Press Release
Excentrico Construction Product by Dante Luna Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Building Materials and Construction Components Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Dante Luna for building materials and construction components design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Excentrico Construction Product by Dante Luna, designed for DL+A Arquitectos, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Building Materials and Construction Components Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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.
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 Excentrico Construction Product
Excentrico is a constructive product of the openwork block function. It inspired by the Caribbean location where it is necessary for spaces to be permeable. This product serves the purpose of optimizing the natural ventilation of the architectural spaces inside achieving a better natural circulation used as a bioclimatic strategy. It is developed in 3 variants with the difference of the shape of the central hole.
About Dante Luna
I am a simple human who builds dreams. My greatest achievement so far is the architecture office in Santo Domingo. Have a focused team and be able to give the best to our country.
Award Record
This recognition makes Dante Luna a winner of 5 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' Building Materials and Construction Components Design Award
The A' Building Components Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good building components by best brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to building material manufacturers, building material brands, construction product designers and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include bricks, beams, windows, doors, insulation materials and roofing materials. The awarded building components designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/building-components
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/121110
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121110
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121110
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/229100
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3q1EFWS
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Excentrico Construction Product
- Function
- Construction Product
- Category
- Building Materials and Construction Components Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Gray, Linen, Dim Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- DL+A Arquitectos
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Dante Luna
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121110
Credits
- Team
- Dante Luna, Nicolás Naranjo, Sarah Tió, José Luis Rojas, Wilmeer De Los Santos
- Image Credits
- Sarah Tio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Attending to the invitation of tropics locations with daring and originality was designed a series of openwork blocks that respond with a unique and dynamic character to integrate the breeze and air circulation used for a special project with a bioclimatic challenge for Caribbean reality. Excentrico it is a constructive product of openwork block function. In three versions we make this product in order to optimize the natural ventilation of the architectural spaces inside.
- Inspiration
- The main idea of this product is inspired by the conventional openwork block, but through the design of the product trough concave geometries to be able to increase the speed of the wind after its passage. Placing a hole of greater width on the outside for the entry of the wind and a hole of smaller dimension on the inside to accelerate to achieve the effect of ventilation of greater rapidity.
- Research
- Excentrico is a product designed to create permeable architectural spaces solving climatic ventilation problems. In addition, there is visual continuity through the small thresholds when unifying them to compose a wall.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge for this product was making full-scale models using 3D printers and then developing the custom production mold to design specifications. In addition, perform consistency and functionality tests to be approved as a product locally.
- Realization and Technology
- Industrial-made concrete block. This product is ideal for places where ventilation and lighting are required, while its holes offer an interesting architectural detail. Presented in three versions according to the geometry of the product, square, circular and mixed, manufactured with a single mold made by Aguayo Industries. These can be manufactured in different colors, according to the client's requirements. For all types of concrete works.
- Operation and Interaction
- Excentrico, it is a constructive product of openwork block function. In three versions we make this product in order to optimize the natural ventilation of the architectural spaces inside. The main idea of this product is inspired by the conventional openwork block, but through the design of the product we make concave geometries to be able to increase the speed of the wind after its passage. Placing a hole of greater width on the outside for the entry of the wind and a hole of smaller dimension on the inside to accelerate to achieve the effect of ventilation of greater rapidity.
- Project Duration and Location
- Designed by Dante Luna Arquitectos to satisfy architectural design needs, produced by Aguayo Industries.
- Specifications
- Concrete block measuring 19 x 19 cm presented in three formats. Ideal for creating permeability, light entry and natural ventilation.
- Keywords
- Concrete, construction, architecture, materials, product
