Press Release
Doonya Shop and Home for Homeless by Jackie Lai Receives the A' Design Award in Social Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Jackie Lai of Copper Design for social design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Doonya Shop and Home for Homeless by Jackie Lai of Copper Design, designed for Doonya, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Social Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
More About Doonya Shop and Home for Homeless
Doonya is a modular shelter unit that combines a home and a small shop for people without housing. Each unit measures 6 metres by 3 metres, giving 18 square metres, and can be extended up to 40 square metres as a family grows. Built with tubular infrastructure technology, one unit can be assembled by four people in four hours using a single allen key. Each unit carries a unique GPS number, which provides an address and an identity. Further features include an alarm, a terrace, a roof garden, a solar panel and rainwater harvesting.
About Jackie Lai
I have been a design entrepreneur for the last decade and for every single day, I am thinking how design can help me change the way I do business and to create an impact for my personal development – which is to be open to learning and trying new things out. I have been working in teams where most of the time I am the only designer. It is not easy but I learned to deal with others’ perspectives. I have to communicate my ideas more simply and to see much more clearly what I can uniquely contribute as a designer. I am glad I have evolved to become a mentor to many designers whom I groomed and started their own practice.
About Copper Design
Copper Design Associates Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based Interior Design Consultancy and Studio fueled by innovation & interaction. CDA is one of the first IDs in Singapore who started on VR among our visualization.
Award Record
This recognition makes Jackie Lai of Copper Design a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Social Design Award
The A' Social Design Award is an international design competition recognizing excellence in social design by social impact designers and think-tanks worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to social designers, social brands, social manufacturers and social design professionals from all countries. Entries typically include community projects, social campaigns, public installations, educational programs, sustainable initiatives and healthcare solutions. Awarded social designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/social
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/139446
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139446
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139446
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/180385
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.doonya.org/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Doonya Shop and Home for Homeless
- Function
- Shop and Home for Homeless
- Category
- Social Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Social Impact
- Colors
- Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Doonya
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jackie Lai
- Country
- Singapore
- Brand
- Copper Design
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139446
Credits
- Team
- 1) Rinkoo Bhowmik of the Cha Project, 2) Samuel Vedanaigam of Pod Structures,, 3) Christina Ho of Royal RSM, 4) Rithika Thomas of Ecolabs (Center of Innovation for Energy), 5) Prof Christine Yogiaman of Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and 6) Ted Lin of Stonehaven Structures
- Image Credits
- Photographer : Mr Samuel Vedanaigam
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A self–contained, modular shelter unit that can support a sizable individual or family and requires little maintenance. A completely customisable, sustainable full facility that allows a family unit to be built in just four hours, by as few as four people, using just one allen key! Every unit has a unique GPS number, giving the homeless an address, an identity; an alarm to prevent domestic abuse; a terrace for fresh air and sunlight; a roof garden with solar panel & rain water harvesting.
- Inspiration
- DOONYA, which means ‘world’ in more than a dozen languages, is a Shop+Home that is both a living and livelihood solution for the very poor. A Singapore-developed community service project that merges design with engineering and technology. Its sole objective is to provide a solution to the forthcoming urbanisation crisis by offering environment friendly, integrated, transient, fully-serviced and durable maker-pod-homes to those living in urban slums, war zones & densely populated cities.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge of this project is the cost price of the modular unit and the positivity of offside construction must be possible at premises to reduce high labour and transport cost to fabricate one unit in Singapore.
- Realization and Technology
- This is where POD Structures came in with Tubelar®️ technology, a unique construction innovation that allows an entire family unit to be built in just four hours, by as few as four people, using just one allen key! Also, completely customisable, sustainable, modular, full facility and green. It can be mass–produced with a minimum of materials and is easily stockpiled, making it a versatile emergency–shelter unit.
- Operation and Interaction
- Built with Tubelar® infrastructure technology, DOONYA is a smart SHOP+HOME with groundbreaking features with 1) No eviction An in-situ upgrade; ensures slum dwellers are not displaced 2) Transient Homes Not permanent, hence no land titles are required 3) Flat-packed Pre-packaged, therefore no lengthy waits, no quality cuts, no paperwork 4) Expandable From tiny shelters to family homes, these structures can be increased as the family grows
- Project Duration and Location
- ALL YOU NEED IS JUST: 1 ALLEN KEY That's all it takes to put an entire DOONYA SHOP+HOME together, when power tools are unavailable. 4 PEOPLE An entire home can be assembled by just 4 people, with no special skills required. 8 HOURS We can build a home from scratch in the same duration. Anywhere or impoverished urban areas • informal settlements • disaster relief • war zones • low-cost housing projects • refugee camps • rapid deployment shelters.
- Specifications
- The size of a typical unit is 6 metres by 3 metres of total 18 sq.m. in size, however the design should be able to extend up to 40 sq.m. if the family grows. It can also include a universal sink and shower, can be quickly disassembled and relocated around the world, making it ideal for deployment to any disaster–stricken area lacking basic facilities and it also helps restore personal space and a sense of dignity for the victims.
- Keywords
- modular, home, sustainable, placemaking
