Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Iiec Equine Design by Mimark Mimarlık
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Mimark Mimarlık for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Iiec Equine Design by Mimark Mimarlık has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure 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 Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Iiec Equine Design
IIEC is an equestrian facility designed for horses and riders. The complex includes stables, an indoor arena of 35 by 70 meters and an outdoor arena of 50 by 80 meters, all arranged to international equestrian sport standards. The structure uses a steel frame, a mechanical stone cladding facade, a wooden ceiling and metal roofing. Operable glass roofs provide natural ventilation and daylight, and the sand surfaces are served by a watering system. The compact layout lowers energy use and management costs and improves access for horses and riders.
About Mimark Mimarlık
I am graduated from Istanbul Technical University and master at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in subject of Contemporary Project, and proud by working with Mimark Mimarlık, we are specialized architects about equine design and design for horses. Because as Mimarlık Mimarlık, we are riders and architects, We care about horses behavior and health. This is our unique approach to design.
Award Record
Mimark Mimarlık is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
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/125724
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/125724
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!125724
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/308627
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.equinedesignstudio.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Iiec Equine Design
- Function
- Equine Design
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Lavender, Dark Gray, Gray, Black and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mimark Mimarlık
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #125724
Credits
- Team
- KUTSAL ALKAN
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- It is unique design considered as behaviour and health of horses and riders which lead to design make it compact, simple and modern. Since it is about nature and horses, the design material specially chosed from nature itself.
- Inspiration
- I am an architect and licensed rider. That's why I can observe the behavior and requirements from first hand, from by myself and my experience. That's the my initial inspritation designing for horses make them to live in better quality and beauty.
- Research
- The research from published books of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schnitzer and e-books ''Healthy Environment'' World-wide examples Fair visits, Equitana in Germany - Equestrian Sports World Fair in 2018-2020
- Challenge
- The limited area forced the design when considered the international race requirements. Beside that the elevation of area was lower than the stream elevation. It was must to consider re-designing of current elevations.
- Realization and Technology
- It is steel structural and the facade is mechanical stone cladding, the ceiling is wooden and the finally is metal roofing. Most importantly different materializing from standard architectural elements is sand and its watering technology. Besides that for natural ventilation and lighting glass operable roofs are attached the design.
- Operation and Interaction
- Thanks to compact design, the building require less energy, less management cost and more sufficiency. The building became more sustainable for both users which are not only riders but also horses by means of accessibility.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is started in ends of 2019 finished in 2020' new starting. The location in Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey
- Specifications
- It is settled on 30.00* sum area. There are stables, indoor arena (35m*70m) and outdoor arena (50m*80m) which all designed in international standards of equeistrian sports.
- Keywords
- equine design, equestrian, horses, stable, equine architecture,
