Press Release
Binh Chau Minera Hot Springs Resort by NSDAt Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
NSDAt recognized for architecture, building and structure 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 Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Binh Chau Minera Hot Springs Resort by NSDAt. The recognition forms part of 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.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Binh Chau Minera Hot Springs Resort
Binh Chau Minera is a hot springs resort set in a forest in Binh Chau, Vietnam. The Guest House is the core facility and is designed as a new forest vessel that is integrated with the existing forest. An artificial ground extends from the ground to the second floor level, so the impression of the forest continues inside the building. At the other entrance, water and plants are arranged like a waterfall on the cut surface of the ground. A column-free atrium of 18 by 18 meters carries a polyhedral steel roof and guides the flow of visitors.
About NSDAt
The platform type’s office which Studio@ and NSD merged in 2021 in Japan. We are active as an international architectural design office mainly in Asia, based in Tokyo and Shanghai. With Next Standard Architects as a company philosophy, we aim to create works with new concepts from planning to architectural design.
Award Record
This recognition makes NSDAt a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/119425
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/119425
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!119425
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/295643
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://minera.vn/en/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Binh Chau Minera Hot Springs Resort
- Function
- Hot Springs Resort
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dodger Blue, Dark Olive Green, Cornflower Blue, Dark Slate Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- NSDAt
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #119425
Credits
- Team
- TOA Landscape Architecture, BEAM, daruman and T plus
- Image Credits
- NSDat
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Guest House, which is the core facility of this hot spring resort is ‘a new forest vessel’ that is integrated with the existing forest. It features artificial ground that extends from the ground to the second floor level, the impression of the forest continues from the inside of facility. On the other entrance side, water and plants are arranged like a waterfall from the cut surface of the ground which express the theme and lively atmosphere of this facility.
- Inspiration
- There is a natural hot spring which is rare in Vietnam, client requested to create the facility which has the ability to pull in more customers utilizing hot spring. We proposed design plan for hot springs resort fused with forest. In order to make an architecture of 10,000 square meters which like suddenly appears in forest, we aimed to create the facility blends in with surrounding natural environment, have less imposing architectural image and commercial face.
- Realization and Technology
- The undulating artificial ground at the top of entrance adopted shell structure, to create seamless and beautiful curved ceiling. We made the space look like huge lantern with warm light that attract people by illuminating ceiling only from ground level. The Atrium in the Guest house is 18meters by 18meters column-free stairwell, to put symbolic polyhedral roof by steel-framed, it became a center of flow lines in this high-visible facility.
- Operation and Interaction
- Site location in Binh Chau Village, about 3hours drive to east from Ho Chi Minh which is the center city of Vietnam. It is located in lush forest, about 3km inland from coastline dotted with tourist area such as beach resorts and casinos. The Guest House have reception and changing room, the guest changes into a swimwear and able to go around with various themes SPAs.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2017 and constructed in November 2020 at Binh Chau, Vietnam.
- Specifications
- Gross Built Area:118500sqm
- Keywords
- Architecture, Resort, Hot spring, Vietnam, SPA, nature, Landscape,
