Press Release
Modern Courtyard Residential by Tai Kuan Huang Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Tai Kuan Huang honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Modern Courtyard Residential by Tai Kuan Huang, designed for KT Design Studio, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 Modern Courtyard Residential
Modern Courtyard is a residential interior design for a home of 1423 square feet in HsinChu, Taiwan. The original layout was changed to form a spacious living room and dining room, an entryway opening to the kitchen, a master bedroom and two guest bedrooms. Two circular routes organize the plan, with the corridor as an axis. The arrangement follows the concept of the three entry courtyard of traditional Chinese buildings. Only white oak and walnut are used. Ceilings of different heights let light pass and make the rooms feel larger.
Award Record
Tai Kuan Huang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/148321
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148321
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148321
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/342351
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.facebook.com/ktdesigntw
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Modern Courtyard Residential
- Function
- Residential
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Rosy Brown, Black, Light Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- KT Design Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tai Kuan Huang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148321
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Jackal Liu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The planning of 1423 sqft space started with change of intended house layout. Four areas of spacious living room and dining room, 2 circular flows with the entryway opening to the kitchen, master bedroom and 2 guest bedrooms were divided based on everyday living requisites, with the corridor as axis, height of ceiling and terrace boundary.
- Inspiration
- The design of public area integrated with concept of three entry courtyard of Chinese traditional buildings, which satisfied the daily life needs of the building through the interior space, bringing in the sense of space dimension and ritual of home.
- Research
- The original in-line kitchen planned by the builder was changed into open storeroom subject to client's change of layout, which, in addition to sparing enough room for storage but also for spacious kitchen and kitchen island. Another key change was the direction shift of the master bathroom door, which brought the square bedroom and satisfactory dressing room.
- Challenge
- In response to the client's desire for light and refreshing aesthetics, only two types of wood were used in the space: white oak and walnut, which, in addition to creating the proportion of visual lightness and heaviness as well as space dividing, it could also present the purity of the space and warmth of nature credited to the natural clouds on the wall produced by the designer's special proportioned mortar.
- Realization and Technology
- Area from front door to the entryway was called "first entry", which was also the first circular flow moving line based on daily living needs. Entering the kitchen from entryway, you would see the huge cooking area. This was what we called "second entry" and the second circular flow. The "third entry" could be found in the living room and dining room.
- Operation and Interaction
- The house owners valued rituals of life and interactions with kids, loving the lightness and refreshment brought by Zen. Therefore, we designed and customized the cabinets, laminates and furniture in the public area by ourselves. There was no traditional standard ceiling in the spacious living room and dining room. With height difference created by the ceilings, space here is more spacious and enlarged, while also allowing light to shine through. The design broke the impression of a standard living room and left plenty of empty space for flexible future living needs.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2022 and finished in June 2022 in HsinChu Taiwan
- Keywords
- home, residential, interior, Taiwan, interior design
