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DesignNewswire · COMO, Italy ·

A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Clinic Cascais Healthcare Space by Sabrab - Miguel Barbas

The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Sabrab - Miguel Barbas of Sabrab for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Clinic Cascais Healthcare Space by Sabrab - Miguel Barbas of Sabrab has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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 scored 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.

About Clinic Cascais Healthcare Space

Clinic Cascais is a dental clinic interior located in Portugal. The layout was arranged around the view of the Serra de Sintra, so the waiting areas also serve as places for visual contemplation. Most of the interior walls are made of glass, bringing natural light into the dental offices, the waiting room and the administrative areas. Reliance on artificial light is reduced in this way. Exposed concrete is combined with white walls and suspended lighting. Glass, marble and concrete are the main materials.

About Sabrab

“Clients have relied on SABRAB to build their business and their homes, being aware that our professionalism, innovation and singular vision, looking at each project as a unique project, leads us to excellent results. We have an increasingly specialize

Award Record

With this recognition, Sabrab - Miguel Barbas of Sabrab is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Clinic Cascais Healthcare Space
Function
Healthcare Space
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Light Gray, Gainsboro, Silver, White Smoke and Rosy Brown
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Sabrab - Miguel Barbas
Country
Portugal
Brand
Sabrab
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#105841

Credits

Team
Miguel Barbas and Pedro Unas
Image Credits
Sabrab

Design Details

Unique Properties
The view of the Serra de Sintra was one of the assumptions in the layout distribution allowing the waiting areas to also become spaces for visual contemplation. it is one of the largest clinics in portugal and the aim was to create a concept where the patient felt comfortable. The concrete was mixed with the white walls, in which lighting is suspended. The layout of the interior spaces started from the maximum use of natural light for the work areas, thus reducing the environmental footprint in the building. Most of the interior wall are of glass, allowing natural light. An overlooking the Serra de Sintra, the main waiting room of the Clinic and also sanitary facilities.
Inspiration
Create a clinic where there was a mixture of sensations, due to the white space, mixed with the exposed concrete and lighting that is through the wall.
Research
we tried to apply the knowledge of our sabrab office project, which won several awards, among them the Gold A Design Award, and apply the same materials to a clinic
Challenge
try to ensure that all dental offices have sunlight
Realization and Technology
Glass, Marble and concrete.
Operation and Interaction
The main front of the Clinic, whose facade is made of glass, immediately defined the interior materiality of some areas, namely the separation of dental offices / circulation, which was also made of transparent glass so that the interior could receive natural light, thus reducing the impact in the use of artificial light, namely in the waiting room, administrative offices and dental offices.
Project Duration and Location
start in 2019 and finished in 2020
Specifications
Width 32m x Depth 18m x Height 4m
Keywords
dental clinic, clinic design, healthcare spaces design, clinica lisboa, arquitecto clinica lisboa, arquitecto clinica porto

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