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Let it be Gum Restaurant Bar by Weien Wayne Lin Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Weien Wayne Lin acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Let it be Gum Restaurant Bar by Weien Wayne Lin, designed for W Studio. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Bronze A' Design Award Means

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.

More About Let it be Gum Restaurant Bar

Let it be Gum is a restaurant bar interior in the Neihu district of Taipei, Taiwan. The space covers about 250 square meters and has a ceiling height of 6 meters. A 6 meter tall tree stands near the entrance as a symbol of natural gathering. Seats of different types are arranged in a radial layout to allow free forms of gathering. Planting in the front yard and the backyard and a green ceiling box bring greenery through the whole space. Materials include wood, plywood, textured concrete, rusted iron and blue ceramic tiles. The intent is a place where people can talk, eat, work and rest.

About Weien Wayne Lin

Wayne, weien, Lin was born in R.O.C Taiwan.when he was grade 10 he moves to Vancouver,Canada, for British education. During the time he wasn’t so clearly know what is his life should focus on, but he knows aesthetics is life itself. Through the space people connected by various form. Therefore, message could go the space to make our life better in aesthetics way. Space design is hidden but powerful aspect of design.

Award Record

Weien Wayne Lin is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Let it be Gum Restaurant Bar
Function
Restaurant Bar
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Black, Dim Gray and Sienna
Images
5
Client
W Studio

The Recognition

Laureate
Weien Wayne Lin
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#126565

Credits

Team
Weien,Wayne, Lin
Image Credits
Benjiment ,Po Hsien, Wu (Photographer)

Design Details

Unique Properties
Once you enter the space, you will be impressed by the 6m tall tree, welcoming you, As a spiritual theme of natural gathering.The radial arrangement of various and different seats creates various forms of free gathering.The creation of planting makes the indoor space like the outdoor.Through the green scenery of the backyard and the front yard, the connection of the green box of the ceiling allows the green to dance freely everywhere. With the space arrangement, we like to break up urban people cold relationship into a space that people could talk, eat, work, play, and heal in physical and emotionally.
Inspiration
Design development was inspired characteristics of the site environment and the original personality of a GumGum Group. Using the combination to create a space with nature, real, relax and also free.
Research
The location of the base is in the Neihu Science Park, which is surrounded by many high-tech company office. On the contrary, it is a big challenge for our second one due to it a critical and competitive area of restaurant in Taipei. the space design is one of our main idea to present our GumGum characteristic in the field. Instead of traditional restaurant layout in design, we choose to break up the usual form of seating experience. That inspired us to defined our personality ,also combine new dining experience and outdoor feel to client.
Challenge
First challenge is limited of time ,it's only takes one months to finish design and construction.Secondly, it's difficult to balance the economic benefits and aesthetically atmosphere. By full-fill the seatings and movement flow, keeping the nature form of seating was one challenge during the design progression.
Realization and Technology
Fundamental base materials wood with warm color paint wooden plywood Natural texture concrete Rusty iron Blue ceramic tiles
Operation and Interaction
The project plans to create a unique restaurant bar in the heart of Taipei-city, Taiwan.The name of GumGum was the inspired by our partner that starting the business which want to make our client feel nature, relax, and intimate.The project would like to be a translation of the value into the brand identity, also physical expression of integrity that become our business propositions
Project Duration and Location
Completion: November, 2020 Taiwan, ROC, Taipei, Neihu District.
Specifications
Space Area: approximate 250 Square Meter , 6 Meter Ceiling Hight.
Keywords
Relax, Warm, intimate, and Nature. Restaurant Bar.

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