Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Flow Office Building by Shun Ming Chang
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Shun Ming Chang for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Flow Office Building by Shun Ming Chang, designed for Great Team Space Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 scored 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.
More About Flow Office Building
Flow is an office building located in Yunlin City, Taiwan, completed in July 2019. The property covers 7546 square meters. Staggered high and low volumes form an inlaid composition of solid and open parts. Changes in the angles of the volumes widen the field of vision. Glass surfaces bring in views of the surrounding greenery and let light and wind pass through the interior. The raised indoor lobby increases the vertical dimension of the space. The intent is an open, bright and comfortable place to work.
Award Record
Shun Ming Chang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
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/98436
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/98436
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!98436
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/269032
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.gt-aic.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
- Flow Office Building
- Function
- Office Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Steel Blue, Lavender, Cornflower Blue, Sky Blue and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Great Team Space Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shun Ming Chang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #98436
Credits
- Team
- Chang Shun Ming and Cheng Yi Ting, Chung Ching Han
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The expressions of modern simplicity and material texture in the space with staggered high and low visual effects also offers the visual effects of volume along with the abundance of flowing inlay; aesthetics is accomplished by the image installation at the entrance, and there is even a visual focus welcoming guests; the transparency of glass guides in the swaying movements of the lights and shadows of the plants by the window, highlighting the flow of time.
- Inspiration
- The concept this time is flow, adjusting the ratio of volume, stacking the arrangement of inlay, the staggered virtuality and reality of space allow for smooth flow of horizontal and vertical light as well as wind, creating a mingled ambience between space and the external nature, such that the dignified and conservative overall design also features the prosperous greenness of the external environment.
- Research
- With the practicality of traditional industry and the innovation as well as application of modern technology, it is hoped to provide an open, bright and comfortable space in the new environment, the interaction with the natural environment along with the simplified and bright design may enhance work efficiency, while also reducing the distance between each other.
- Realization and Technology
- The offsetting, inlay with virtuality and reality of the building volume increase the openness of the field of vision; the variation of the volume angles result in loads of spatial fun; the change of time through the flowing lights and shadows endow the building with life and creativity; the correspondence between the interior and the exterior as well as the connection between elements allow the building to present the most modern and simplified design looks.
- Operation and Interaction
- The indoor raised lobby enhanced the spatial vertical dimension; the horizontal visual transparency guided in the sceneries from outdoor; the variation of lights and shadows demonstrates spatial layers; the designer created an open spatial ambience, offering views for each window.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in July 2019, locates in Yunlin City, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The property is 7546square meters.
