Press Release
Engawa Residential House by Dung Lin Tsai Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Dung Lin Tsai for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Engawa Residential House by Dung Lin Tsai, designed for DOIT Studio. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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.
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 Engawa Residential House
Engawa Redefining Family Spaces in Traditional Japanese Architecture; Engawa, a distinct feature of traditional Japanese architecture, serves as a bridge between the interior and exterior spaces, blurring boundaries while delineating spatial functions. This architectural element has inspired a novel approach to family interactions, particularly in the design of middle rooms that seamlessly connect the living room, dining area, and study without spatial interference. Drawing from the structural essence of engawa, this innovative design provides ample family storage space.
About Dung Lin Tsai
Remove unnecessary decoration, pursue the essence of space, Follow the characteristics of space and cooperate with users to transform a better way of interacting with space. We believe that good space doesn't have to be extravagant It is the reintegration of people and space, interweaving each other's new vitality Emphasize the design concept, in accordance with the nature of the space and the needs of the owner, combine to create a story and interesting space
Award Record
With this recognition, Dung Lin Tsai is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2023 - 2024 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/152144
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/152144
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!152144
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/275402
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.doitstudio.design/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Engawa Residential House
- Function
- Residential House
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Gray, Silver and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- DOIT Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Dung Lin Tsai
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #152144
Credits
- Image Credits
- DOIT STUDIO
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- An engawa is a type of flooring in traditional Japanese architecture that connects the interior with the exterior, and blurs the boundary yet defines spatial functions.
- Inspiration
- An engawa is a type of flooring in traditional Japanese architecture that connects the interior with the exterior, and blurs the boundary yet defines spatial functions. then created middle rooms that connect the living room, dining room, and the study without spatial interference. The definitive solid and void structural elements of the middle rooms provide storage, interface usage, and a new way for family interactions.
- Research
- By incorporating functionality with the design concept, we created middle rooms and platforms to offer a new way for family interactions.
- Challenge
- We make space for family storage needs within the limits of interconnected, standalone, enriched, and fun rooms.
- Realization and Technology
- The structural elements inspired by engawa provides sufficient family storage space with surface planes for diverse usage. For instance, mothers may fold clothes or do chores on the platform near the laundry room. The proper height and space of the engawa also serve as an alternative for meeting guests or an exciting area for children to play games.
- Operation and Interaction
- Layered structures simplified the entire space; into standalone yet interconnected rooms. and transform the home into a place for entertaining children with interesting and diverse visuals and user experiences.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project will start in Taipei in October 2022 and be completed in Taipei in January 2023
- Keywords
- Engawa、structure、wood
