Press Release
Villa Madonna Hotel Extension by Joseph Di Pasquale Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Joseph Di Pasquale acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Villa Madonna Hotel Extension by Joseph Di Pasquale, designed for Hotel Villa Madonna, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding Villa Madonna Hotel Extension
Villa Madonna is an extension of a hotel in Alpe di Siusi, Italy, completed in 2021. The form of the extension follows the lines of the surrounding landscape, and the main facade is aligned toward the summit of the Sciliar mountain range to frame the view of the peak. Stone, glass and wood are used, all sourced from supply chains with low carbon dioxide output, for durability and high energy performance. The extension holds a reception, a refreshment area and reading and conversation rooms. Daylight enters through openings that preserve the material continuity of the perimeter.
About Joseph Di Pasquale
Joseph di Pasquale è un architetto, docente universitario, dottore di ricerca in architettura, progettista e urbanista con esperienza e riconoscimenti internazionali. È professore a contratto presso la Facoltà di Architettura del Politecnico di Milano e possiede un Phd in Architettura modulare ibrida per alloggi emergenti. Dal 2008 svolge un’intensa attività di divulgazione culturale con conferenze in Italia, Cina, Russia e Stati Uniti, oltre a pubblicare libri e articoli su molte riviste internazionali e pubblicazione accademiche.
Award Record
Joseph Di Pasquale 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
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/143158
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/143158
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!143158
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/334708
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://shorturl.at/jAPX8
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Villa Madonna Hotel Extension
- Function
- Hotel Extension
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Black and Light Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Hotel Villa Madonna
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Joseph Di Pasquale
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #143158
Credits
- Image Credits
- Ezio Manciucca
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The morphology of the extension was determined by the purpose of identifying meaningful relationships with the natural context.This approach has allowed the adoption of an architecture that, while strongly differentiating stylistically and linguistically, manages to converse harmoniously with the more traditional character of the building to which it is juxtaposed.
- Inspiration
- The main inspiration was determined by the orientation toward the summit of the Sciliar mountain range. The axis identified in this way determines the alignment of the main façade of the intent space with the goal of capturing the view of the peak. From an architectural point of view, the intervention relates to the existing building by interpreting the basic compositional role using only technical materials that would, however, resume the logic of tradition in mountain buildings.
- Research
- The design research was done by observing the surrounding area and bringing back into the architecture itself the lines that make up the surrounding landscape. Light was used as a natural element of intersection and connection between interior and exterior, thus generating an architecture that could fit in and become a homogeneous part of the landscape.
- Challenge
- The most complex part was to design a building envelope that would integrate with the pre-existing landscape and 'hotel, but at the same time could take on with new architectural significance.
- Realization and Technology
- The criteria that governed the choice of materials was to use technical materials that would ensure durability and high energy performance, which, however, would take up the logic of tradition in mountain buildings: stone, glass and wood. All materials used come from a supply chain with low carbon dioxide production.
- Operation and Interaction
- The new extension is integrated into the existing architectural context through a new re-functionalization of spaces. The recepion, a refreshment area, and different reading-conversation rooms were included in this new shell. Light and views of the outdoor space filter into the interior through physical discretizations of the infills without affecting the perception of their material continuity over the entire perimeter of the extension.
- Project Duration and Location
- Built in 2021, Alpe di Siusi, Italy
- Keywords
- Eco Hotel Alpe di Siusi, Mountain Architecture, Organic Design
