Press Release
Symphony of Lights Residence by Yi Ta Lee Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yi Ta Lee for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Symphony of Lights Residence by Yi Ta Lee, designed for Shiuan Tang Interior Design, 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 evaluated 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 Symphony of Lights Residence
Symphony of Lights is a residential interior design located in Taipei, Taiwan. The home is arranged around a shrine, in which suspended shelves and side cabinets replace the traditional altar. Black, white and brown are applied in the public areas, following traditional Chinese color psychology. Large matte thin tiles, wire-brushed wood veneer and titanium-plated metal form the main surfaces. LED line lights are embedded in the wooden ceiling to balance natural and artificial light. A lowered central television wall divides the public areas and also serves as a study.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yi Ta Lee is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/106895
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106895
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106895
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/279894
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Symphony of Lights Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shiuan Tang Interior Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yi Ta Lee
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106895
Credits
- Team
- Yi Ta Lee, Chang Min Chen, Hung Chia YI
- Image Credits
- Shiuan Tang Interior Design
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The majestic Buddha statue sitting in the back of the living room and the black and white colors are key elements in this soothing covert residence. The refined layers of lines and the intuitive impression of special materials help fuse the ever-changing light and shadow both from the outside and inside, presenting the consistently extraordinary design. The special lowered TV wall in the center links the multi-color design together, opening up a visual imagination and also partitioning the public areas. In a calm and modern poetic imagery, a fortress that seems to be able to dispel all external disturbances is built.
- Inspiration
- In order to create a minimalist modern style that the owner prefers, the designers tried to interpret the design of the shrine with a novel expression so as to get cast off the traditional impression of shrines being high-chromatic plastic products. In terms of color application, the designers approached from the perspective of traditional Chinese color psychology. In public areas, they used black, white, and brown that respectively symbolize health, academic performance, and wealth. Endless blessings are written into the space with psychological indications, while at the same time paired with the shrine to create calm Zen aesthetics.
- Research
- Symphony of Lights is a residential design project within a building. The refined linear layers and the shades of chromatic present a unique beauty along with the calm and spiritual shrine. The designers ingeniously guide all kinds of light and interweave the changes of light and shadow in the space with the multi-colored ceiling design that enriches the texture of the space. The lowered central TV wall creates a versatile study, and paired with the custom-made cabinet made of woodwork and iron pieces, they give the public areas a wide range of possibilities.
- Challenge
- The designers replaced the traditional altar with suspended shelves and storage cabinets on both sides, and embedded lights on top instead of the traditional red lamps, and installed air exhaust designs to guide the flow of smoke rising from incense. In addition, in order to reduce the awkwardness of the shrine, the designers utilized traditional Chinese color psychology on the same facade, bringing forth a consistent yet unconventional space that perfectly satisfies the needs of faith.
- Realization and Technology
- In this project, a large number of thin tiles are used in public spaces. The large, matte-surfaced thin tiles create a simpler and cleaner visual threshold for the public areas, and their characteristics also bring a conditioned touch to the residence. In order to make it simple but not dull, the designers utilized wire-brushed wood grain, titanium-plated metal, and reflective materials to decorate details. Some cabinet surfaces have also been replaced with special 3M films instead of paint to satisfy the overall visual enjoyment while still being environment-friendly and sustainable.
- Operation and Interaction
- The living and dining rooms are connected into a wide field and are integrated with a view of the mountains coming in through large French windows. The kitchen area is designed with pocket sliding doors and a circulation around the island dining table so that it could have independent and connectable functionalities. With the subtle changes in the open layout, the different materials used on the ceiling in different areas properly divide and guide the movement of the space. The warm wire-brushed wood veneer adds visual tension to the living room, and with the reflective black mirror frame that introduces scenery into the room paired.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in October 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The designers carefully checked the lighting conditions in this project directly embedded LED line lights in the ceiling of public areas with wooden construction methods to eliminate space for plenums and create a special design along the ceiling where light seems to flow in from the outside, perfectly balancing natural and artificial light sources. The designers created vertical grooves in the indoor corridors with panels and Japanese wall cloth and devised fine trimming details with titanium-plated metal.
- Keywords
- Minimalism, Shrine design, Thin tiles, custom-made furniture, Color psychology
