Press Release
Chibanewtown Ladies Clinic by Riki Watanabe Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Riki Watanabe for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Chibanewtown Ladies Clinic by Riki Watanabe, designed for Joke, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 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 evaluated 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 Chibanewtown Ladies Clinic
An important element of this design was that people coming to the hospital would be relaxed. As a feature of space, In addition to the nursing room, a counter like island kitchen is set up so that they can make milk for baby in the waiting room. The kids area, which is at the center of the space, is a symbol of space and they can watch children from anywhere.The sofa placed on the wall has a height that makes it easier for a pregnant woman to sit up, the back angle is adjusted, and the cushion hardness is adjusted so as not to be too soft.
About Riki Watanabe
With a focus on interior design, Riki Watanabe work spans across a wide range of professional fields such as creative direction and branding. Utilizing the knowledge and multifaceted perspectives that we have cultivated through designing commercial spaces, hospitality spaces, exhibitions, products, and other genres, we design in consideration of the way places should be, the experiences that can be gained there, and the flow of time. For Riki Watanabe, design is not only to create new values, but also to discover the beauty and value that already exists, and to create something that will be passed down and evolve, even if the shape is old.
Award Record
With this recognition, Riki Watanabe 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. 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/89859
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/89859
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!89859
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/254222
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://jokedesign.xyz/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Chibanewtown Ladies Clinic
- Function
- Clinic
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Saddle Brown and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Joke
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Riki Watanabe
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #89859
Credits
- Image Credits
- #1,Photographer Masato Kawano #2,Photographer Masato Kawano #3,Photographer Masato Kawano #4,Photographer Masato Kawano #5,Photographer Masato Kawano
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The most important element of this project was that people coming to the hospital would be relaxed. As a feature of space, In addition to the nursing room, a counter like island kitchen is set up so that you can make milk for baby in the waiting room. The kids area, which is at the center of the space, is a symbol of space and they can watch children from anywhere.
- Inspiration
- Riki Watanabe was inspired by people such as pregnant women and children. He designed with the wish that the staff could work comfortably and to ease the anxiety of the visitors and want them to feel happy.
- Research
- Riki Watanabe studied the body structure of the pregnant woman.
- Challenge
- It's not an innovative design, However, Riki Watanabe believes that this space design carefully built based on careful calculations.
- Realization and Technology
- Lighting of the whole space can be considered based on indirect lighting, and by using polycarbonate for the lighting cover, it is a plan that soft light illuminates the whole space. The sofa and Kids area material is synthetic leather finish in consideration of maintainability.
- Operation and Interaction
- The space was designed with wish that the staff could work comfortably and to ease the anxiety of the visitors and want them to feel happy. The sofa placed on the wall has a height that makes it easier for a pregnant woman to sit up, the back angle is adjusted, and the cushion hardness is adjusted so as not to be too soft. A relaxing space like a living room also functions as a place for interaction between visitors.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2017 in Chiba Japan and finished in November 2018 in Chiba Japan.
- Specifications
- Floor area 198.40 square metre
- Keywords
- hospital, obstetrics, gynecology,
