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Ao Shih Lu International Co., LTD Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Piccola Enoteca Restaurant in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ao Shih Lu International Co., LTD for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Piccola Enoteca Restaurant by Ao Shih Lu International Co., LTD, designed for AO SHIH LU Int’l Co., Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

Regarding Piccola Enoteca Restaurant

Piccola Enoteca is an Italian restaurant interior located in Zhubei City, Taiwan. The design occupies six floors on a narrow site facing the street. Balconies with black handrails shape the facade, while large doors and windows add depth to the exterior. Each floor is defined by a different use and by a color that remains part of one unified system. The basement is formed like a grotto with a mysterious ambiance. An internal courtyard extends the visual depth and draws the view upward to starry lighting fixtures. Materials include hand made blackened steel, marble and wood.

About Ao Shih Lu International Co., LTD

Iun Lung Lu's designs are always faithful to a material's true nature and assembled in a way subtle and elegant. Most of his works are residential designs and sometimes cross the border into architectural space design. He insists that a good design is closely linked to meaning of life, and presents his work with the least intervention of furnishing objects. He has won many international awards such as the A'Design Award from Italy.

Award Record

This recognition makes Ao Shih Lu International Co., LTD 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Piccola Enoteca Restaurant
Function
Restaurant
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Black, Dark Slate Gray, Sienna and Dark Olive Green
Images
5
Client
AO SHIH LU Int’l Co., Ltd.

The Recognition

Laureate
Ao Shih Lu International Co., LTD
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#87270

Credits

Image Credits
Photographers：Dean Cheng

Design Details

Unique Properties
1. The main challenge of the site was to create an entrance in the limited width facing the street. 2. All the functional demands such as cooking facility, refrigerators, and storage had to perfectly fit into the design, 3. Client’s high demand yielded a totally new idea for an Italian bistro. 4. Colors give visual hints on different floors but the color system is still be unified in a certain system.
Inspiration
The spirit of “commencing with details and diligence” make Piccola Enoteca come out in front of Italian cuisine. Highly demands on the particular, Piccola Enoteca has polished cooking, meals, professional service, and even the atmosphere. The designer inherits this spirit, chooses high-quality building materials and changes them to create a space with both exquisite and texture. The design of commercial space is like that Piccola Enoteca 's meal to give people the feeling of authentic material.
Research
After several years of operation, and having been rated highly by Gambero Rosso, the owner of Piccola Enoteca determined to provide his customers with more comfortable dining space to relish not only the delicacies but also Italian eating culture and environment. The designer, Iun Lung Lu, makes good use of original materials, integrate Italian elements and retain the original brand image, to construct a six floors dream space.
Challenge
It is challenging to construct diversity on a narrow and extended area. The designers used balconies to increase concave and raised surface and enrich the facade through large doors and windows. Furthermore, every storey is distinguished by usage to strengthen the spacial variety.
Realization and Technology
Metal framed window, Hand made blackened steel, Champaka wood, Cryptomeria, Serpent stone, Marble, GOLDSTONE marble, Hand-scratched wood floor, Paint
Project Duration and Location
Design period:April 2016 -June 2018 Construction period:October 2017 – December 2018 Location: Zhubei City, Taiwan
Specifications
1. Black color handrails enclose the balconies and form a pictorial composition like an abstract painting. 2. Wood screen frames two sides of the entrance; a picture on one side is a remade object similar to an art piece in an old restaurant. 3. The basement is shaped like a grotto with a mysterious ambiance. 3. Internal courtyard expands the visual depth and induces an upward view towards starry lighting fixtures.
Keywords
Piccola Enoteca, Restaurant, Gambero Rosso, Taiwan, Italy design style

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