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Ripple School Library by Design Action Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Design Action of Design Action & Associates Limited acknowledged 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 Ripple School Library by Design Action of Design Action & Associates Limited. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 assessed 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.
More About Ripple School Library
Ripple is a school library interior design covering 2500 square feet in a secondary school in Hong Kong. The project refurbishes a worn library that was rarely used by students. Curved bookshelves and a round central table form overlapping shapes that recall ripples on water, while matching patterns on the floor and the ceiling complete the theme. Plastic laminate, stone, Corian, carpet, vinyl tile and sound reduction fabric are used, together with light-colored wood and plants in every corner. The arc layout separates areas and makes the limited space appear larger.
About Design Action
Design Action & Associates LTD is a young, dynamic, innovative and developed rapidly local design company. All of our creativity designs can fulfil clients’ needs as our spatial designs can maximize the use of limited space and lightings is able to provide harmony surroundings. We are still exploring perfect designs to fit the changing world.
About Design Action & Associates Limited
Design Action & Associates LTD ( DAA) base on Hong Kong and established in 2014 and founder Mr. Vincent Li. DAA is a young, dynamic, innovative and developed rapidly local design company. All of our creativity designs can fulfil clients’ needs as
Award Record
This recognition makes Design Action of Design Action & Associates Limited a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2015 - 2016 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/120466
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/120466
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!120466
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/161703
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://designaction.com.hk/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Ripple School Library
- Function
- School Library
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Gray, Dark Gray, Rosy Brown and Dark Khaki
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Design Action
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Brand
- Design Action & Associates Limited
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #120466
Credits
- Team
- Vincent Li and Mancy Li
- Image Credits
- Design Action
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project is under direct subsidy scheme secondary school instituted by government; campus has been worn out over 35 years and associated with problems such as low usage rate of library. In view of this, the designer hopes to beautify the premises and refurbish existing library with warm atmosphere, thereby achieving effective passing on of knowledge, inspiring students and develop a better society for the future.
- Inspiration
- Drops falling onto lake cause ripples, as if people acquire knowledge from books, transform information to inspiration by pondering over and over again, ultimately turn into brilliant interpretation. Curved bookshelves together with round shaped table in the center of the library become overlapping ripples, coupled with the pattern on floor and ceiling which are corresponding to each other, making the overall decoration consistent and complete.
- Research
- Aesthetic education is rare in Hong Kong. Most of the schools were built by government under mass production; their design and floor plan were based on the sample cases that have been circulating for decades, which made the campus look tedious and similar to each other. We believe that the establishment of aesthetics is needed from an early age. A relaxing and comfortable campus can improve students’ interest in learning, inspire their development and build a better society for the future.
- Challenge
- Most of the libraries floor plans, bookshelves and counters design are relatively simple and straightforward. Nevertheless, in the limited space, the designer boldly takes the arc as core factor, curved bookshelves are used to separate different area, so that students can enjoy the process of finding books. Arc design maximizes the visual space, making the original small and boring library become a lively and dynamic self-directed learning space.
- Realization and Technology
- Plastic laminate, Carpet, Vinyl tile, Sound reduction fabric, Stone, Corian
- Operation and Interaction
- The designer believes that campus is not only a place for learning, but also serves as second home for students. Therefore, a comfortable library is important to give students a sense of belonging. Different level of green are planted in every corner of the library, as if every student is one of a kind with their own expertise. In addition, the light-colored wood elements make the space brighter and closer to nature.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in Feb 2020 in Yan Oi Tong Chan Wong Suk Fong Memorial Secondary School, Hong Kong.
- Keywords
- Library, School, Education, Ripple, Secondary School, Design Action, Yan Oi Tong Chan Wong Suk Fong Memorial Secondary School
