Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Lin's Courtyard House Custom Retirement Home by Kevin Yang
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Kevin Yang for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Lin's Courtyard House Custom Retirement Home by Kevin Yang, designed for ChangebyDesign, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 Lin's Courtyard House Custom Retirement Home
The designer design this 1000 square meter property for a retiring couple whom long dream of building their retirement home in the township of Meinong, Kaohsiung Taiwan. A small town which still retains the character of a traditional Hakka settlements. Site and function are the main contributors to the design concept of Lin's Courtyard House.
About Kevin Yang
I'm an Architecture and Interior Designer working currently in Taiwan. I acquired my education in Washington State Universtiy U.S.A, and had worked in an Architecture firm as a junior designers in San Fransisco Bay area, before returning to my own country to work as i wanted to face bigger projects and more challenges and the opprotunity to work as an Asian in the Asian market. as of now, i've been in the design field for almost 30 years in my career, i've taking on projects of architecture and interior both in commercial sector as well as private residence.
Award Record
With this recognition, Kevin Yang 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/160472
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/160472
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!160472
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/221629
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.facebook.com/iadesign.com.tw
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Lin's Courtyard House Custom Retirement Home
- Function
- Custom Retirement Home
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Gray and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- ChangebyDesign
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kevin Yang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #160472
Credits
- Image Credits
- all copyrights reserved by iADesign.com.tw
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- We design this 1,000-square-meter property for a retiring couple whom long dream of building their retirement home in the township of Meinong, Kaohsiung Taiwan. A small town which still retains the character of a traditional Hakka settlements. Site and function are the main contributers to the design concept,
- Inspiration
- we takes inspiration from site, and borrows a traditional asian 3 section courtyard dwellings to reflect its enviornment . The house reflects and suits to the southern Taiwanese climat
- Research
- onsite visits were frequint to research site and local environment. sun directions, wind directions etc. but we also had to be mindful of materials used and how it relates to location regent and traditional courtyard house which our site's location is well known for.
- Challenge
- Challenges was to find the good construcion team. especially during the time of Covid, we had many problems getting workers to go on the site job due to its location, which was about an 45min drive from Kaohsiung city. Time was delayed as expected, but quailty of work still had to be maintained with many changing work forces during that time.
- Realization and Technology
- Building structure is a reinforced concrete system materials include: stone tiles, clay roof tiling, steel and glass panels and local red screen blocks.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project started in 2020, in Taiwan Kaohsiung and finished in 2023 December.
- Keywords
- Retirement living, Courtyard House,