Bora Yildirim Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for UVine Staircase in Building Materials and Construction Components Design

Bora Yildirim honored for building materials and construction components design by the international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that UVine Staircase by Bora Yildirim, designed for Bora Yıldırım, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Building Materials and Construction Components Design category. The award was conferred within the 2017 - 2018 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 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 UVine Staircase

UVine spiral staircase is formed by interlocking U and V shaped box profiles in an alternating fashion. This way, the staircase becomes self-supporting since it does not need a center pole or perimeter support. Through its modular and versatile structure, the design brings easiness throughout manufacturing, packaging, transportation and installation.

About Bora Yildirim

Bora YILDIRIM graduated in 1999 from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. After working in different design companies, he started the master's program in the same department in 2001 and worked as a research assistant at Istanbul Maltepe University during 2002-2003.

Award Record

This recognition makes Bora Yildirim a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2017 - 2018 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Building Materials and Construction Components Design Award

The A' Building Components Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good building components by best brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to building material manufacturers, building material brands, construction product designers and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include bricks, beams, windows, doors, insulation materials and roofing materials. The awarded building components designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/building-components

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/64198
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/64198
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!64198
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/175633
Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2jOQuiA

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: UVine Staircase
Function: Staircase
Category: Building Materials and Construction Components Design
Discipline: Industrial Design
Industry: Architecture and Manufacturing
Colors: Gainsboro, Silver, Gray, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
Images: 5
Client: Bora Yıldırım

The Recognition

Laureate: Bora Yildirim
Country: Turkiye
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2017 - 2018
Design ID: #64198

Design Details

Unique Properties: This project is about a spiral staircase that is self-supporting without the requirement for a center pole or perimeter support. U- and V-shaped box profiles are interlocked together in an alternating way to create the rise height and the winder depth of the staircase, respectively. The angle of the V-shaped pieces further defines stair diameter and turning angle of the stair. Through its modular and versatile structure, the design eliminates many constraints in designing and installing a spiral stair and brings easiness throughout manufacturing, packaging, transportation and installation.
Inspiration: As much as spiral stairs create a unique decorative atmosphere in spaces while being functional, they require elaborate designs to comply with building codes and ergonomic requirements to fit to spaces during installation and are generally hard to install due to unique dimensional and structural constraints of spaces. A more versatile spiral stair is created by focusing on simplicity and ease by using just three components that are easy to manufacture and assemble, which eliminates many space- and support-related requirements.
Research: Stairs of various designs and applications are investigated during the design phase of the project. It has been observed that most of the time a stair needs on-site production due to structural constraints and in order to ensure that the staircase will fit and function as desired. This results in loss of time. The project aims to minimize the time loss by a design that is made up of modular parts that can be manufactured in advance, and thus, assembly is the only process required on site.
Challenge: The challenge at the beginning of every design is to find the one that is not found.
Realization and Technology: Stair stringer will be made of steel square box profiles and treads of wood. Glass, aluminum or other metals like mesh can be used for tread as well.
Operation and Interaction: The object is a self-supporting spiral staircase that requires fixing only to the ceiling and the floor. Several U and V shaped profiles of different sizes are interlocked to form the stair. Self-support is achieved by alternating the interlocking of the u-v-shaped pieces in horizontal and vertical arrangement. Components of the stair are made out of flat and small parts as a result of which transport and on-site installation are simplified.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in December 2017 and ended in February 2018.
Specifications: Tread: 3cm thickness (for wood), Riser Height: 16cm, Stair stinger: 5cmx5cm (steel square box profile).
Keywords: Stair, staircase, spiral, modular, self-support