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Staff House Accommodation by Shaoqun Chen Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Shaoqun Chen 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/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Staff House Accommodation by Shaoqun Chen, designed for Chen Shaoqun Decoration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

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 Staff House Accommodation

Staff House is an employee accommodation interior located in Fujian, China, with a total area of about 10,000 square meters. The original building had a low floor height, a short hallway and a crowded layout. A vertical design was adopted to improve the use of space, and concise lighting brightens the rooms. The reception hall on the first floor is white and holds a red reception desk. Curved and streamlined forms soften the edges of the space. The restaurant area adds blue and yellow accents. Materials are simple and practical.

About Shaoqun Chen

Chen Shaoqun Decoration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. is committed to being an explorer and practitioner in all areas of architectural and decorative design. By leveraging smart tools and global resources, we are nimbly aware of the profound changes the design industry is undergoing, and strive to explore and actively contribute to each and every one of them. A project's decision and practice to create a new design concept for the user and to work with the user through professional design. Create unlimited creative possibilities.

Award Record

This recognition makes Shaoqun Chen 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. 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Staff House Accommodation
Function
Accommodation
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Silver, Dark Gray, Gainsboro, Lavender and Dim Gray
Images
5
Client
Chen Shaoqun Decoration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.

The Recognition

Laureate
Shaoqun Chen
Country
China
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#106886

Credits

Team
Chen Shaoqun
Image Credits
Chen Shaoqun

Design Details

Unique Properties
Staff House is designed for the people who are employed by LILANZ. The fast pace of modern urban life makes it easy for people to feel heavy pressure under the tidal style of life. LILANZ hopes their employees could find a suitable life in this comfortable environment.
Inspiration
The inspiration of this project comes from the vibrancy of the city,it is different from ordinary accommodation living area. Besides the fundamentals of dwelling,designers place great emphasis on the artful expressiveness and emotional interaction, hope all people can get more relax and surprise in this space.
Research
In the selection of materials, the designers follow the principle of simplicity and practicality, to reduce unnecessary material and energy consumption. They replace composite plates with synthetically processed metals, to reduce the emission of harmful substances, increase permeability, and make the environment safe, comfortable and pleasant. The design is minimalist but not simple, as it comes more from the innermost emotional experience of modern people.
Challenge
Since the architecture was originally designed to have an unreasonable layout, low floor height and short hallway, it looks crowded in space with a poor lighting condition. The case is to adopt a vertical design to solve the problem of floor height and make better utilization of space. It is coupled with a concise, creative lighting design to add bright rays to the space and create a modern and cozy atmosphere. In the planning of spatial layout, the designers take an open stance to make the whole space more flexible. It also appeals to diversified soft furnishings to endow artistic colors to the entire space.
Realization and Technology
In this case, designers adopt a vertical design to solve the problems of unreasonable spatial layout, low floor height and short hallway in the original framework of architecture and increase the utilization of the space. Beside, concise and creative lighting are designed to add bright rays to the space and create a modern and cozy atmosphere.In the planning of spatial layout, the designers take an open stance to offer the whole space with more flexible and a wide view.
Operation and Interaction
The reception hall on the first floor is dominated by the white tone to create a minimalist entry space. The red reception desk in the lobby lights up the whole space, bringing about a spatially unique and tensioned mood. The neat and precise streamlined and curved design gives the edged space a sense of fluency. The restaurant area adds a few blue and yellow elements to create a sense of the sea. By extending the streamlined design, it adds a sense of the future and technology to the restaurant.
Project Duration and Location
The project was located in FuJian, China.
Specifications
Total Area : around 10000 square meters
Keywords
Accommodation, Space, Interior, White, Marble

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