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YumChina Innovation Center Primary Function: Disseny d'interiors de centre d'innovació by Ying Chi Huang - DEVA Design

YumChina Innovation Center Primary Function: Disseny d'interiors de centre d'innovació by Ying Chi Huang - DEVA Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.


ArgentInterior· 2020

YumChina Innovation Center Primary Function: Disseny d'interiors de centre d'innovació

by Ying Chi Huang - DEVA Design

Client: DEVA Design

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About YumChina Innovation Center Primary Function: Disseny d'interiors de centre d'innovació

Book Text: El Yum China Innovation Center és un disseny d'interiors de 2500 metres quadrats per a una instal·lació d'investigació i desenvolupament alimentari a Xangai, la Xina. El centre inclou cuines especialitzades, una sala de conferències, una àrea de disseny d'embalatges, oficines i un vestíbul. Cada cuina està planificada per a un treball eficient, higiènic i confortable. Sistemes dedicats de ventilació, aigua, electricitat i dades donen suport a les activitats d'investigació. Les superfícies de fusta de freixe i d'arrel en tons grisos i blancs creen una atmosfera càlida i tranquil·la. La distribució es va estudiar per millorar el moviment del personal i dels visitants.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

YumChina Innovation Center Primary Function: Disseny d'interiors de centre d'innovació és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que YumChina Innovation Center Primary Function: Disseny d'interiors de centre d'innovació sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. YumChina Innovation Center Primary Function: Disseny d'interiors de centre d'innovació és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
YumChina’s new Innovation Center defies limitations while conveying warmth; The efficient office space embraces a clean design aesthetic and is visually appealing; Hearty ash and burl suggests strength and dignity. The exquisitely detailed conference room, public spaces and kitchen innovation center are brimming with imagination, original ideas and creativity. YumChina’s embrace of intelligent design encourages fellowship, sensibility, rationality and food!
Dimensions & Packaging
2500 sq. m. located in Shanghai, China
Tags
Innovation center, Kitchen Lab, Office, Conference room, Package design center, Lobby, gray/white tones
Production Technology
The Innovation Center is an optimization of the creative food experience. The design team carefully examined the food creation process and optimized the space to enhance the workflow and the movement of staff and visitors through the facility. The materials, colors and textures were selected to create an atmosphere that supports the sensory experience of new food creations.
Design Challenge
Yum China’s new facilities defy limitations while conveying
warmth; The efficient office space embraces a clean design
aesthetic and is visually appealing; Hearty ash and burl suggests
strength and dignity. The exquisitely detailed conference room,
public spaces and kitchen innovation center are brimming with
imagination, original ideas and creativity. Yum China’s embrace
of intelligent design encourages fellowship, sensibility, rationality... and food!
Research
The Yum China Innovation Kitchen facility is tasked with
interpreting, developing and refining the many food products
offered by the Yum China family of restaurants. Everything from
the ingredients, to the look to the packaging are meticulously
considered at this facility. Therefore, all aspects of this facility
were also meticulously considered, refined and reconsidered to
create a workplace that nurtures the very important tasks of the
professionals that labor here creating the future of food.
Inspiration
Embracing sensibility and rationality: a mixture of functional considerations and innovative creativity
Project Duration
Project duration from May 2018 to January 2018. The Innovation Center is located in Shanghai, China.
Operation Flow
The YumChina Innovation Center is at the heart of YumChina’s efforts to bring healthy diverse food choices to China. In highly specialized kitchens, foods are researched, developed and optimized. Each of the specialized kitchens has been designed to provide efficient, hygienic and thoughtful workspaces. Everything from materials, equipment and ergonomics was considered. Special HVAC, water, power and data systems were developed to fully support the Innovation Center activities. This cutting edge project resulted from the collaboration of the designers, contractors and food experts.
Team Members
Ying Chi Huang
Jui Hsing Sung
Kevin Conway
Image Credits
Deva Design, Yum China Innovation Center, 2019

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