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Hsin Hui Chang and Liang Chun Kuo Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Enjoy Life Residence in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Hsin Hui Chang and Liang Chun Kuo acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Enjoy Life Residence by Hsin Hui Chang and Liang Chun Kuo, designed for Black Crystal Interior Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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.
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.
About Enjoy Life Residence
Enjoy Life is a four-story residence with a total design area of 212 square meters. The interior follows an industrial theme. The ground floor holds the living room, dining area and kitchen. A master bedroom and changing room are on the first floor, two children's rooms on the second floor, and a gym and chess room on the third floor. The solid wall between the living room and the kitchen was removed, and sliding and folding doors allow the kitchen to be opened or kept separate. Materials include iron, off-form concrete, glass, veneer and cement finish.
About Hsin Hui Chang and Liang Chun Kuo
Every detail in life is the source of creativity; flavor of life is an indispensable part of interior design. Black Crystal Interior Design works hard on fusing every family member’s unique life experience into interior design, constructing everyone’s dream home. Black Crystal is professional and focus on details, which start from the most subtle method, until every corner, and then extend to the walls, doors, and windows. Finally, overall interior design is done. Black Crystal Interior Design is patient to serve every client, making their dream house come true.
Award Record
With this recognition, Hsin Hui Chang and Liang Chun Kuo is 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/88888
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/88888
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!88888
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/253544
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Enjoy Life Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Rosy Brown, Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Black Crystal Interior Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hsin Hui Chang and Liang Chun Kuo
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #88888
Credits
- Team
- Hsin Hui Chang and Liang Chun Kuo
- Image Credits
- 86St Photography, 2018
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The client distinctive traits and lifestyle form this special transformation proposal. Combining strong industrial style and the traces of delightful life, the design implements classic elements, materials and retro furniture etc. in compliance with the space characteristics, fulfill both aesthetics and functionality. It also shows the traces of an young heart in different corners and brings freshness and abundance to the senses.
- Inspiration
- The overall design is inspired by fondness for industrial style of the male client and the demand of showcasing his rich collection of figures. In the planning, the space for two children has to be also considered besides realizing adequate storage, the demand of free-flowing and comfortable home as well as achieve the essential functions of a family home.
- Research
- Fun ideas are injected into the strong industrial style as main theme. The wall of ground floor public area uses raw cement texture as base, matches with metal elements, wood, stone countertops, distressed wallpaper, and leather furniture to create visual layers. The retro elevator door shape of the bathroom of 1st floor is very realistic. The contents of the photo wall on the 2nd floor, can be changed anytime. It shows a playful attitude towards life and conveys free spirit of industrial style.
- Challenge
- During the construction period, the most time consuming problem is the existing restrictions on this building. During the cement finishing period of each room, the designer only discovered that there is only 4 inch distance between the building and the building of neighbor when removing the tiles of the bathroom. This has led into serious water seepage phenomenon. Therefore, it was necessary to provide reinforcement measures for neighbors at the same time.
- Realization and Technology
- Iron pieces, off-form concrete, glass, veneer, cement finish
- Operation and Interaction
- Located on the ground floor public space, the solid wall between living room and kitchen is removed while on the other hand, sliding and folding door are used to transform the original closed kitchen space into a flexible layout which can either be opened or independent. This allows the female client, who loves cooking to be able to take care of her children anytime and creates a vision of openness and permeability for this narrow space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in October, 2018 in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- This project is a four-story residence. The total design area is 212 square meter. The interior planning includes living room, dining and kitchen on the ground floor; master bedroom and changing room on the first floor; s rooms of two children and changing room on the second floor; gym and chess room on the third floor.
- Keywords
- Industrial style, delightful, sense of living, residential design
