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Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Amrta Business Space by Simeng Yao

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

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Amrta Business Space by Simeng Yao, designed for Motin Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

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.

Regarding Amrta Business Space

Amrta is a spa interior located in a shopping mall in Chongqing, China. The space covers 334 square meters and contains 20 beds. Light, aroma and music are combined to relax sight, smell and hearing. Even and clean lighting wraps the space and blurs the boundaries of the walls. All lighting is adjustable and smart, so brightness and color temperature change with the weather. A large linear installation of soft nylon threads forms an abstract mountain landscape, inspired by ink painting. Line lights outline the mountain along the corridor.

Award Record

This recognition makes Simeng Yao 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Amrta Business Space
Function
Business Space
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Black, Dark Slate Gray, Silver, Snow and Dark Gray
Images
5
Client
Motin Design

The Recognition

Laureate
Simeng Yao
Country
China
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#113232

Design Details

Unique Properties
the designer uses even and clean lighting to wrap the entire space, blurring the boundaries of the walls, visually opening up the space, and making people feel calm. In addition, all the lighting in the room is adjustable smart lighting that can adjust the light and color temperature according to the change in weather. Break the traditional concept of space for SPA, through a multi-dimensional interpretation of the new space of " silence ", " release ", " intention ".
Inspiration
This case mainly uses light, aroma and music as the carrier, to create a quiet space for relaxation from the three aspects of sight, smell and hearing. The mountain view is presented artistically and abstractly through a large linear installation. The use of soft nylon threads gives the mountain view a long and soft feeling, which complements the overall atmosphere of the space. Break the traditional concept of space for foot bath.
Research
We hope to show the Chinese mountain scenery and ink painting, with modern means through the design to express their fashion temperament. The inspiration of this case comes from the mountain landscape ink painting. The hall uses nylon thread to make linear device to create a huge "ink painting". Line lights are used in the corridor to outline the mountain. The design of the whole space shows the "mountain landscape" in an abstract way.
Challenge
The biggest challenge of this case is how to create enough artistic conception under the condition of limited funds. Therefore, we take lighting, music and aroma as the breakthrough point, and jointly create artistic conception from the three aspects of vision, hearing and smell.
Realization and Technology
The owner of the project has higher requirements for design, but their budget is limited. Therefore, in the process of realizing the design, we do our utmost to find more cost-effective main materials on the basis of environmental protection with design sense, so that the 300-square-meter project can only cost 600,000 yuan to achieve the present effect.
Operation and Interaction
This case mainly uses light, aroma and music as the carrier, to create a quiet space for relaxation from the three aspects of sight, smell and hearing. Moreover, with the abstract design, customers can enjoy a moment of relaxation and tranquility even in the noisy shopping mall.And we break the traditional concept of space for foot bath, through a multi-dimensional interpretation of the new space of " silence ", " release ", " intention ".
Project Duration and Location
The project started in September 2019 in Chongqing ,China and finished in February 2020 in Chongqing ,China.
Specifications
The whole area space is 334 square meters with a total of 20 beds.
Keywords
interior, SPA, painting, lighting, Mountain, Commercial

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