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Wen Yin Chen Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Madam Platinum Residence in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Wen Yin Chen of Shiang Chi Interior Design honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Madam Platinum Residence by Wen Yin Chen of Shiang Chi Interior Design has been granted the Bronze 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 assessed 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.

About Madam Platinum Residence

Madam Platinum is a residential interior design created for a retired couple in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The home covers about 93 square meters and contains a living room, a dining area, a kitchen, a study, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Safety features are integrated into the interior so that they remain visually discreet. A wall-like partition defines an independent entrance area with storage, and a long bench extends from the dining area for putting on and taking off shoes. Structural columns are softened by lighting strips, chamfers and decorative items.

About Wen Yin Chen

Time and trends are improved with each passing day. The first priority concern for designers is to make a long-term living space based on human-oriented. To realize the idea about traveling the blue hole in Italy, the designer uses the changes of light and colors to lead the blue hole concept into the living space. In this way, it is an extension of the memory on the trip to Italy. On the other hand, based on the living space, it is to increase a lot of storage features, so that it would make the general number of space create more flexible.

About Shiang Chi Interior Design

Shiang Chi Interior Design is located in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. We clung to the “Practical Usage” and “Unique Styles” to every project. Have a fiery passion for our each project.

Award Record

Wen Yin Chen of Shiang Chi Interior Design is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Madam Platinum Residence
Function
Residence
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Silver, Light Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Gainsboro
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Wen Yin Chen
Country
Taiwan (China)
Brand
Shiang Chi Interior Design
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#88918

Credits

Image Credits
CCH IMAGE STUDIO, 2018

Design Details

Unique Properties
This project was a tailor made senior home for the retired client, and the design team set out to deliver the creative concept of comfortable yet tasteful residence with modern aesthetics making all preventive facilities invisible, hence giving the inhabitants a comfortable life while the interior has become a favorite gathering space among families and children of different generations.
Inspiration
In the face of global problem of aging population, Taiwan is no exception. As the client was facing a new stage of life, the residence design should not just consider all the facilities needed for future senior life, ensuring their safe and practical usage, but also manifesting the unique freedom and vitality of this age group, in contrast to the stereotypical visual perception of senior home.
Research
Elegant posture and serene mindset epitomize the outward appearance of the interior, as well as the characteristics of, and personal expectation of the future by, the client. Throughout this project, every need of the client was reviewed, and environmentally friendly building materials were utilized in constructing elegant aesthetic visual, and satisfying the basic conditions of happy and healthy living.
Challenge
As the male and female clients have different expectations in spatial planning and styling, apart from installing safety facilities in the interior environment which was also made aesthetically pleasant. In order to create unconventional senior retirement home, the design team spent over one year in studying the changes faced by senior citizens in everyday life and psychologically, before translating those considerations into design details, in the name of a safe and lively senior home.
Realization and Technology
Masonry Materials, Tiles, Nano Stone, Wall Fabric, Metal Work, and Silicone
Operation and Interaction
With wall-like partitioning technique demarcating an independent entrance area, which also provided storage functions, along with a whole row of extended bench seating from the dining area for putting on and off shoes that are also of storage function. The originally oppressive structural columns were complemented by lighting strips, chamfer and decorative items, and have become visually pleasant.
Project Duration and Location
The project was finished in December, 2018 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Specifications
The interior design area is approximately 93 square meters, comprised of living room, dining area, kitchen, study and 3 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms.
Keywords
Elegance, Senior Home, Home Safety, Residential Design

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