Press Release
Ruud van der Koelen Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Villa K Residential Project in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Ruud van der Koelen recognized for architecture, building and structure 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 confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Villa K Residential Project by Ruud van der Koelen, designed for Van der Jeugd Architecten. The award was conferred within 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.
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.
About Villa K Residential Project
Villa K is a contemporary private residence on the sloping south flank of the Holterberg in Holten, the Netherlands. The house is spacious, with a building volume of 6,500 cubic meters and a gross floor area of 1,850 square meters. A glass mosaic facade, refined detailing and sliding doors with five meter triple glazed sashes shape the exterior. Villa K is a self-sufficient smart home that requires little maintenance. The design integrates the building into the surrounding landscape as one coherent whole.
Award Record
This recognition makes Ruud van der Koelen a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
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/118114
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/118114
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!118114
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/283422
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Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Villa K Residential Project
- Function
- Residential Project
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Olive Drab, Cornflower Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Van der Jeugd Architecten
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ruud van der Koelen
- Country
- Netherlands
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #118114
Credits
- Team
- Ruud van der Koelen - architect and Paul van der Jeugd - architect
- Image Credits
- Architect: Van der Jeugd Architecten Photo's: HITT photography
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- On the sloping south flank of the Holterberg, Van der Jeugd Architecten has designed a contemporary villa with very spacious dimensions. Thanks to the carefully designed integration into the beautiful landscape, a materialization that matches the stature of the villa and sophisticated detailing, the design approaches that of a ‘Gezamtkunstwerk’. All the more because the house requires little maintenance and is self-sufficient, you can rightly speak of a ‘sustainable beauty’.
- Inspiration
- The whole project shows a rare coherence, giving the project holistic qualities which the residents can enjoy daily. Happiness cannot be designed, but carefully developed architecture can condition it. Beauty is still more sustainable than any heat pump.
- Realization and Technology
- High tech sustainability, Glass mosaic facade, self sufficient smart home, refined detailing en materialization, sliding doors with frame sashed of 5 meter (triple glassed)
- Operation and Interaction
- self sufficient smart home
- Project Duration and Location
- Project started in 2016 en was finished in 2020 I n Holten - The Netherlands
- Specifications
- Building volume 6.500 m3 - Gross floor area 1.850 m2
