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Sunmoon Tea Shop by Yu-Ting Chen Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Yu-Ting Chen honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Sunmoon Tea Shop by Yu-Ting Chen, designed for MUYU Interior Design.Co,Ltd. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

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.

Regarding Sunmoon Tea Shop

Sunmoon is a tea shop in Nantou County, Taiwan. The indoor space covers 45 square meters and the outdoor space covers 24 square meters. The layout includes a bar, a seating area, a sales area and toilets. Existing roof tiles and loess bricks were kept and combined with modern materials. Rusted iron, solid wood and concrete floors are the main materials. Part of the solid wood table is joined with old wooden beams. H-beams reinforce the wall where an opening was cut between two warehouses. Plants on a solid wood handle show whether the shop is open.

About Yu-Ting Chen

Downshifting (lifestyle) also known as Simple living is what MUYU Design are Designed For. MUYU Design hope to use this method to customize the needs of each user, and at the same time use material textures and spatial proportions to allow customers to imagine the picture of living in it. By transforming complexity into simplicity and insisting on showing the original appearance of materials, let the occupants can downshifting to a simplified life.

Award Record

Yu-Ting Chen 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Sunmoon Tea Shop
Function
Tea Shop
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Black, Saddle Brown, Sienna, Dark Slate Gray and Peru
Images
5
Client
MUYU Interior Design.Co,Ltd

The Recognition

Laureate
Yu-Ting Chen
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2022 - 2023
Design ID
#145113

Credits

Image Credits
Image #1~5 :Photographer, lllooimage。 COPYRIGHT:® by MU.YU.Interior Design Co,Ltd Video Credits: ® by MU.YU.Interior Design Co,Ltd

Design Details

Unique Properties
Retain existing roof tiles and loess bricks and integrated with modern materials.Parts of the solid wood table is spliced with the existing wooden beams to make the new one.
Inspiration
According to the current situation of this case, pure and simple elements such as rusted iron, solid wood and concrete floors are used to emphasize the traces of time while preserving the existing parts of building.
Research
Based on traditional building materials, it is integrated into the local tea culture.
Challenge
Because the structure of the building was old and weak, the structure was reinforced with H-beams when a hole was dug in the wall between the two warehouses.
Realization and Technology
The main materials are rusted iron, solid wood and concrete floors.
Operation and Interaction
The plants on the solid wood handle is designed to represent whether the store is open or not.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in May 2018 and finished in August 2019 in Nantou County,TW.
Specifications
Indoor space: 45 square meters, outdoor space: 24 square meters.Equipped with bar, seating area, sales area and toilets.
Keywords
MUYU Design, MUYU Interior Design, Sunmoon TeaShop, Blending old and new, Space Transformation, Localization

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