2015 - 2016 to 2016 - 2017 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/50833
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/50833
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!50833
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/160992
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.prismdesign-sh.com/suigetsu
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Suigetsu Japanese Restaurant Japanese Restaurant
- Function
- Japanese Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Saddle Brown and Sienna
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Prism Design
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2016 - 2017
- Design ID
- #50833
Credits
- Team
- TOMOHIRO KATSUKI and MASANORI KOBAYASHI
- Image Credits
- Studio W / Wataru Ishida
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- 1. We combined both ChongQing and Japanese culture in this restaurant. Some of the features were coming from ChongQing's traditional culture. While Japanese culture also play an important role in it. 2. You can feel the varies changes of ChongQing's landscape by all the hight differences of the floor. 3. The plan arrangements combined Chinese Fengshui culture. 4. This restaurant can not be defined as a Japanese restaurant, nor a Chongqing restaurant. It absorbed the similar features of these two place.
- Inspiration
- Chongqing is located right at the crosspoint of Yang Zi and Jia Ling River. This crosspoint inspired us to make a confusion of nature landscape features and restaurant interior design together.
- Research
- The research included natural landscapes, Japanese and Chinese cultures' similarities and differences, traditional carpenter technology and Chinese unique Feng Shui culture. We've done those research by reading books, studying geometry knowledges, interviewing residents and traveling around ChongQing to collect images.
- Challenge
- Two sides of the walls were glass facade. This limitation contributed to huge light differences of the restaurant during the day and on the night. So that we refined the appearance of the acrylic light box. During day time, customers can appreciate the compound of the structure. While on the night, those light provide both light and visual attractiveness.
- Realization and Technology
- 1. The shape of the ceiling were inspired by traditional folded fan. It used aluminum alloy as bones, with wood textures on the surface. 2.The connected points were used traditional Chinese Sun Mou technology, in a simplified way. 3.Different angles of the ceiling indicated the traditional Chinese umbrella bones. 4. All the blowing boxes on the facade actually coming from the traditional lamp festival in Chongqing. However, Japanese people also have this tradition. Considering about the semi-transparency of the paper surface of lamp, we used acrylic as a modern metaphor.
- Operation and Interaction
- The arrangement of the restaurant's plan was referred to the flowing path of Yang Zi and Jia Ling River. People's walking path can be regarded as the trends of water.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was located in 3rd Floor, tower A, Crystal Palace, Xin nan Road No160, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China. It was started in January 2016 and finished in August 2016. The opening time was in September 2016.
- Specifications
- Total area:370 square meters
- Keywords
- Combination, Transforming, Nature-related
