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Kardelen No30 Modern Villa by Seda Kalac Wins the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Seda Kalac 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 A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Kardelen No30 Modern Villa by Seda Kalac, designed for Sedakalac Design Studio. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Kardelen No30 Modern Villa
Kardelen No30 is an interior design for a three-floor villa with an indoor area of 340 square meters. The villa was taken over while under construction and was planned for a family of four. Some walls were removed and new ones were built to form an open kitchen with a pantry, a living room, a game room, bedrooms, bathrooms, a home office, a laundry room and an attic living area with a large terrace. Dark tones dominate the interior, while natural wood details on the walls and ceilings add warmth. Large ceramic surfaces and wooden parquet were used throughout.
About Seda Kalac
Seda Kalac (1985) is a product and interior designer. She got her BArch in Interior Architecture & Environmental Design from Hacettepe University, Turkey in 2008. She studied in Product Design at Universita Iuav di Venezia Italy for an academic year as an erasmus student. After a professional career between 2008-2010 in an interior design studio, she started master program in Interior Design at Politecnico di Milano Italy and graduated in 2012. Thesis subject was; PAC Hamam: Padiglione Arte Contemporanea dell’Hamam di Ankara: PAC_Hamam is a project of converting an abandoned hamam, a traditional building of Ankara, Turkey, which is assigned the new feature of Contemporary Art Pavilion.
Award Record
Seda Kalac 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/137963
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/137963
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!137963
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/325701
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.sedakalac.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kardelen No30 Modern Villa
- Function
- Modern Villa
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Sienna, Saddle Brown, Silver, Dark Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Sedakalac Design Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Seda Kalac
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #137963
Credits
- Image Credits
- Main Image no1, Oprional Image no2, Oprional Image no3, Oprional Image no4, Video and Pdf copyrights belong to Sedakalac Design Studio, 2022
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The villa with an indoor usage area of 340 square meters was received while it was under construction. It was designed according to the needs of a family of four, and its implementation was completed in six months. The same design language unity and integrity was achieved from the entrance of the villa to the last floor. The villa, which is dominated by dark tones, is broken with timeless choices and the warmth of wood.
- Inspiration
- Spaces reflecting the same language flowing into each other with choices with a timeless and modern taste. Harmony of natural materials with technological materials. An effort to meet the needs of all members of the family with the originality that is tried to be created in small details.
- Research
- After the project drawing, material selections were made and the walls were broken, walled, water and electrical installation, floor heating, fixed wooden furniture manufacturing, furniture, lighting, floor and wall coverings, fabric, curtain and accessories selection and applications were completed. Technological materials were followed throughout the project and implementation.
- Challenge
- Since it is a villa under construction, many materials were selected and ordered. During the covid epidemic that affected the world, the long deadlines for material supply created some difficulties. For this reason, mainly local materials were used, and imported products were approached with a distance.
- Realization and Technology
- All visible and invisible structural materials were selected and applied. Current and technological materials are emphasized. State-of-the-art glossy ceramics in 120 x 240 cm dimensions at the entrance, natural wooden parquet on the floor in the living area and rooms (on the floor heating), paint and wood paneling on the walls, lath and cardboardpier application on the ceiling, 60 x 120 cm ceramics in the bathrooms, 120 x 360 cm in the kitchen island counter, one piece durable and state-of-the-art ceramics. Natural wooden details, which are rarely applied on the ceiling and wall, are intended to add warmth to the environment.
- Operation and Interaction
- The infrastructure and top coating materials of the villa under construction have been carefully selected and applied according to the designed project.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in january 2021 in Ankara and finished in july 2021
- Specifications
- The villa with a ground floor area of 140 square meters and three floors was delivered under construction. New spaces were designed according to the functions with by tearing down some walls and building some new ones such as an open kitchen with pantry, living room, a game room and bathroom on the ground floor, on the second floor, there is a master bedroom and its bathroom, kid room and its bathroom, home office and laundry room, while on the attic there is a bedroom, a bathroom, a storage, living area, kitchenette and a large terrace have been obtained.
- Keywords
- interior, villa, modern design, interior design, modern villa, construction, dark tones villa, modern country
