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Shu Yuan Chang Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Commercial Space Office in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Shu Yuan Chang for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Commercial Space Office by Shu Yuan Chang, designed for Fontal Interior Design Co., Ltd.. The award was conferred within 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
More About Commercial Space Office
Commercial Space is an office interior created within the renewal of an old residence in Taipei. The tall perimeter wall, built almost fifty years earlier, was removed to open the front yard toward the street. Finished concrete and white stone form the new landscape, while a plantation wall brings greenery close to the building. Inside, the original red brick surface was preserved, and new openings support ventilation and temperature control in the humid local climate. The open garden allows neighbors and pedestrians to walk through and stay.
About Shu Yuan Chang
"Fontal" in the original text means "fountain", or "fundamental". The term Fontal Interior Design Co., Ltd. comes from the Later Han Dynasty, which means dense forests and endless life. Starting from the "root", the root of space lies in the occupants. Starting from the planning of an environment with a humanistic concept, the interior façade expression is combined with the context of the urban scene, and the residents' expectations for life are integrated into the residents' desire for life. With natural imagery as the keynote, it becomes the main axis of the extension of the spatial scale and constructs a design that is in line with the soul. Sedimentary living container.
Award Record
Shu Yuan Chang 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/92949
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/92949
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!92949
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/259950
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Commercial Space Office
- Function
- Office
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Fontal Interior Design Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shu Yuan Chang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #92949
Credits
- Team
- Shu-Yuan Chang
- Image Credits
- KPS Huang Yu Wei／2019
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- While the broken down boundary allows the domain axis to extend, the plantation wall continues to fuse with its surroundings, and with the tall wall erected almost 50 years ago was removed to allow the opened-up front yard with finished concrete landscaping and white stone materials to form an artistic domain. As a plantation wall was built on the other side, it serves to break down the barrier between people and their hearts for building a great community.
- Inspiration
- Upon first site visit, the old wall, elongated triangular yard, insect-infested vegetation, and a run-down garden, with the nicely maintained garden of the neighboring public housing, a bold idea was raised to remove the barrier, which presented a major challenge for the client, however, the openness prompts us to head towards a better future, as taking the initiative, engaging the public, and seeking the common good would be the touchstone for the future generation.
- Research
- As the barrier is a physical boundary that shapes a spatial order but separates people from one another, the design team, after the site visit, proposed the concept of open space by removing the barrier, by featuring a plantation wall wich the greenery penetrating into the interior, along with rainwater recycling system allowing the greenery embellishing the interior even more while the finished concrete wall exhibits power and depth in its stern and refined finishing.
- Challenge
- With the Wall-Less open garden concept proposed by the design team, it was first rejected by the client, as the barrier bears significance in safety and order, however, with many efforts of simulation to ensure the safety concern was addressed, the concept was allowed to progress ahead, and after it was completed, with the admiration of the neighbors, the design was also preserved with changes to local parking regulation which has led to a beautiful scene without chaos.
- Realization and Technology
- As Taipei City is situated in a basin with a damp and humid climate, this project, being an office space, deliberately leveled the garden and lowered the perimeter barrier to promote ventilation and temperature control while totally eradicating insect infestation. As the garden features finished concrete, a plantation wall was erected on the other side, and the interior brick wall surface was preserved for micro-climate control.
- Operation and Interaction
- With the dense population in Taiwan, scooters have become a major mode of transportation, and as the site has incorporated urban renewal and vegetation policy, the liberated domain has contributed to a lane rid of random scooter parking but a beautiful place where pedestrians enjoy staying and walking through, which has been very welcomed by the neighbors.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was completed in February 2019, in Taipei.
- Specifications
- As there is a green plantation wall on the left of the stair, the budding vegetation also symbolizes the rebirth of the old residence. With the external wall of the original building as a plantation wall while the interior has reserved the original red brick surface for environmental control, for which there was also an opening made in the perimeter barrier to control temperature through ventilation as well.
- Keywords
- Synergy, Seeking The Common Good, Energy-Saving, Finished Concrete, Plantation Wall
