Press Release
Shogun Castle Remodeling Apartment House by Yoshiaki Sugi Receives the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Yoshiaki Sugi recognized 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 Shogun Castle Remodeling Apartment House by Yoshiaki Sugi, designed for Oldgear, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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.
About the A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Shogun Castle Remodeling Apartment House
Shogun Castle is a renovated apartment interior in Fukuoka, Japan. The total floor area is 97.80 square meters. A Japanese style room of 10 square meters was kept next to the living room and treated as a special room. Four painters who work on the reproduction of national treasure picture scrolls created original drawings for the walls and ceiling. Each drawing and wall surface was signed and sealed by the artists. Traditional materials such as hemp paper, natural mineral pigments, gold leaf and tatami were used. The rest of the living space was kept plain to create contrast.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yoshiaki Sugi a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/111235
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/111235
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!111235
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/284369
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://old-gear.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Shogun Castle Remodeling Apartment House
- Function
- Remodeling Apartment House
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Dark Olive Green, Sienna and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Oldgear
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yoshiaki Sugi
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #111235
Credits
- Team
- Oldgear, Yoshiaki Sugi, Kouta Iwatani, Yoshihisa Sugimoto, Tomomi Nakanishi, Tomi Kamiya, Grand Printing Co., Panasonic living kyushu co., Uruphoto
- Image Credits
- Image #1#2#3#4#5 Photographer Marie Yoshinaga, uruphoto
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In order to create an infinite depth and story in a Japanese style room, The designer requested four painters who worked on reproduction of the present condition of national treasure picture scrolls to paint original drawings for the walls and ceiling. A scan and transfer on the walls were completed in two days. Each of the unique, original drawings and wall surfaces was signed and sealed by the four artists which gave life to the story. The designer would like to showcase and share the beauty of Japanese.
- Inspiration
- Things that have seen the cities transition and an ongoing redevelopment project coexist just a six minutes walk away from the station. The apartment house overlooking them looked like a modern castle. The designer consider the exclusive part with the roof balcony over 100 square fields overlooking the four sides as the tower of the castle, leave an uninspiring Japanese style room next to the living room, and utilize it as a special room for the landlord Shogun of this house.
- Research
- It is now just a year before the Tokyo Olympics, so The designer would like to showcase and share the beauty of Japanese renovation to the world, and leave it for future generations.
- Challenge
- The reality is that it is a six tatami mat Japanese style room. The designer exchanged questions and answers about how to increase its intrinsic valueand create opportunities for rethinking Japanese style rooms. Each of the hard, original drawings and wall surfaces was signed and sealed by the four artists, which gave life to the story. Utilizing the beauty of natural light, the living space other than the Japanese style room was made to be an inorganic space, and the attractiveness of both spaces was enhanced by contrasting with the gorgeous Japanese style room.
- Realization and Technology
- Major materials wallpaper, diatomaceous earth, Japanese mat,tatami, plaster board, lighting, wood, fusuma, unique Japanese subtlety by using traditional materials such as hemp paper, natural mineral pigments, and gold leaf.
- Operation and Interaction
- Leave an uninspiring Japanese style room next to the living room, so rethinking Japanese style rooms attraction.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2019 and finished in September 2019 in Fukuoka, Japan.
- Specifications
- Japanese special room for the landlord Shogun area 10 square meters. Total floor area 97.80 square meters.
- Keywords
- Interior, Architecture, Japan, Interior design, Oldgear, Shogun Castle, Renovation, Kitakyushu renovation,
