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Yan Yik Lun and Marco Choi Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for The Evergrowing Bank in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Yan Yik Lun and Marco Choi of IMO design honored 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/ The Evergrowing Bank by Yan Yik Lun and Marco Choi of IMO design has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of 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 assessed 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 The Evergrowing Bank
The Evergrowing is a bank branch design in Hong Kong, covering a total floor area of 756.5 square meters. The Chinese bamboo tree is the leading concept, reflecting the meaning of ever growing in Chinese. The five-storey facade is made of aluminium alloy sections arranged in slender lines that refer to the growth of bamboo. The brand colour green is accentuated by the sleek detailing. As the banking hall is placed on the first floor, the facade was opened with full-height glazing from ground level, expressing transparent customer service.
About Yan Yik Lun and Marco Choi
Yan Yik Lun had joined HK famous design firm in 2004 as an interior designer in retail section. In 2007, he was promoted to be senior interior designer and also became the lead project designer of 3 Shop, Marlboro Newsstand, City Chain retail chain and many more later. For the renowned and awarded project - Marlboro Newsstand and Broadway Cinema in Hangzhou China, Yan took the major role of project designer. In 2010, Yan was promoted as the Partner of previous famous design firm and took up the milestone project - Hang Seng Bank Branch renovation in Hong Kong, it was also one of most successful project.
About IMO design
IMO is an interior design house, tackle any kind of design project with our skills. IMO think about every design should have their own tailor-made suit and do a balance on an innovative, artistic and practical design.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yan Yik Lun and Marco Choi of IMO design is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2020 - 2021 edition 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
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/108565
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/108565
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!108565
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/278122
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.imod.com.hk/haseeton
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Evergrowing Bank
- Function
- Bank
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Dim Gray, Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yan Yik Lun and Marco Choi
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Brand
- IMO design
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #108565
Credits
- Team
- Yan Yik Lun, Marco Choi, Natalie Chan and Fung Yeung
- Image Credits
- Photographer: IMO design, Bobby Wu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Bringing together the sleek design and slender lines detail, which accentuates the brand colour in green. This is simple yet powerful to define the brand identity.
- Inspiration
- The Evergrowing bank - With the meaning of ever-growing in Chinese as the bank’s major business statement, the Chinese bamboo tree became the leading concept of the entire design. IMO design have created a modern facade with aluminium alloy piling a five-storey high building featuring the structure is designed to reference the bamboo growing characteristics with interpretation of the bank taken root in Hong Kong with spirit of perseverance and vigorous growth.
- Challenge
- The facade design development needs to balance brand elements, Three-dimensional visual, and building regulations at the same time. The projection from the existing building only allows 350mm. 3D Model and repeatedly partial mockup were reviewed on-site are required in order to get the most perfect result.
- Realization and Technology
- IMO design have created a modern facade with aluminium alloy piling a five-storey high building featuring the structure is designed to reference the bamboo growing.
- Operation and Interaction
- As the bank hall is positioned on the first floor, designer opened up the facade and created a full-height glazing all the way from ground level to the first. This new intervention translates the transparency of customer service complied by the bank.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Match 2018 in Hong Kong and finished in Jan 2019.
- Specifications
- Total floor area: 756.5 meter square, with a five-storey high building facade.
- Keywords
- Bank, bank design, Facade, Hang Seng Bank, Branch design, retaildesign, IMO, IMO desgin
