Press Release
Alex Tsai Receives the A' Design Award for Balance Residential Interior Design in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Alex Tsai for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Balance Residential Interior Design by Alex Tsai has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
The A' Design Award Explained
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 Balance Residential Interior Design
Balance is a residential interior design for a home in Taipei, Taiwan. The living room and the library are joined without a barrier. A U shaped wood panel extends from the wall to the ceiling, hiding the crossbeam and forming an invisible division between the two areas. The sofa and the desk are unified to gain space and to allow several uses. The television wall is made of deep gray natural slate, which contrasts with the warm wood surfaces. Cabinets act as partitions, adding storage and guiding circulation.
About Alex Tsai
Being a professional and detail-oriented designer, his interior design studio provides excellent interior design planning and oversees planning and engineering of residential space, commercial space and office building. The designer thinks that the pleasure of design lies in challenging the infinite possibilities of each space. Besides, he contributes himself to serve others in many ways, such as being an president of Rotary club of Taipei Yungkang 5323.
Award Record
This recognition makes Alex Tsai 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/92529
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/92529
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!92529
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/259614
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://youtu.be/eHsvoFAhz98
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Balance Residential Interior Design
- Function
- Residential Interior Design
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Black, Dark Olive Green, Gray and Sienna
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alex Tsai
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #92529
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- There is no barrier between living room and library. In between a U shape wood decoration panel extends to the ceiling from the wall of this area. Two goal has been achieved: 1. hide beam; 2. create invisible division between the two areas. Moreover, the design to unify sofa and desk creates not only a more spacious visual effect but also a living with various appearance.
- Inspiration
- The target client is a married couple of young entrepreneurs, who pay great attention on the space convenience and storage utilization when considering their new home. To accommodate their busy and well-executed living style, the designer devotes himself to create a spacious artwork in light industrial style, which is focused on functional and practical space with style and beauty.
- Research
- The arrangement of the storage is plural. The designer utilizes the cabinet as a division of many areas in order to increase storage space and streamline the traffic flow. He also collocates warm wood color with industrial cold black gray, adds a three-dimensional pattern on the wood surfaces with black flames, as well as presenting an energetic appearance with irregular blocks.
- Challenge
- The U shaped wood decoration panel creates extension to the ceiling from the wall. The opposite wall is made of mirror, therefore, it create not only a more spacious visual effect but also a function of arranging appearance.
- Realization and Technology
- Wood texture is selected as the key visual design of the space elevations and it is focused on balance. The television wall, made of deep gray natural slate, looks lively with its gradient irregular arrangement and twill. The deep gray of natural slate collocates with the wood of walls, exhibiting interesting contrasts of both color temperature and texture.
- Operation and Interaction
- This project is focused on balance. The form lines follow a scaling principle of modern space design, composed of the beauty of stableness and the quality of being sedated. The open public area includes a dining room and living room, to create an arrangement of circulation that allows people to walk under lights and shadows, a more spacious visual effect that receives much sunlight.
- Project Duration and Location
- project is located in Taipei, Taiwan, started in January, 2019 and completed in March, 2019.
- Specifications
- There is no barrier between living room and library. The U shaped wood decoration panel creates extension to the ceiling from the wall. Two goals have been achieved: 1. to hide the crossbeam; 2. to create an invisible division between the two areas. Moreover, the design to unify the sofa and the desk creates not only a more spacious visual effect but also a lifestyle with multiple functional appearances.
- Keywords
- Balance, open public area, U shape wood introduction line, hide crossbeam, wood cabinet as visual key, industrial living
