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Chhavi Cheng and Hoiman Chan Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Nomadless Residential House in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Chhavi Cheng and Hoiman Chan honored 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 confirmed the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Nomadless Residential House by Chhavi Cheng and Hoiman Chan, designed for WMW studio. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 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.
More About Nomadless Residential House
Nomadless is a residential interior design for a 320 square foot public housing apartment in Hong Kong. The compact interior supports many activities within one open space. Tailor made furniture is transformable, so the same area can serve as a theater, a tea house, a small library or a working studio. A full height shelf with a platform offers a resting place for films and books, and a lifting table is used for tea. Three hidden tables slide out to seat fifteen guests. Teak wood, concrete and glass invite natural light and stillness.
About Chhavi Cheng and Hoiman Chan
Chhavi & Hoiman aspire to meditate between sensual experiences of space & branding strategies of its spatial properties and behaviour. This reflected the lifestyle they engaged in: design speaks for itself when you let your soul listen.
Award Record
This recognition makes Chhavi Cheng and Hoiman Chan a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/75742
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/75742
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!75742
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/231033
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.wmws.co
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nomadless Residential House
- Function
- Residential House
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray, Black, Dim Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- WMW studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chhavi Cheng and Hoiman Chan
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #75742
Credits
- Team
- Chhavi Cheng and Ji Chan
- Image Credits
- Ryan Kawing
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The 320 sq.ft HK public housing fully served the needs of various usage at same time in one space.Zen emptiness theory and the scent of raw pale teak wood,with natural sunlight from stepping in the traditional HK touch gate.Huge shelf and storage platform could be transformed to create 15 guests dining and greeting space from a theater to Zen tea house;a mini library to an artistic working studio.It fully releases the nomad life of seeking places for personal relaxation and friends greeting in HK
- Inspiration
- In a hustle and bustle Hong Kong city, the house served well as a breathing paradise to enjoy own lifestyle in one stable place. With its simplicity, the functionality, and the connection with the nature, the house tended to bring back the stillness of ones, where there is no more nomad life.
- Research
- Hong Kong Public Estate is a highly packed space. To the users that loves to do various activity at home alone or with huge group of friends, a more flexible and interchangeable design is needed. Transformable furniture of a 50sq.ft size then transformed to be used anywhere in the space is the method that we explored.
- Challenge
- We do furniture on site to fit every corner of the room, since the design of the partition and all the glasses for dividing spaces, the whole contraction process or building the room has to be reverse. That bringing the difficulties to the structure building.
- Realization and Technology
- From a highly packed spaces, the intension of undefine zone bring flexibility of Zen microcosm within living space, functional area adjoining meditation room. While closing all the doors, the atmosphere brought the sense of stillness. An abundant storage space hidden in a minimal way echo with the Zen empty minimalist concept, presented in recessed teak wood cabinet along the kitchen concrete wall. The standard kitchen setting is demolished to create a more welcoming co-cooking experience.
- Operation and Interaction
- The tailor made furniture is transformable for self enjoyment or spending time with huge group of friends. The full height shelf with platform served a huge resting place for movies and books, installed with a remote lifting table for tea time purposed. It also served 15 people dinning while all the three hidden tables are slid open from one minimal plate form space. With natural material and semi- transparent glass use for inviting natural sunlight and breeze to the interior.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started in April 2018 in Hong Kong and finished in October 2018.
- Specifications
- Size of the Interior is approximately 320 sq.ft .
- Keywords
- Small Space , Residential, Public Housing, Zen space, Multi functional, Hong Kong
