Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to House of Art Residence by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen
I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen recognized 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/ House of Art Residence by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen, designed for Merge Interiors, 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 decided 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.
More About House of Art Residence
How to fuse the artwork into the home according the preference of client becomes one of the challenges of designer. Designer has to consider the suitability between artwork and space, using simple modern design tactics, insert all of the artwork into a space, let client can feel relax in home although he or she is in city.
Award Record
This recognition makes I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen 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/92892
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/92892
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!92892
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/259912
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- House of Art Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Gray, Black, Dim Gray and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Merge Interiors
The Recognition
- Laureate
- I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #92892
Credits
- Team
- I Ju Chan and Hsuan Yi Chen
- Image Credits
- Jackal Liu, 2019
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a home of a success entrepreneur, which located beside the Presidential Building. The house has excellent view, and wide pattern. Therefore, designer act in concert with preference of art of the client, change a simple home into a brilliant presence. Other than that, the client has a big demand on hospitality, combination of art and life let the space emitted the atmosphere of boutique hotels, the beauty of art and space complement each other.
- Inspiration
- The deploy of artwork have to consider the movement pattern, at the same time properly allocate every unique location of artwork. The steel artwork on entrance is the idea of woman dweller, which creates an idea of peach blossom forest corridor. This inspiration came from the surname of the client, Lim which means forest in Chinese, designer makes use of the light shadow to create the layer of space, let people feel relax although they are in city.
- Research
- The first floor is the public area for guest visiting, while the second floor is the private area. Designer uses lightweight wooden floor to keep the concealment of private area. LED light strip along the stairs keep the space safe and charm. The art galleries in second floor make use of transparent glass handrail, maintaining visual experience of the viewer and space transparency. There are hidden door in the wall of second floor, a suitable painting represents the room client is hang on each of the door is meaningful.
- Challenge
- The artworks brings in humanity into the space, designer has to consider the details at the same time especially the height, this is because the artwork itself is real and expensive, and can only to place in after the construction complete. The sculpture Majesty of Li Kuang Yu beside the television wall of the public area needs a base. Therefore, designer reserve a square space and movable ceiling, the ceiling was squat after placing the artwork sculpture.
- Realization and Technology
- The division of space is by floor. First floor is the public area for hospitality, which also includes dining room, living room, tea area, and piano room. The tea area is beside the living room, continuing the spirit of Chinese serve customers with tea. An elevated U shape couch, together with tatami and wooden tea table, designer also reserve a hot water configuration port for convenience. This space with excellent view is a good place for gathering.
- Operation and Interaction
- In order to avoid the pressure beam, designer placed a beveled ceiling on top of the tea area. There are a lot of mug in the cabinet of dining room, echoing the porcelain cup business which operated by the client. A round kitchen table is to represent the round cup mouth, at the same time highlight the Chinese traditional reunion concept. A mobile hidden table is in the kitchen, the women client can use it to entertain her friends.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in February, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan
- Specifications
- The public area is in opened space design, so that the client and guests can move freely. The Saint Laurent Black Gold marble television wall is in Nakajima loop linear, the other side is wooden grille wall, together with the concave display cabinet. Considering the movement linear, the piano area placed on the diagonal of tea area, there are some couches on that area , so that people can enjoy the view of space.
- Keywords
- Steel thing, Sculpture, Artwork, Paintings, Chinese tea ceremony, Tea area, Piano room
