Press Release
Taipei Medical University Hospital Medical Institutions by Da Yen Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Da Yen for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Taipei Medical University Hospital Medical Institutions by Da Yen, designed for YF Interior Design Corp, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of 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 Bronze A' Design Award
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 Taipei Medical University Hospital Medical Institutions
Taipei Medical University Hospital is an interior design project for a hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. The space covers about 595 square meters and is divided into three areas marked by the theme colors green, orange and blue, each linked to a separate entrance. Curved forms inspired by butterfly wings shape the ceiling and follow the movement flow of the space. A butterfly installation of titanium-plated panels with an acrylic core and embedded color-changing lights hangs above the lobby. Metal grille railings and continuous curved sofas soften the setting.
About Da Yen
YF is a comprehensive interior design firm established in 1999. Members show expertise in various fields of Interior Industry, providing full service of master planning, branding, Interior design, and construction management. YF is fully committed to present professional solutions in meeting clients need, and is consistently delivering extraordinary in financial holding headquarters, shopping centre, hospitality, world-class residence, sales center, display house, and resident facility.
Award Record
With this recognition, Da Yen 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. 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/145349
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/145349
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!145349
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/337995
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.yenfaye.com.tw
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Taipei Medical University Hospital Medical Institutions
- Function
- Medical Institutions
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Gray, Dark Gray, Silver and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- YF Interior Design Corp
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Da Yen
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #145349
Credits
- Image Credits
- 5: Photographer Da Yen, Taipei Medical University Hospital, 2018.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The overall space is divided into three areas with their own theme color green, orange, and blue. Green denotes the main heightened lobby entrance; orange represents the second entrance, and blue represents the third entrance, which is mainly for the Chinese medicine outpatient area. Based on the hospital's existing building space, the designer extended the curves in the shape of butterfly wings and integrated them with the movement flow of the space. In addition to being a decorative spatial element for the ceiling, it also serves as a distinct visual marker for the hospital space.
- Inspiration
- In addition to viewing the site as a relay station of lifes migration, the designer believes that the transformation of the boundary between life and death is also the sublimation of the human condition. Therefore, the designer thought of the butterfly that completes its transformation by breaking out from its cocoon, and its beautiful wings and flying posture serves as the inspiration of the spatial context of the hospital. The designer hopes that the butterfly and migration will endow a new sense of reborn hope on the hospital, and a blessing for the next life.
- Research
- The existing harsh right angle of the building structure has been transformed into a circular curve. Above the corridor of the staircase, a lighting panel featuring natural scenes was also designed for the ceiling. It is hoped that these softened designs will transform the public's perception of the hospital as a cold and emotionless place.
- Challenge
- Any medical unit must maintain 24-hour operations, so the designer must consider the construction process to not interfere with the hospitals operating schedule. Therefore, the team could only enter the site on Friday evening every week and work all the way to 4 am. on Monday, including the cleaning of the construction site. A designated work crew was assigned to various locations and completed the work within the expected twelve and a half workdays over a six-week period.
- Realization and Technology
- The original glass railing on the heightened second floor was replaced with a metal grille. In addition to adding a textural layer to the space, it also visually obscures the chaotic and cluttered visual sensation when viewing the second floor from the first floor. It is also worth noting that the butterfly installation art hanging above the ceiling was changed from glass to titanium-plated panels with an acrylic base in the middle and embedded LED lights that change color in rotation, in consideration of subsequent safety issues.
- Operation and Interaction
- The seating in the lobby was redesigned based on the concept of a tourist hotel. By replacing the original chairs with a continuous curved sequence of sofas, not only can hospital visitors freely enjoy comfortable positions, but the placement also responds to the streamlined spatial patterns.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in February 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The project is 595.044 square meter.
- Keywords
- Smart healthcare, theme color, curved sequence, metal grille, circular curve
