Press Release
Carlie Ling - K.D Hsu Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Simple Training Gym in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Carlie Ling - K.D Hsu for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Simple Training Gym by Carlie Ling - K.D Hsu, designed for Design Onboard, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within 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.
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.
More About Simple Training Gym
Simple Training is a fitness center interior located in Shanghai. The design returns to the origin of fitness, with a single focus on exercise in a calm, home-like setting. White walls and timber work are combined with soft natural light from large windows. A square layout places the functional areas around the main spaces, so circulation is direct and odd corners are reduced. Storage is consolidated vertically. Specialty flooring in the instruction room withstands heavy impact and lowers impact noise. Space is also reserved for yoga classes.
Award Record
With this recognition, Carlie Ling - K.D Hsu is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2019 - 2020 edition 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. 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/92879
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/92879
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!92879
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/259892
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Simple Training Gym
- Function
- Gym
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Gray, Silver, Rosy Brown and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Design Onboard
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Carlie Ling - K.D Hsu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #92879
Credits
- Team
- Kai Ning Ling and Kai Ti Hsu
- Image Credits
- Haha Lu, 2018
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- As opposed to the contemporary gym with night-club ambiance filled with dynamic lighting and sounds which has turned going to the gym a rather ceremonious trip to a social pool, instead, this project focused on getting back to the origin of fitness where RHINO Studio is a place of simplicity and humble beginning with a single-minded focus on fitness with like-minded friends in a home-like environment.
- Inspiration
- As this project is located in the prime location Xin Tian Di, Shanghai, the design intention was for exercise to be about a journey to health, not about competitions. As a healthy diet being the necessary conditions to the ultimate health, the interior design would like to manifest an essential positioning of a fitness center where an exercise space of purity and professionalism in creating a stress-free environment.
- Research
- As the spatial design originated from the spirit of the domain, and the living mindset of the space inhabitant, the overall space is a fitness center with personal trainers, that can accommodate 3 fitness instruction programs of 6 to 9 persons. The gym customers would not only want to see their own physical changes but to receive attention from others, the interior was designed with soft lighting and bright natural lighting for taking great selfies.
- Challenge
- As the presentation of space is dictated by human behaviors, the needs of inhabitants would be the point of departure for the designer which advocated that design is more than artistic creation but business model that can solve problems with aesthetics and techniques while bringing values for clients who benefit from design considerations. This project faced budget consideration and scheduling constraints, so by listening intently to the needs of the clients.
- Realization and Technology
- As soft sunlight and natural materials complement the warm texture of white walls and timber work, large area windows bring ample natural lighting in creating a bright spatial expression to the posh ambiance of modern fitness and wellness. The instruction room was paved with specialty flooring materials for weight-training that can withstand heavy impact while lowering impact noise on the floor.
- Operation and Interaction
- As there is also yoga courses on offer, plenty of space was reserved to cater for the programs, and the idea of imbuing the delicate, versatile and multi-tasking nature of modern female characters in the space such as emphasizing on diversity, mechanical-operating and human-powered machines with blank color layout in bathrooms for ensuring privacy and modern look and feel while articulating a tranquil living mindset with natural materials.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was finished in Shanghai, in February 2018.
- Specifications
- With high premium placed on a square layout in aid of movement of air and Chi energy, a Fengshui consideration but for achieving optimal circulation path by surrounding functional areas around the main spaces, the layout was to minimize odd corners and residual spaces by consolidating storage vertically to streamline circulation paths. The timber grilled at the entrance, and the see-through opening to allow sight into class activities, serve to demarcate, as well as a guide for circulation.
- Keywords
- Recreational Space, Fitness Center, White, Oak Veneer, Weight-Training, Timber Grille
