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Jian Sushi Restaurant by Chun-Yu Chang Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Chun-Yu Chang acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Jian Sushi Restaurant by Chun-Yu Chang, designed for Wu-Su Interior Design, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Jian Sushi Restaurant

Jian Sushi is a Japanese restaurant interior completed in Taiwan in 2021. The 135 square meter space contains a dining area, a VIP room, an itamae counter, a pantry, a kitchen, a hand-washing area and a bathroom. Black and grey tones unify the interior, while architectural concrete, yakisugi boards and rusted ironware create a simple and calm character. Lighting is directed towards the artworks and the dishes. Sound-absorbing materials reduce echo. The design presents the owner's art collection together with the cuisine.

About Chun-Yu Chang

Wu-Su Interior Design is a group of passionate interior design teams. Wusi - Wu-Su Interior Design deep thinking, in-depth interpretation of vocabulary, form, meaning, and ideas in space. Artistic Ideas - Wu-Su Interior Design Art. Timely Art, Crafts From Sequentially Overlapping to Developing Concepts. Su Zhi - Wu-Su Interior Design creating space from the background of the design is what we always wish for.

Award Record

Chun-Yu Chang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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
Jian Sushi Restaurant
Function
Restaurant
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Gray
Images
5
Client
Wu-Su Interior Design

The Recognition

Laureate
Chun-Yu Chang
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#136445

Credits

Team
Wu-Su Interior Design, Chun-Yu Chang
Image Credits
Wu-Su Interior Design

Design Details

Unique Properties
When one arrives at the dining area, the theme of the space comes clear suddenly. The black-grey leading tonal emits a steady vibe and highlights the directions of the lightings, which are all pointed towards various art pieces and cuisines. These effects arent all built up through visual experiences but are also created by hearing senses. Specially set up numerous absorptive materials to avoid sounds being spread out or diffracted. Art decorations are placed behind the itamae as symbols of the beautiful creatures that swim along with the movements and sounds of the sea.
Inspiration
This project is a Japanese restaurant, and its owner is a professional craftsman who loves to collect antiques and art pieces. Hence, the designer focused on creating a space that can perfectly combine artwork with cuisines while delivering the essence of the Japanese spirit in a modern and aesthetic way.
Research
The overall is decorated with blacks and greys, while dark yakisugi bans, rough architectural concrete, and rust oxidated ironware are used to create a simple and peaceful spatial feeling. While equipped with a consistent visual experience, the client collectibles are used as the main decorations of the space. Less is more would be the most representative concept for this project; overmuch elements are eliminated to highlight the main roles, cuisines and art strongly.
Challenge
Vision wise, how to create a personal and steady spatial feeling within an open-end space. Solution: Representative building materials and lighting are set up in the long hallway of the entrance. The open-end space used black and grey colors as divisions while lightings are pointed towards each private space direction. Sound-wise, The echoing sounds are prevented by setting up absorptive materials. To create rough yet textured architectural concrete that embodies the main concept of the space, several experiments have progressed to achieve the perfect balance between the concrete and the cement.
Realization and Technology
Architectural concrete (symbolizing the client insist on using natural ingredients without being processed) Yakisugi bans (Japanese traditional building material) Rusted ironware (natural processing methods are used to deal with the rustiness instead of using organic protection coats) Non-formaldehyde and non-VOC cement paints Metal-imitating tiles Absorptive materials (prevent sounds from being spread out or diffracted)
Operation and Interaction
To the client a neat operational counter is necessary to give convenience when checking out. Hence, an itamae area in line with ergonomics and the traffic flow is specially constructed, embodying the essence of the client traditional Japanese craftsman spirit. As for customers, a push door is set up at the VIP area to increase privacy; the precise lighting arrangements have also given guidance and directions towards the art pieces and cuisines.
Project Duration and Location
The project finished in September 2021 in Taiwan.
Specifications
The 135-square-meter space (around 40 pings) is equipped with a dining area, a VIP room, an itamae, a pantry, a kitchen, a hand-washing area, and a bathroom.
Keywords
Japanese restaurant, craftsman spirit, modern Japanese aesthetic, Japanese style, artistic restaurants.

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