Lesprit Cafe Restaurant by Tung Chieh Chen and Chun Hsiao Chou Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Tung Chieh Chen and Chun Hsiao Chou honored 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/ Lesprit Cafe Restaurant by Tung Chieh Chen and Chun Hsiao Chou, designed for Gen Interior Design, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

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 Lesprit Cafe Restaurant

Lesprit Cafe is a cafe interior located on the ground floor of a building in Tainan City, Taiwan. The space covers 66 square meters and includes a kitchen, a bar and a dining area. Flat marble, matt brass and black and white tile flooring create a calm and warm atmosphere. Laminated board is used for easy maintenance. Blue paint relates the interior to the exterior of the building. A wooden partition was removed to widen the space, and situational lighting with spotlights and chandeliers adds softness. Furniture from the earlier cafe is reused to limit cost and keep a consistent style.

About Tung Chieh Chen and Chun Hsiao Chou

Established in 2011, Gen Design Studio has a team of passionate designers who drive excellence with their love and believe in design. “Gen,” the Chinese word of root, stands for the origin of everything. Gen Design explores the essence of every person. It aims to provide a home to the clients where they will look forward to returning to after a long day, where they can relax, and where it is full of love and energy. That is what a home and a interior design means to Gen Design.

Award Record

Tung Chieh Chen and Chun Hsiao Chou 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/100665
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100665
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100665
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/273134

Media Contact

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Lesprit Cafe Restaurant
Function: Restaurant
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Dark Slate Gray and Black
Images: 5
Client: Gen Interior Design

The Recognition

Laureate: Tung Chieh Chen and Chun Hsiao Chou
Country: Taiwan (China)
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #100665

Credits

Team: Chen Tung Chieh and Chou Chun Hsiao
Image Credits: LEO DAI

Design Details

Unique Properties: Using the space decoration of the first shop, which is the installation art of clouds, spiritually indicates the idea of dream. Not only emphasizes the visual effect, but also represents the hard work of the client and his persistence in using good ingredients. Considering the functionality, space atmosphere and budget, the rail lighting, previous cafe element is applied on the bar design. The dining area which faces windows, allows customers to admire outdoor scenery or walk around leisurely.
Inspiration: The designer is appointed by the client who has spent 5 years of preparation to establish a cafe. Despite the operation of the 1st cafe is not ideal, the client has decided to restart the project by setting up a 2nd cafe. This project is born via the combination of various elements including the consideration for the characteristics of the customers, the meals served as well as the customers impression of the 1st cafe, extending the building appearance while unifying the overall visual sense.
Research: The designers and their client have mutual anticipation of stability and spiritual balance for this project. Considering meal price positioning, customer base, etc. dark tones are used presenting a calm atmosphere, strong personality via clean lines, cement texture and the matching of high color saturation, show the resilience of the client. Elements from the 1st store and the entrepreneurial spirit of the client are inherited, add a sense of familiarity to the customers.
Challenge: The main challenge is the budget constraint. With aesthetic expression of the anticipated space atmoshpere, the budget is controlled via the use of hardware and software from the 1st store, like hanging display cabinets, guest tables, dining chairs, etc. How to avoid waste of space, smoothen the work flow, optimize the manpower time are the major topics. They are solved via continuous practices of the space flow. Large tungsten filament bulbs are used in the interior to attract the passersby.
Realization and Technology: Due to the cafe is positioned as medium to high price consumption and the customer base is 30-60 years old with a certain income and spending ability, the design is based on a stable atmosphere. The designer has used flat marble, matt brass, black and white tile flooring to present an atmosphere of carm, warm yet stylish. Laminated board is also used for easy maintenance. The furniture used in the first store is also applied into this space to reduce cost and preserve consistent style.
Operation and Interaction: Other than extending the color tone of the building exterior into the interior, the impressive big blue door element from the 1st store is added into the interior space of this project, creating a sense of inheritance. Realizing a calm base tone, it emphasizes on simplicity and the sense of complementary aesthetics between the main theme and decorations, and uses small spotlights and situational lightings to present pleasant tranquility.
Project Duration and Location: The project is located in central west district of Tainan City, Taiwan and completed in May, 2017.
Specifications: It is located at the ground floor of a building with an area of 66 m2. It includes a kitchen, bar, dining area and etc. Besides removing the wooden partition to widen the space, situational lighting is used to decorate, extending the corners with unique chandelier, emitting soft light and adding liveliness. The space is mainly painted in blue that matches the green color of the building exterior. The space required for kitchen facilities and pipings are arranged to suit operation needs.
Keywords: morden, cafe, flat marble, matt brass, tile flooring