Press Release
Truffle Forest Residential by Tai+ Associates Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Tai+ Associates honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Truffle Forest Residential by Tai+ Associates. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Truffle Forest Residential
Truffle Forest is a residential interior design for a private home. The layout breaks the conventional three-bedroom plan and links indoor and outdoor areas to enlarge the space. Titanium-plated metal screens, silver-grey marble, wood veneer and electrified glass form light partitions that can be made clear or private. The balcony combines stainless steel raised flooring, marble and teak wood with a water curtain, a bar and planting. A smart home system controls lighting, air conditioning, curtains and the water curtain.
About Tai+ Associates
Tai+Associates was established in 2001, its Chinese title ”Tai Ren”, embodies the expectation we hold for our environment;“nature as its core and comfort in space”. With modernity, simplicity, minimalism and purity, we aspire to unite architecture, landscape and interior design professionals as our strength, providing versatile space planning for people of our time.
Award Record
With this recognition, Tai+ Associates 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. 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/106741
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106741
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106741
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/279559
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Truffle Forest Residential
- Function
- Residential
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tai+ Associates
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106741
Credits
- Team
- Tai Chen, CT Chang, LT Chen, YW Cheng, PY Lin, YC Pan and PJ Ho
- Image Credits
- Tai+ Associates
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- 1. Design features-Futuristic design concept, being different from modernism, using innovative thinking process and presentation. 2. Space characteristics-Interlaced opposition breaking the traditional thinking of three-bedroom and two-bathroom and using the maximization of indoor and outdoor spaces. 3. Construction methods features- Interlacing material and geometry, each of the largest spaces contains plenty of privacy in the hosting space.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the life and natural pouring water, the design team borrowed the feathers of the national bird Mikado Pheasant to conceal the dazzling beauty and applied it conceptually in this case. The marble pattern, titanium-plated iron parts, lighting color changes, and special lamps in the public area bring meticulous and changeable decorative aesthetics. With a soft and direct image of Mikado Pheasant, it brings nobleness to the client.
- Research
- This project was inspired by the image of the Mikado Pheasant bird. The highlights of the space are interlaced with titanium plate screen and detailed lamps. The backdrop of the wooden ceiling and the marble materials, minimizing the gaps to maximize the public area. Integration of smart home systems, make good use of glass technology materials and build smart humanized functional residences. It focuses on creating a secret feeling, with special features such as titanium plate screens, Hermes color dressing room, main bathroom with titanium plate mirror cabinet, and a single sauna.
- Challenge
- The design team uses electrified glass technology to allow the client to freely adjust the privacy of the space. In order to solve the problem of the glass pipeline, the design team made a custom wooden box to make the wire more flexible and easy to maintain. The landscape plan of the balcony is dependent on the waterproofing and planting plan. Besides repairing the balcony floor and make it waterproof, it also uses stainless steel raised floors and planting protection to support the outdoor spatial structure, and matched with Burmese teak floors and dark colors. Marble and special plants complete the landscape design.
- Realization and Technology
- 1. through the colors of titanium plate metal and wood, and the detailed iron design of the electrified glass and facade, shaping the virtual compartments and permeability. 2. The vertical pattern of the silver-gray wood marble, the vertical pattern of the wooden veneer of the living room ceiling, and the outdoor light strip of the wooden floor are neatly unified to form a harmonious perspective, creating a consistent spatial feeling and breaking the conventional living room. The layout between the living room and the dining room creates a rich spatial hierarchy and the real distinction between the host and the guest.
- Operation and Interaction
- In addition to the space aesthetics construction, the design team responds to the needs of the client and applies smart home systems to integrate all lighting, air conditioning, curtains, and even outdoor water curtain facilities in the residence, allowing the client to have the freedom to adjust the lifestyle. Besides, to present the design ingenuity of each space, taking full attention to the needs of the client and brings out a refreshing design.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in 2017.
- Specifications
- The walk-in closet reduced the use of cabinets on the wall to enlarge the space. The titanium-plated champagne gold folds to light up space, down on the wooden shelves that are covered with Hermes orange leather, and use dark blue fluoric acid glass to set off the light and the heavy relationship. In addition to applying colors and exquisite craftsmanship into the design, it also brings a refreshing futuristic sense. The outdoor balcony is made of stainless steel with marble and teak wood parquet. It has a unique design of water curtain, bar, and plantation, making a post-modern landscape design interlacing technology and nature.
- Keywords
- Futuristic, modernism, post-modern, exquisite mansion, smart house, secret balcony
