Press Release
Chao Yen Chen Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Journey of Nature Sales Center in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Chao Yen Chen for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Journey of Nature Sales Center by Chao Yen Chen, designed for SHINING INTERIOR DECORATION DESIGN Co., Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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 Journey of Nature Sales Center
Journey of Nature is a sales center completed in 2019 in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The property covers 2426 square meters. The main space uses cultural references, while three model houses present contemporary, modern flat and neoclassical styles. Facilities include a meeting area with five tables, a coffee table area, two VIP rooms and a parent-child playground. A shallow water pond and grassland border a long hallway made of wood-plastic composite. The exterior layers stone balls, vermiculite, gray marble tiles, blackened steel and natural timber bark.
About Chao Yen Chen
The design director who has high demand to the quality of construction believes that interior design is not only embodiment of space, but also a presentation of Laozi's and Zhuangzi's philosophy, "combined with nature" and "consistent with nature." Leaving the space not completely saturated; keeping the moderate tension. The design team emphasize on the coordination with clients, creating a work that deeply relates to them.
Award Record
Chao Yen Chen is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
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/98464
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/98464
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!98464
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/233050
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.facebook.com/goldenhoryoung
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Journey of Nature Sales Center
- Function
- Sales Center
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Silver, Light Steel Blue, Light Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- SHINING INTERIOR DECORATION DESIGN Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chao Yen Chen
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #98464
Credits
- Team
- Chen Pei Jung
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design project is for a reception center; cultural presence is adopted in the main space, while the three model houses are built in the styles of contemporary humanities and cultures, a modern flat, and contemporary neoclassical architecture. The integrated space of contemporary and humanities has layouts including a 5-table meeting area, a model engineering building, a coffee table area, 2 VIP rooms, 3 model houses, a parent-child playground area, a demonstration of a shallow water well; it reveals a luxurious atmosphere of leisure in the rural area.
- Inspiration
- In the respect of design, the exterior of buildings is presented by using the combination of wire fence system and plastic lumber that features great weather resistance; as to the image of a shallow water pond, the waterproof ball-shaped lights are used to boost a better atmosphere at night time. Besides, with the logo of the construction company, a visual fun atmosphere for children is created as a symbolized spiritual support.
- Research
- Upon stepping inside, people can see grassland everywhere and shallow water pond right in front. Users are guided to the parent-child interactive space, or they can stroll on long hallway made with the wood-plastic composites (WPC), bathe in the sun, and breathe in refreshing air. The slow-flowing water in the shallow pond is a gift from nature. Away from the hustle-and-bustle city, weary and restless souls and minds will be calmed, regaining control of your life.
- Realization and Technology
- The application of the construction materials on the exterior, various kinds of materials are layered each other, including stone balls, vermiculite, Apollo gray-colored marble tiles, unsmooth and blackened steel pieces processed by magnetic technology, natural Qiuxiang timber bark, etc., an interpretation of extraordinary quality.
- Operation and Interaction
- A custom-made themed chandelier for the white ultra-high ceilings and the tea bar opposite from the entrance give a visual welcome that greets and leads guests to the secluded luxury & leisure seating area. The vision is guided to the small private room, where the meeting room inside is with an outdoor water landscape that gives a sense of leisure and interaction with sunlight. In the parent-child playground, the high-ceilings and a shaped chandelier cast shadows and reflection to the walls and the ground, an additional sense of depth.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in September 2019. Locates in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The property is 2426 square meters.
- Keywords
- Interior Design, Residential, Sales Center, Space, Real Esate
