Press Release
Slow Living Residence by Sung Po Lin Wins the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Sung Po Lin honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Slow Living Residence by Sung Po Lin, designed for JPD Interior Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 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.
About Slow Living Residence
Slow Living is a residential interior design located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The interior covers about 460 square meters and includes three bedroom suites, a living room, a dining room, an open island bench, an inner kitchen, a study and a rumpus room. The public areas are joined into one open and connected living space. Arches and changes of material separate the areas without closed walls. Materials include black sandalwood veneer, mirror, titanium plating, masonry flooring and hand-scratched timber flooring. The layout supports family gatherings and quiet reading.
About Sung Po Lin
JPD Design team was founded with a pure outlook and approach in design as to formulate design with a purist point of departure, which has epitomized the attitude and mindset of the work from the team. JPD has focused on the innate aspect of architectural spaces with analysis, creative compilation, integration, sharing, as well as collaborated with every architectural teams in guiding the architectural interior aesthetics to the ultimate level of genuine beauty.
Award Record
Sung Po Lin is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/88950
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/88950
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!88950
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/253533
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Slow Living Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Gray, Black, Dim Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- JPD Interior Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sung Po Lin
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #88950
Credits
- Team
- Sung-Po, Lin, Wen-Cheng,Chen, Han-Tsung,Hsueh, Yuan-Huang, Liao, Yu-Ling,Wu and Yen-Ju,Wang
- Image Credits
- Jason & Partners Design Co.,Ltd.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design concept was based on the idea of providing Spatial Semantics for space users, a breakthrough to the conventional residential layout, with living room, dining area, kitchen island-bench, study and all other public domains consolidated into an open yet connected core living domain. At the same time, through demarcation tools such as arches and materials in order to preserved the layering gradation of the interior.
- Inspiration
- In view of the hustle and bustle of the urban life, the design team was inspired by the concept of re-starting a life of fun, while satisfying the social needs of the client for the weekend, along with spatial layout that created independent reading and meditating area, as well as interactive zones for family interactions. The design adopted the modern light classical styling, extended from the design of the exterior and lobby so as to allow the interior and architecture to echo each other.
- Research
- As the client was an enterprise owner near retirement age, although this project was for the living purpose of the client couple, however, their family members would come over on weekends for gathering. Through mosaic masonry floor and titanium-plated entrance, the open-plan public domains capitalized on the high-level vista and natural lighting, with furniture layout to demarcate domain functionality for establishing a comfortable and all-age living space.
- Challenge
- With the design goal of increasing interpersonal interaction in the interior, the design team considered the current life style of the client, and proposed the plan to enlarged the light meal area, as well as opening up the usually closed-off bedroom and rumpus room, which led to a time-consuming yet rewarding process in producing a satisfying living experience for the client eventually.
- Realization and Technology
- Black Sandalwood Veneer, Mirror, Titanium-Plating, Masonry Flooring, Hand-Scratched Timber Flooring
- Operation and Interaction
- In such open-plan layout, the design team utilized structural elements well to subtly demarcate spaces, or resolve visual obstacles with arches so as to allow the maximum visual ceiling height.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in October, 2017 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The design interior area is approximately 460 square meters, including three bedroom suites, and living room, dining room, open island-bench, inner kitchen, study and rumpus room.
- Keywords
- Modern Light Classic, Interaction, Shared, Residential Design
