The Praise Assembly Església i Centre Comunitari by Brevity Studios

The Praise Assembly Església i Centre Comunitari by Brevity Studios is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2020

The Praise Assembly Església i Centre Comunitari

by Brevity Studios

Client: Brevity Studios

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About The Praise Assembly Església i Centre Comunitari

Book Text: Praise Assembly és un disseny d'interiors per a una església i centre comunitari a Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. L'espai ocupa uns 1.400 metres quadrats en mitja planta d'una torre d'oficines. La distribució compta amb tres zones dedicades al culte, la comunitat i la joventut, i inclou àrees d'estudi, cuines auxiliars, una sala de teràpia, i sales d'activitats i reunions. Els espais informals de passadís i vestíbul permeten als visitants relacionar-se i crear les seves pròpies activitats. Una prestatgeria mural, dissenyada com a element destacat amb la forma d'una capçada d'arbre, incorpora seients i taules de bar. La prestatgeria està fabricada amb contraplacat de bedoll tallat amb màquines CNC.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

The Praise Assembly Església i Centre Comunitari és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que The Praise Assembly Església i Centre Comunitari sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. The Praise Assembly Església i Centre Comunitari satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The ethos of this church is as much a congregation for worship as well as a community to serve and help the neighborhood. Their venue situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, is designed to break away from a traditional space that is only used during worship, but a space that is open for the community to gather, interact and learn.

The layout has three zones - Worship, Community, and Youth. The Community and Youth spaces include study areas, pantries, therapy room, and activity and meeting rooms.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area is approximately 1,400 sqm, located in half a floor of an office tower.
Tags: Church, Community, Christianity, Youth, Religion
Production Technology: The feature wall shelf was designed to sculpturally resemble a tree canopy with functional seating and bar tables along its length. It was designed using parametric modelling tools and constructed from birch plywood. CNC cutting was used extensively to ensure that each piece of the geometry was fabricated as intended and interlocked securely.
Design Challenge: A challenge of this project was liaising with a large committee of members with different priorities; and combining their requirements into a cohesive design.
Research: Understanding of two different types of primary functions was required for this project – traditional church for Sunday worship and communal spaces found in lounges or co-working offices. Some research was also done for biblical stories to inform the more decorative features within the design.
Inspiration: The team drew inspiration from biblical stories and motifs, applying them subtly to the design of the venue. We wanted users to experience the space with a sense of adventure – to discover the meaning of its designs and features while connecting these discoveries with the knowledge of their faith.
Project Duration: The project is located in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Design commenced in May 2018 and construction was completed in Jan 2019.
Operation Flow: The shape of project site is long and linear with the large formal spaces (i.e. worship hall, activity hall, small meeting rooms, and offices) evenly distributed across the floor plan. What brings the project to life is not the design of the formal spaces but rather the informal ‘corridor’ and ‘foyer’ spaces where visitors mingle and create their own activities.
Team Members: Jeffrey Shum, Kenneth Young, Rex Fong