Press Release
A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to SatitCMU Kidspace Classroom by Pandin Ounchanum
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Pandin Ounchanum for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for SatitCMU Kidspace Classroom by Pandin Ounchanum, designed for Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
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 SatitCMU Kidspace Classroom
SatitCMU Kidspace is a school interior for kindergarten and primary classrooms. The renovation keeps the hexagonal form of a modern building from 1968. The first floor serves the kindergarten level and follows a forest theme. The second floor serves the primary level and follows a sky theme, while the restroom follows an ocean theme. A play space in the main hall holds an elephant playground, based on a symbol of Chiang Mai University. Six trapezoid tables join to form one hexagonal table for group learning. Curved wooden furniture and soft cushions suit the scale and safety of children.
Award Record
With this recognition, Pandin Ounchanum is 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/121816
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121816
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121816
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/302965
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://itpc.edu.cmu.ac.th
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- SatitCMU Kidspace Classroom
- Function
- Classroom
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Sienna, Silver, Rosy Brown and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Pandin Ounchanum
- Country
- Thailand
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121816
Credits
- Team
- Sopida Chitchamnong, Puchong Somboon and Sujinda Tuikeow
- Image Credits
- Photo Credits by Chaiyaporn Sodabunlu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- SatitCMU Kidspace is a renovation project for a new program in a kindergarten and primary level Chiang Mai University Demonstration School.The renovation focuses on the modern style building in nineteen sixty eight with Hexagon building form to reconstruct a new classroom.The conceptual design is used to keep the existing form and to suit the new kids space inside.The first floor was designed for kindergarten and the second floor for the primary level.The furniture was designed to correspond with phenomenal based learning and kids scale.
- Inspiration
- Phenomenal Based Learning with a Play Space under the imagination of environment images.The first floor holds the concept of learning in the forest.The second floor is under the sky and a restroom under the ocean.One of Chiang Mai University symbols is an elephant as represents in the elephant playground in the middle hall.The table design uses a trapezoid shape to join six tables together to create a Hexagon table for group learning and arrangement depends on each learning method.
- Research
- SatitCMU Kidspace was designed under the inspiration of Phenomenal Based Learning.It provides flexible furniture in the classroom and uses a hexagon room plan to arrange this space for each learning method.The concept of the imagination of the environment is used for the Play Space in the main hall area by making the playground suitable for playing activities such as climbing sliding and hiding in every space.
- Challenge
- This renovation project focuses on a modern style with a Hexagon building form in nineteen sixty eight which is also a conservation building of the school.It is required to keep Hexagon characteristic and architectural elements such as window pattern Air vent brick block pattern and fixing all classroom playing area nursing room offices and adding a new restroom without losing the Hexagon character.
- Realization and Technology
- Curve furniture design and wooden material for warm feeling and Soft cushion at the play space area to protect kids when they fall.
- Operation and Interaction
- This project keeps the Hexagon plan of an existing building with built in furniture.The kids table was designed to arrange Hexagon group Tables for Kids.The playing area is helpful for kids to imagine the forest and the sky that can promote kids understanding of the environment.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2019 in Chiang Mai Thailand and finished in June 2020. The location is at 18.794312 98.954852 Chiang Mai University Demonstration School.
- Specifications
- 20850 mm x 29100 mm x 6000 mm
- Keywords
- Classroom, Kindergarten, Primary, school, learn, play
