Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to R Fitness Gym by Xu Studio
Xu Studio recognized 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 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that R Fitness Gym by Xu Studio has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About R Fitness Gym
R Fitness is a fitness studio interior in Shanghai, China, covering 550 square meters. Light is used as the main design material. A red box-shaped corridor connects the entrance to the training area and is formed by LED tubes of different sizes and stainless steel mirrors with a water ripple finish. Slashed metal mesh covers the space and echoes the white lines on the floor. The lighting can be switched between red for short strength training and white for regular training and relaxation. The original solid facade was replaced by French windows.
About Xu Studio
Founded in 2016, XU Studio is a design company based in Shanghai, China, providing international architectural design, interior design, furniture design and cross-border design services. The company is a cutting-edge design team composed of a group of cross-professional young designers, dedicated to the research, design and implementation of various new business models. Xu Studio always insists that each project has its own uniqueness, which is closely related to its cultural background and brand strategy. In-depth research on project operation, space modeling and material details are indispensable elements in Xu Studio's works.
Award Record
This recognition makes Xu Studio 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/96651
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/96651
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!96651
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/266822
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.xustudio.cn
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- R Fitness Gym
- Function
- Gym
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Light Slate Gray and Indian Red
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xu Studio
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #96651
Credits
- Team
- Sabrina Xu, Chilcutt Xu, C Luo, Mango He, Peng Long and Xiaoying Lin
- Image Credits
- Photographer Ema Liang, Negotiation Area, 2019.; Photographer Ema Liang, Entrance, 2019.; Photographer Ema Liang, Corridor, 2019.; Photographer Ema Liang, Corridor 2, 2019.; Photographer Ema Liang, Fitness Area, 2019.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The designer suspended the slogan "People need smile, life need fitness" of R Fitness in the form of luminous characters hanging in the air, which can be seen at a specific angle, adding to the fun of the space. The red box-shaped aisle connects the entrance to the fitness area. It is composed of LED lamp tubes with different sizes and stainless steel water corrugated mirrors. In the reflection of light and shadow, the light and red color overlap and intersect, full of a sense of drama.
- Inspiration
- Light has been incorporated into many works by many artists to convey the philosophy contained in it. The way light and space interact, sometimes light sculpts space, other times space shapes light. R Fitness, a new fitness brand, provides students with professional strength training. Designers hope to shape the space through the light, and stimulate the students' desire for sports and fitness with strong visual impact.
- Research
- With the improvement of living standards, people need to exercise and relax according to their needs, and the fitness studio was born. XU Studio bring the concept of "light" into the design. Through lighting, simple materials have also become rich and interesting. With lighting settings, they can freely Switch scenes, red lights are used for short-term strength training, and white is used for regular training and relaxation.
- Challenge
- As required by the course, the fitness studio has strength and relaxation exercises, but the space is limited. The designers designed the lighting of the whole room, white and red lights can be switched at random, and with background music correspondingly, it meets the needs of different types of courses.
- Realization and Technology
- To match the LED lights, the designers used slashed metal meshes to cover the entire space, echoing the white slashes on the ground, and thus a strong sense of movement and extension comes into being.
- Operation and Interaction
- Taking it into account that the second floor lateral entrance was not conducive to visual guidance, designers used the street exhibition surface to fully present the circular shape in the interior space with the store facade to the urban interface. And multi-effect facade lighting devices were installed on the street exhibition surface, allowing R Fitness to talk to people in the city in a special way at night.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January, 2019 in Shanghai and finished in April 2019 in Shanghai.
- Specifications
- The project covers a total of 550 square meters. The original facade of the project was wall, the designer convinced the client to break down the solid wall to shape it with French window.
- Keywords
- Interior, Commercial, Light Art, Fitness Space, Fitness Studio, Red Light, Shanghai, China
