Press Release
AI Group Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for AI Group Office Space in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
AI Group acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ AI Group Office Space by AI Group 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 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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.
About AI Group Office Space
AI Group is an office interior located in Taipei, Taiwan, and completed in November 2019. The project covers three floors and accommodates 122 employees. A marble lobby leads to warmer working areas on the upper levels. A glazed library and a floating staircase span two floors and link them visually. Materials include marble, slate, wood and glass. Meeting rooms are furnished with white marble tables, while low pile carpet on the access paths reduces noise. A stone installation of 77 characters from a classical poem is placed in the main lounge.
About AI Group
Established in 2004, it is one of the few multi-disciplinary design groups in the world with a full range of design and R&D capabilities, covering space, products and image. AI Group is a all-around design company. We consist of space, product, vision - three systems. We create the posibilities of life. We have great experiences of international cooperations. Feel and experience in a professional way.
Award Record
This recognition makes AI Group a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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://designers.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://designers.org/106208
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106208
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106208
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/278985
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.aistyle.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- AI Group Office Space
- Function
- Office Space
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Ghost White, Black, Rosy Brown, Silver and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- AI Group
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106208
Credits
- Team
- Tomo Huang, and Cayenne Lo
- Image Credits
- Photographer : Sung Han Yu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This interior designer office space welcomes clients into a clean, almost antiseptic marble lobby providing a sense of excellence, stability, trust and comfort and graduating to a warm, welcoming environment of the office space above. The incandescent glow of the two floor central library dominating the line of sight across both floors. Clean lines throughout establish the theme of this space with a focus on functionality and dedication to creativity, precision, and competence.
- Inspiration
- The office space was inspired by the connection between entrepreneurial spirit and attitude, elegance and functionality. Classic symmetry from the marble floors through the lobby and hallways to the warm modern lighting, brass and iron fixtures pronounce openness and creativity. Creativity is emphasized in the open design spanning two floors featuring a glassed in library central to a balance between the surrounding lounges and meeting rooms.
- Research
- The main design element requiring research was the Song Dynasty poet Su Shi. Choosing a representative work and commissioning a large installation comprising 77 stones each with one character from the poem etched into the smooth surface and displayed in the main lounge. This work transforming the abstract to the concrete is analogous to the objectives of the design house in representing the actual realization of its client project conceptions.
- Challenge
- One main challenge was attaining the alignment of the marble striations and creating the precise checker board flooring bridging the lobby entrance and upper office floors. Each element, from the wood panel walls to workspace work surfaces, the floating staircase, glass, tiles, even carpet all align precisely. Coordination of the building construction timing, vs the office interior work also presented a challenge with final work completed on a two year timeline.
- Realization and Technology
- Blending sophisticated marble, slate, wood and glass, the office reflects the openness of ideas and focus with straight lines of sight and classic hard wood railings and work surfaces. Meeting rooms feature bold white marble tables, while lounge areas vary from minimal furniture to retro highend installations and art. The access pathways padded with low pile carpet to dampen acoustics. One presentation space features a highend home theatre and comfortable leather upholstered sofas and chairs.
- Operation and Interaction
- The warm welcoming ambient and soft white lighting welcomes guest and clients into a shared space establishing a balance between employee spaces and client meeting spaces. Overt attention to detail creates a clear division of spaces, while fully integrating each element. The central library and floating staircase spanning two floors draws the eye up and establishes a unity between the floors.
- Project Duration and Location
- Finished in November 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- This three floor office space includes a 454m2 3rd floor comprising multiple large, medium, and small office and meeting spaces, lobby, and restrooms; a 608m2 4th floor with same; and 5th floor with 274m2. The three floor office space accommodates 122 employees.
- Keywords
- Office, design, minimalism, precision, design house, interior design
