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Uncompromised Beauty Architecture Design by Hong Gi Construction Wins the A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

Hong Gi Construction acknowledged for architecture, building and structure 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 confirmed the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Uncompromised Beauty Architecture Design by Hong Gi Construction, designed for Wind King Construction Co., Ltd.. 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The A' Design Award Explained

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 Uncompromised Beauty Architecture Design

Uncompromised Beauty is a residential complex located in an alley in the old town of Taoyuan, Taiwan. The complex is composed of five five-story houses, each set back eight meters to open the view along the narrow lane. A concave and convex white exterior creates a changing play of light and shadow. Skylights cover about one third of each house and bring daylight to every floor. Apart from the master bedroom, each room has its own balcony and bathroom. Full accessibility connects the sidewalk with the shared public areas.

Award Record

With this recognition, Hong Gi Construction is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Uncompromised Beauty Architecture Design
Function
Architecture Design
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Cornflower Blue, Light Gray, Dark Olive Green, Black and Dark Slate Gray
Images
5
Client
Wind King Construction Co., Ltd.

The Recognition

Laureate
Hong Gi Construction
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#99566

Credits

Team
Wei Chen Fang, Hata Lo and Ta Jung Chen
Image Credits
Wind King Construction Co., Ltd.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The space we create is an embodiment of a new aesthetics, which catches one's eyes when one walks through the bustling city into the alley. Light pours in through the skylight, which makes walking on each and every floor a brand-new creation.
Inspiration
Project lies in an ally in Taoyuan's old town, surrounded by traditional old buildings. Unlike regular villas, Uncompromised Beauty is pushed back for 8 meters to allow for an unimpeded view in this lane of 8 meters in width. Light and breeze are thus ushered in. Architectural limitations are removed by the atrium space while the art of architecture is presented through sculptural beauty.
Research
The layout is designed with special care to make sure that dwellers in each house can enjoy equal comfort. Aside from the master bedroom, each room has its own balcony and bathroom, which sets this community apart from traditional standardized layouts. What's more, each staircase turns differently so that the greenness outside can be viewed from different angles. This not merely creates variety and gradations in the space but allows people to react more interestingly with space as well.
Challenge
To make dwellers amazed at the space, the construction is extremely challenging. The design features light and ventilation. Vegetation goes well with natural light in the outdoor space in the skylight section. The building delicately infuses architectural vocabulary of the real and the unreal. The solid space enclosed by the French windows makes complete the functionality of the building itself. The public areas in the house are cleverly separated from the staircases by means of large sheets of glass and connect each room, adding variety and gradations. Besides, an elevator is installed to make easy access to each floor.
Realization and Technology
The entire community, from the sidewalk to all the public areas, has a flow of full accessibility. Not only can the residents go in and out smoothly, but the public section is also shared by people in the neighborhood, showing hospitality.
Operation and Interaction
It is composed of 5 five-story houses. Its special concave-and-convex exterior enables the buildings to showcase amazing play of light and shadow with the changes of time and light. Unlike traditional town houses, these buildings have skylight that covers about one-third of its area, thereby making every house enjoy even more daylight, which, along with the white exterior walls, creates a unique spatial aesthetics as well as increasing the transmittance.
Specifications
1880 square meter / floor
Keywords
Wind King Construction Co., Ltd

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