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City Corner Residence by Chen-Yu Chiu Is Granted the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Chen-Yu Chiu 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 City Corner Residence by Chen-Yu Chiu, designed for Unique Interior Design & Décor Co., Ltd., has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. 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.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About City Corner Residence
City Corner is a residential interior design for an apartment of about 100 square meters in New Taipei City. The original long and narrow layout limited natural light and circulation. The kitchen and master bedroom were reoriented, window openings were enlarged, and hollow cabinets were used as partitions, so daylight reaches deeper into the rooms. Gray painted walls, wood grain tiles, OSB solid wood fiberboard, gray glass and black matte iron form a vintage industrial character in calm Morandi tones. Hidden doors, movable cabinets and hanging iron shelves add flexible storage.
About Chen-Yu Chiu
Design for life, and the life gets better because of design. Unique Design runs the company with all their heart, and the team builds up the trustful relationship with every client, taking the conversation seriously. The team considers the needs and habits the base of spatial design, realizing the dream and reality at once.
Award Record
Chen-Yu Chiu is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. 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/119949
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/119949
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!119949
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/301860
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- City Corner Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Unique Interior Design & Décor Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chen-Yu Chiu
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #119949
Credits
- Image Credits
- Chuang Photo Studio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design team then chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction, in which, walls of the public area are plastered with gray paint to retain the rustic and old texture of the original space. The design team uses natural color light, transparent materials, rotate the direction of the kitchen and enlarging the window openings to improve the lighting of the original long and narrow space. By adopting Morandi tones, solid wood tone, gray materials, ironwork, and other materials, the space reveals a harmonious feeling of rustic nature.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the Vintage Industrial Style, the space adopts rustic material elements while controlling the lighting of the long and narrow space in order to maximize the natural light into the space. The design team implemented a smooth and coherent design approach, such as turning the space direction, enlarging the window openings, setting up hollow cabinets as storage space, and appropriately separates each area according to its function. The design also focuses on color matching combinations, so that a quiet and leisurely tone of the space is reflected in the calm and simple color palette.
- Research
- The design team took the original condition of the original site as a major consideration and established a smooth layout and circulation planning of each area in the long and narrow space, introduced the daylight and bringing out a warm feeling as the light penetrates into the space by the use of hollow cabinets and enlarged window openings. Used OSB solid wood fiberboard, wood grain tiles, gray-colored glass, grey mirror, and iron components to create a rustic look of the Vintage Industrial style design.
- Challenge
- By thoroughly considering the people's movement circulation and the natural light source, the direction of the kitchen and master bedroom were reoriented, enlarging the size of the window size, and using hollow storage cabinets as space partition, which not only allowed the natural light to penetrate and continue into the room but as a result, also provided more seamless and unobstructed storage space, eliminating the inconvenience caused by the narrow and long original space.
- Realization and Technology
- Woodgrain tiles, Tiles, Composite super wear-resistant floor, Concrete, OSB solid wood fiberboard, Black matte roasted iron, Blackboard paint, Gray glass, Grey Mirror, E1 board, Customized Changhong Glass, Solid wood carved door, Teakwood, Gray ceramic glass, Solid wood fiberboard. Taking the Vintage Industrial Style as the main direction of this project and defining a unique spatial perception in a long and narrow space. The design team particularly selected natural materials with the wood tone, and through the characteristics of each material bring more functionality to the space.
- Operation and Interaction
- The design team has adjusted the space layout and natural light to not only solve and eliminate the limitation of the existing narrow space, but also bring in the natural light to make the space well ventilated and comfortable. Inasmuch how to provide the client with enough storage space without giving too much abruptness to the space, was the top consideration of the design team since the beginning of the design process. In the space, hidden doors, hollow cabinets, movable cabinets, and hanging iron shelves are used to bring more convenience and flexibility to the space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was completed in July 2020 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The designed area of the project is about 100 square meters, and the space has a long and narrow characteristic. Hence, the design team has arranged the functional zonings in a way that best suits the user's circulation and needs. Furthermore, creatively implemented the no wall idea to create a more complete and spacious living space compared to the original layout. The design team chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction and adopts many rustic materials to show the richness of the layers under the same tone and different material combinations.
- Keywords
- Vintage Retro Style, Industrial style, Turning design, Morandi color, OSB solid wood fiberboard.
