Press Release
Patina Maldives Hotel by Studio MK27 Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
Studio MK27 acknowledged for construction and real estate projects 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 Patina Maldives Hotel by Studio MK27 has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Construction and Real Estate Projects Design category. The award was conferred within 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Patina Maldives Hotel
Patina Maldives is a hotel resort located on an island in the Maldives. The design covers a built area of 34,500 square meters and includes every element, from the masterplan to the light pendants. Wooden structures allow a cleaner and faster construction. Natural materials such as stone, sticks and fibers are used throughout. The buildings are low and visually permeable, so the architectural lines do not break the horizon. Spaces are arranged from private to public, and open air areas connect interior and exterior. The architecture stays quiet so that nature remains the main focus.
About Studio MK27
Marcio Kogan was born in São Paulo on March 6, 1952. He is an architect graduated from the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Mackenzie in 1976. During the first years of his career, Marcio divided his time between cinema and architecture. Since 2001, Marcio Kogan’s office has been renamed Studio mk27. From that time, the studio has gained greater international projection, having received more than 150 national and international awards, highlights include: Wallpaper Design Awards, Record House, World Architecture Festival, LEAF Awards, Dedalo Minosse and Barbara Cappochin. Currently, besides its production in Brazil, Studio mk27 has projects in several countries.
Award Record
Studio MK27 is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Construction and Real Estate Projects Design Award
The A' Real Estate Design Award is an international architecture competition recognizing good real estate projects by architects and enterprises worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to real estate designers, architectural firms, interior designers and construction companies from all countries. Typical entries include residential complexes, commercial buildings, industrial properties, mixed-use developments, hospitality establishments and educational facilities. The awarded real estate designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/real-estate
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/148999
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148999
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148999
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/343041
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://studiomk27.com.br/maldives/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Patina Maldives Hotel
- Function
- Hotel
- Category
- Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Studio MK27
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148999
Credits
- Team
- Marcio Kogan (author), Renata Furnaletto (co-author), Diana Radomysler (interior design author) and Pedro Ribeiro (interior design co-author)
- Image Credits
- Fernando Guerra and George Roske
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The hotel in the Maldives provides a welcoming space for people to live light and amplify natural feelings in a dreamy state. The volumetric answers are extremely delicate, respectful to its surroundings, trying to provide shadows and coziness, to capture and amplify the landscape strength. The architectural lines never break the horizon, they speak low and elegantly. All buildings are visually permeable, dematerialized, putting life and men in the center of the experience.
- Inspiration
- In the Maldives sand, skies and ocean, all architecture can do is humbly filter the lights, frame the views, creating different narratives as one strolls around the magnificent surroundings. Patina Maldives project was able to produce architecture that is much less important than nature. Contemporary, classic and elegant.
- Research
- The vernacular design In Maldives is basically fisherman villages spread among the islands, that sometimes one can´t even notice from the sea. Corral stone walls, wooden roof structures were some of the natural materials available to build and set an architecture fully Integrated to the nature. That was our biggest Inspiration, to respect nature and allow the guest to enjoy such a special place.
- Challenge
- Patina Maldives design was built on growing attention to the connection with the place and culture,the importance of uniqueness and authenticity. The special role of wellness, places to exercise and meditate, a generous bathing room with a view. And most recently, of course, the need for open air spaces, a deep integration of inside-out, spaces that are welcoming and poetic, rather than sculptures. We also saw it as an ultimate stage for voyeurism, for observation of ourselves from a distance, and therefore to reconnect with ourselves and the others. We searched for diversity, for empathy with the other and our environment, the need for quiet solutions to our problems.
- Realization and Technology
- From the thoughtful use of wooden structures, that enabled a cleaner and faster construction, to the choice of natural materials such as stones, sticks and fibers – Patina Maldives buildings enhances our connection with nature, place and culture. Everything on the island – from the masterplan to the light pendants – was designed by studio mk27 with various collaborators worldwide. Through a healthy collaborative process, the team managed to create an unique living experience.
- Operation and Interaction
- The hotel is a kaleidoscope of atmospheres organized in an ascending way: from private to public, from isolation to belonging, from simplicity to sophistication. We escalate the textures and emotions from 0 to 100, from soft shadows to overwhelming light. It’s a rhythm with contrast, pauses and transparencies. From slow dolce far niente to exuberant real vitality, it is a place for people to bond with nature and each other, for people to experience the essential with glamour.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in 2016 and lasted for two years. The architecture team was based in São Paulo, Brazil, and had the collaboration of a local architect in the Maldives. Construction started after a year into the project, and was finished in 2021
- Specifications
- built area: 34.500 m²
- Keywords
- Hotel, Maldives, Resort, Wood, Tropical Design
