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Joye Chuang and Celine Liou Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Umami Luring Restaurant in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Joye Chuang and Celine Liou acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Umami Luring Restaurant by Joye Chuang and Celine Liou, designed for Nong Mu Design Engineering Company, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Umami Luring Restaurant
Umami Luring is a hotpot restaurant located on a corner in a downtown area. The interior covers 251.23 square meters and combines classical elements with modern techniques. Customized semicircle tiles, made by a local tile kiln factory, cover the left facade and the glass surfaces of the first floor. The tiles recall the image of a warm pot and also screen the view of the parking lot across the street, so dining privacy is improved. The second floor is furnished with fish shaped bamboo chandeliers, bamboo trays and a bamboo screen. A long central table seats individual guests.
Award Record
With this recognition, Joye Chuang and Celine Liou is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2020 - 2021 editions 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. 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/106953
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106953
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106953
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/246860
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://nong-mu.com/about.html
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Umami Luring Restaurant
- Function
- Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Dim Gray, Saddle Brown, Dark Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Nong Mu Design Engineering Company
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Joye Chuang and Celine Liou
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106953
Credits
- Team
- Joye Chuang and Celine Liou
- Image Credits
- Photographer Sanwen Studio, Umami Luring, 2019.; Photographer Sanwen Studio, Umami Luring, 2019. Main image is Image #1, Optional Image #1 is Image #2, Optional Image #2 is Image #3, Optional Image #3 is Image #4, Optional Image #4 is
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This project is a hotpot restaurant located at the corner of downtown. It exploits classical elements and transforms with modern techniques, thus shines splendidly of neo-retro integration.
- Inspiration
- The customized semicircle-shape tile that made by local century-old history tile kiln factory brings out the image of "heartwarming pot". The building looks like a kiln with the tiles, which gently emits breeze. Fresh ingredients perfectly accompanied with natural construction materials, echoing the brilliant idea of " fresh luring", hence set up favorable dining atmosphere.
- Research
- The dining area on the second floor is decorated with fish shape bamboo chandeliers, which match with the bamboo service trays and the bamboo screen, hence bring about the natural space circumstance. Make use of circular elements of the space such as mirrors and lights, which express the joyful and mellow dining atmosphere. Exploit the classical elements and the modern craftsmanship to bring about various stunning effects.
- Challenge
- Demolished the original staircase structure of the building to increase the space scale and further to achieve the smooth flow and spacious comfortable ambience. Conform to the position of the beam and column, set up a long table like a mini bar in the middle for the individual customers, which faintly divide the left and right sections; the table top of round trim without sharp edges, so that the consumers and the waiters can move smoothly without collision.
- Realization and Technology
- The entrance and the counter cast layered visual effect. The left facade continues the tile kiln image. Using sandy brown as the base hue, and frame planks to conceal the distributing box. Varnished Italian special paint, brings out the rusty texture and diversified light and shadow.
- Operation and Interaction
- The appearance of the transparent glasses on the first floor are decorated with semicircle-shape tiles. Not only correspond the kiln temperature of the hand-made tiles to the fire element of the pot but also block out the chaotic view of the parking lot across the street. Moreover, to create the privacy of dining. The sunlight reflects the figure of the materials, stacks out layering light and shadow that draws up beautiful scenery.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2019 in Kaohsiung and finished in December 2019 in Kaohsiung.
- Specifications
- Total 251.23 square meters.
- Keywords
- Hotpot, Restaurant, Kaohsiung, Shadow, Classical, Modern
