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Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Horizon Below 75cm Infant Daycare Center by Tsung Wei Yang
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Tsung Wei Yang for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Horizon Below 75cm Infant Daycare Center by Tsung Wei Yang, designed for Yilan County Dongshan Township Office. The recognition forms part of 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 assessed 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 Horizon Below 75cm Infant Daycare Center
Horizon Below 75cm is a public daycare center designed for infant care in a rural township in Yilan County. Early childhood covers three stages: newborn, infant and toddler, and each stage brings different sensory development. The height of the facade openings is calibrated between 45 and 75 centimeters, so the outside world can be seen from a child's own eye level. The building covers a floor area of 862.03 square meters. Modern architecture is combined with local materials suited to the local climate, which simplifies construction and keeps maintenance low.
About Tsung Wei Yang
Originated from several different professional backgrounds, and with wide range of experiences, Willy Yang Architects & Planners specializes not only in architecture and interior planning but also in design, execution, and supervision of the construction process. The firm is committed to study and explore the correlation between local and modern architecture and how it affects the environment both directly and indirectly. They believe that architecture is not limited by the visual aspect of the design, instead, the cultural elements of the region plays a major role in the design process.
Award Record
With this recognition, Tsung Wei Yang is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2021 - 2022 and the 2023 - 2024 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. It 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. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
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/153007
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/153007
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!153007
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/310249
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Horizon Below 75cm Infant Daycare Center
- Function
- Infant Daycare Center
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Olive Green, Olive Drab, Light Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Yilan County Dongshan Township Office
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tsung Wei Yang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #153007
Credits
- Team
- Tsungwei, Yang, Ziling, Wei and Janmichael Antoni
- Image Credits
- Willy Yang Architects & Planners
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Early childhood development encompasses three distinct stages; Newborn, Infant, and Toddler, wherein children experience varying levels of sensory development. To cater to the physical scale of children within each stage, the height of façade openings has been precisely calibrated to range from 45 to 75 cm, enabling the outer world to be visible from their own perspective.
- Inspiration
- Reshaping the Rural Daycare In contrast to urban areas, rural regions often face a shortage of public daycare institutions, daycare is handled personally. It is essential to address the necessity for establishing adequate facilities in rural areas with utmost priority. This project stands as the first newly constructed public daycare facility in Yilan with a primary focus on infant care, and a mission to provide health and childbirth education for expecting parents and nurturing environments.
- Realization and Technology
- This project uses modern architecture design, but utilized local materials in order to cope with local climate, making this project easier to construct with low maintanence.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project located at the intersection of section 3 Yicheng Road and Luan Road, Dongshan Township, Yilan County. This project started construction in April 2022 and finished in June 2023.
- Specifications
- The floor area of this project is 862.03 m2
- Keywords
- public daycare, infant care, rural design, modernism
