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Taka + Partners Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex in Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design
Taka + Partners recognized for hospitality, recreation, travel and tourism design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex by Taka + Partners, designed for Mykoniatis Ilias & Co, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex
Serenity Suites lie in the Nikiti, Sithonia settlement in Chalkidiki, Greece. The complex is comprised of three units with twenty suites and a swimming pool. The building units mark out a profound shape of spatial horizon while offering optimal views towards the sea. The swimming pool is the core between accommodation and public amenities. The hospitality complex constitutes a landmark in the area, as an extrovert shell with inner qualities.
About Taka + Partners
Taka + Partners is a multi-awarded architectural and design practice, based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The practice was founded in 2006 by Aspasia Taka, MSc Architect AUTH | NTUA. TAKA + PARTNERS studio in Dubai was established in 2013. The studio delivers excellent architecture design and implementation that meets the needs of customers, provides creative solutions, and adds to the value of their investment. Services correspond with high design standards and promote the urge for consistent outgrowth.
Award Record
Taka + Partners is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Award
The A' Hospitality Design Award is an international hospitality design competition recognizing good hospitality designs by best hospitality designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to hospitality designers, architects, hospitality brands and hotel chains from all countries. Entries typically include hotels, restaurants, resorts, cafes, bars and cruise ships. Awarded hospitality designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/hospitality
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/91401
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/91401
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!91401
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/258579
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3cfTsHL
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex
- Function
- Hospitality Complex
- Category
- Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Food & Hospitality and Sports
- Colors
- Cornflower Blue, Midnight Blue, Dark Slate Blue, Dark Slate Gray and Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Mykoniatis Ilias & Co
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Taka + Partners
- Country
- Greece
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #91401
Credits
- Team
- Aspasia Taka, Maria Avramidou, Maria Solidaki and Nastia Chatzigoga
- Image Credits
- All images by: Photographers Nikos Vavdinoudis - Christos Dimitriou / studiovd.gr, 2019.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The complex is comprised of three significant and distinguishable units with twenty suites and a swimming pool. The building units are placed around the swimming pool, which is the linking point between accommodation and public amenities. The buildings create an intense shape of spatial horizon while offering optimal views towards the sea and the swimming pool. Overall the hospitality complex comprises a landmark in the area.
- Inspiration
- The architectural concept approaches the notions of temporary accommodation during summer vacations and socialization. Furthermore, private spatial and temporal units are being introduced in the building.
- Research
- According to the brief, the hospitality complex had to comprise of significant and distinguishable units in a small plot. Moreover, the building design should set up a landmark.
- Challenge
- The creative challenge was to generate a hospitality design that is described as an experience destination. Aspasia Taka was in charge of the architectural study & supervision, the interior design and the general supervision. The construction of the project took place from October 2018 to June 2019. To that end, the short timescale was another challenge for the studio.
- Realization and Technology
- The orientation and the scale of the building are a result of an overall sustainable design. The exterior sunshades provide sun-protection, while playing the role of dividers between balconies. The sunshades coupled with double-glazed windows control the amount of sunlight entering the building. The swimming pool and the landscape create a sort of microclimate.
- Operation and Interaction
- The landscape provides unobstructed circulation and the swimming pool maps out private units for the ground floor suites users. Big window openings allow the light to steam through the suites and promote a pleasant elegance feeling. The interior design transforms each suite into a functional, warm and aesthetically outstanding space delivering maximum pleasure, relaxation moments and a memorable experience to the clients.
- Project Duration and Location
- Serenity Suites lie in the Nikiti, Sithonia settlement in Chalkidiki, Greece. The architectural study was completed in September 2018. Construction took place from October 2018 - June 2019. The suites started operating in June 2019.
- Specifications
- The complex consists of twenty suites. The 1st floor suites include one level or one level and an attic, as well. The reception area sets the welcome landmark of the complex. The gross built area is 640 sqm and the swimming pool is about 115 sqm.
- Keywords
- architecture, hotel, hospitality design, interior design, pool design, landscape design
