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Embracing Light and Home Small Space Design by Jing Shyun Zhang Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Jing Shyun Zhang for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Embracing Light and Home Small Space Design by Jing Shyun Zhang, designed for Miss W, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Bronze A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Embracing Light and Home Small Space Design
Embracing Light and Home is a compact residential interior of approximately 43 square meters. A central core integrates storage, circulation and functions, so the plan remains open and free of fixed partitions. Daylight is used as a structuring element, moving through a double height void with a south facing opening to link the levels. Sectional design turns vertical volume into additional living space without enlarging the footprint. The ground level supports shared activities, while the upper levels provide privacy.
About Jing Shyun Zhang
We focus on integrating architectural principles with everyday living. Rather than treating design as a composition of forms, the work translates individual lifestyles into spatial solutions. Approaching interior design from an architectural perspective, the practice emphasizes the relationship between structure, light, and material. Through careful observation and systematic thinking, each project seeks to balance functional requirements with spatial clarity, creating environments that are coherent, adaptable, and grounded in lived experience.
Award Record
With this recognition, Jing Shyun Zhang is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2022 - 2023 to 2025 - 2026 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
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/183437
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/183437
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!183437
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/337648
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Embracing Light and Home Small Space Design
- Function
- Small Space Design
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Silver, Rosy Brown, Dark Olive Green and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Miss W
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jing Shyun Zhang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #183437
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image 1,2,3,4, Photographer Wu Guo Hao, Embracing Light And Home, 2025 Main Image, Photographer Wu Guo Hao, Embracing Light And Home, 2025
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This project redefines compact living through a non fragmented spatial system. A central core integrates storage and functions, allowing space to remain open. Light acts as a structuring element, moving through a double height void to connect levels and establish depth. Sectional design uses vertical volume to expand living space without increasing footprint. Visual relationships are formed through openings and proportions. The project transforms limitations into openness and flexibility.
- Inspiration
- Spatial constraints in urban housing inform this project. It explores how limitations can guide design, focusing on light, vertical volume, and continuity. Through sectional organization and daylight penetration, the design creates openness and depth without increasing physical area.
- Research
- This project examines how compact housing can achieve openness and efficiency within limited space. A section based approach organizes vertical relationships, circulation, and continuity, supported by daylight analysis. The design shows that vertical layering and a central core can replace subdivision while maintaining openness. Light and section act as primary spatial systems, improving usability without increasing area.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was maintaining openness, light, and clarity within a compact space. Conventional planning often leads to fragmentation and reduced daylight. The design required balancing multiple functions while preserving continuity. Key issues included controlling light through section, avoiding fragmentation, maximizing vertical volume, and integrating storage. These were addressed through a section based strategy and a central system.
- Realization and Technology
- A section driven design method organizes circulation, storage, and functions within a central core. Spatial studies define vertical relationships and light movement. Light finishes support daylight reflection, while mineral coatings and wood provide material contrast. The staircase uses a steel structure clad in wood, integrating storage beneath. Built in storage is embedded into walls and volumes, while mechanical systems are concealed to maintain clarity.
- Operation and Interaction
- The space is organized by a central core, enabling continuous movement without fixed boundaries. The ground level supports shared activities, while upper levels provide privacy. Vertical connections allow interaction without overlap. Light supports orientation and spatial perception.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2024 and was completed in March 2025 in Taichung, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- Total area approx 43 square meters. Condition double height volume with south facing opening. Layout multi level interior organized by a central core. Vertical space is defined through sectional design. A double height void improves daylight penetration. Storage and systems are integrated to maintain continuity.
- Keywords
- compact housing, sectional design, vertical space, natural light, central core, integrated storage, residential interior
