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Dongyu Logistics Office Lobby by Simon Cheng Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Simon Cheng acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Dongyu Logistics Office Lobby by Simon Cheng, designed for We Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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.
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 Dongyu Logistics Office Lobby
Dongyu Logistics is an office lobby in a mixed-use building in Dongyu Logistics Park in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China. The interior covers 475 square meters and takes inspiration from the bar code and the shipping container, two familiar elements of the logistics industry. Four columns that once stood in isolation are linked to the wider structure, and separate routes for walking and waiting are formed. Aluminium oxide panels make the columns look lighter, while marble and aluminium meet to add layers and detail. Blue and red mark the two restrooms.
About Simon Cheng
Simon Cheng is the founder of WE Design. Established in 2010, WE means “East and West”; with the idea of modern design, it integrates the exquisiteness of Asian culture. WE also means “we”, showing the determination and ambition of younger generation designers to change society and environment. With the aim of "WE Design Future", the company works extensively with different industries to create projects of superior quality and innovative concepts, including real estate, residential, office, commercial and medical space.
Award Record
This recognition makes Simon Cheng 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/145028
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/145028
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!145028
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/337698
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3C719z8
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Dongyu Logistics Office Lobby
- Function
- Office Lobby
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Silver, Gray, Dim Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- We Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Simon Cheng
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #145028
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Yan Ming, bmStudio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Located in Dongyu Logistics Park in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China, this project is a mixed-use building office lobby space, surrounded by picking stations and logistics warehouses. With an attempt to break stereotypes of the traditional logistics industry, the designer has added the elements of the logistics industry into the design, extracted the characteristics of logistics, and the relationship of linking and conveying, to create a free and energetic office space.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the most common bar code and container in the logistics industry, the designer works to create a free, open, efficient and cool office space that reflects the characteristics of the logistics industry, bringing a new trend to the traditional logistics industry.
- Research
- In the process of making changes in a traditional industry, how to reflect the characteristics of the industry based on the current free and open working philosophy, and let design empower the traditional industry is what the designer has been pursuing. By thinking and looking for what is the most familiar element of this industry to the public, the designer works hard to complete the design with empathy.
- Challenge
- In the original space, the four columns in the lobby existed in isolation, and the connecting beams obstructed the view and destroyed the overall sense of space, and had no connection with the exterior facade. Therefore, the designer has adjusted the structure by changing the four columns into the connection of the whole building, while creating different circulations of people walking and waiting.
- Realization and Technology
- Two states of users in this space can be seen. One is a busy scene with a clean background, the other is people talking freely and easily in an open area with sunlight pouring into the room, and the facade partition projects a strip on the corridor floor.
- Operation and Interaction
- The use of alumina plate material makes the overall visual sense of the columns lighter, making the space cool and high-tech. The joint, overlap and collision among marble, aluminum metal and other materials combine the subtle details, making the space more clashing and layered. In addition, the strong color contrast of blue and red is used to differentiate the toilets for men and women. Therefore, the strong visual impact infuses a sense of art into the gray space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is located in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China, started in April 2019 and finished in May 2022.
- Specifications
- Project Area: 475 square meters
- Keywords
- Simon Cheng, Logistics Office, Bar Code, Container
