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Soco Work Coworking Space by Kungwansiri Tejavanija Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Kungwansiri Tejavanija for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Soco Work Coworking Space by Kungwansiri Tejavanija, designed for Pbm, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Soco Work Coworking Space
Soco Work is a new type of coworking space which designed to accommodate users changing lifestyles, proposing new definitions of what a coworking space can be. Soco Work takes inspiration from how Thai people like to season their food to have the taste closest to their personal preferences. The design concept, therefore, picks up on the approach that eventually creates different styles of workspace to comprehensively cater to prospective tenant images and lifestyle. The design also enables the spaces to be managed with the greatest efficiency, and strengthening the project strong points.
About Kungwansiri Tejavanija
I'm Eve, Studio Director of pbm, which is a Bangkok-based multi-disciplinary design studio, practicing architectural design, interior design, lighting design, as well as environmental graphic design. Driven by a group of five architect family members, commix five dynamic minds; mingle trendy thought, state of the art, environmental context approach, aesthetic art and user-centric, to create divergent solutions with bespoke design.
Award Record
With this recognition, Kungwansiri Tejavanija 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/142695
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142695
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142695
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/305099
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.pbm.co.th
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Soco Work Coworking Space
- Function
- Coworking Space
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Rosy Brown, Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Pbm
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kungwansiri Tejavanija
- Country
- Thailand
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142695
Credits
- Image Credits
- W Workspace
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Thai style variety for the flavorful spirit of new generation workforce. This fresh and eclectic coworking space is designed to accommodate users changing lifestyles, proposing new possible definitions of what a coworking space can be. With an incredible combination of flavors, seasoned just right with the help of design to reflect the young generation Thai workforce preferences in relation to put great consideration in maximizing the efficiency of different natures of work.
- Inspiration
- Soco Work takes inspiration from how Thai people like to season their food to have the taste closest to their personal preferences. The design concept, therefore, picks up on the approach eventually creating different styles of workspace to prospective tenants images and lifestyle, just like a variety of meticulously cooked dishes. The design also enables the spaces to be managed with the greatest efficiency, while strengthening the project strong points by increasing options for tenants.
- Research
- Having been informed about the concept and the idea of an office with diverse alternative space, the design team works with the requirements and studies the nature of the business, as well as the owner preferences and demands, and equally important, the employee behaviors. The design is later reconciled into a workspace with two different sections. Soco Work combines the terms Solutions for Office and Coworking Space, With this core concept comes the name of the project, Soco Work, which is the combination of the terms Solution for Office and Coworking space.
- Challenge
- The design makes the best use out of the extra height of the space by elevating the seating level of the common area to create a more personal space for users. Additionally, the spatial manipulation that ends up creating varying seating levels makes the coworking space more spacious and open, enabling users to have a wider view of the floor thanks to the descending seating levels that prevent the seats from obstructing each other view.
- Realization and Technology
- The project incorporates the security system in which QR Code is used for the members with different types of membership faster and safer. The QR Code system also includes a daily update, preventing any key card from being reused while guaranteeing a higher level of safety and security. In addition, the project also provides a hotdesk booking system where members are able to check the daily availability of seats including their favorite or preferred seats.
- Operation and Interaction
- Soco Work is conceived from an intention to find the most suitable answer for the changing behaviors of young generation Thai workforce. The project owner and design team believe that with the chosen design solution and management approach, Soco Work will become a starting point for many new possibilities of how people work and what an office space can be. This makes it more than ready to handle changes and unpredictabilities in the constantly evolving world.
- Project Duration and Location
- Soco Work is located at Lasalle Road, the suburb area of Bangkok, Thailand. The project is started in October 2021 and completed in January 2022.
- Specifications
- The project area is approximately 550 square metres.
- Keywords
- Coworking Space, Interior Design, Office Design, Modern Thai
