Abeam Shanghai Workplace by Naoki Sawada Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Naoki Sawada recognized 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/ Abeam Shanghai Workplace by Naoki Sawada, designed for Kokuyo design consultants (shanghai) co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Bronze A' Design Award Means

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 Abeam Shanghai Workplace

It is an office that stimulates new ways of workstyle in the post-corona era. The idea comes from what kind of office people like to work in. To form an office where teams can work creatively. Considering the scene of working in a team and creating areas with various functions. The design concept is based on the Abeam brand Image color, it is a design that makes users feel the Abeam brand with gold accents. Designing an office space that balances cleanliness and luxury, increases the meaning of coming to the office, employee engagement, and well-being.

About Naoki Sawada

My job is to design office spaces in Shanghai. Shanghai is a very global city. Many companies come from different backgrounds and have different cultures. It is very interesting to design an office space that is comfortable and easy to work in, respecting backgrounds and cultures. A comfortable office space improves the quality of work and life and enriches people. This is the most important design concept.

Award Record

This recognition makes Naoki Sawada 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/146561
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/146561
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!146561
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/339380
Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.kokuyo-furniture.cn/

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Abeam Shanghai Workplace
Function: Workplace
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Dark Gray, Silver, Dim Gray, Gray and Light Gray
Images: 5
Client: Kokuyo design consultants (shanghai) co., Ltd.

The Recognition

Laureate: Naoki Sawada
Country: China
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2022 - 2023
Design ID: #146561

Credits

Team: Sawada Naoki, Rao Yihua and Zhu Haiyan

Design Details

Unique Properties: The design concept is based on Abeam brand Image color, It is a design that makes user feel Abeam brand with gold accents. By designing an office space that balances cleanliness and luxury, Increase the meaning of coming to the office, employee engagement, and well-being.
Inspiration: It is an office that stimulate new ways of workstyle in the post-corona era. Idea comes from what kind of office people like to work in. In the office, teamwork is important, and creative work is important. To form an office where teams can work creatively. Considering the scene of working in a team and created areas with various functions. As the office is located on the 71st floor, the space is designed to maximize the scenery.
Research: There were two points that were most important in this project. 1, new work style. How employees have worked, how employees want to work in the future, and how to fill the gap. User’s idea and thoughts are taking into considering in every step of the way. 2, dissemination of a new brand image.The design was done considering the effect that the space and design would have on customers and employees.
Challenge: After the Covid-19 is gone， people are so used to work anywhere with a PC/Internet. Then what attracts people to come and work in the office.
Realization and Technology: The selection of interior materials is important to realizing the design. Considering the environment, recycled products were used in the office construction. This kind of thinking is also connected to corporate social responsibility and sustainability in office construction. It also leads to environmental enlightenment for the employees.
Operation and Interaction: This office is designed to stimulate teamwork. By interacting and working with one another, new ideas can to be generated in a creative way.
Project Duration and Location: Design started in december 2021, completion in november 2022
Specifications: Total area of 2,400 square meters in size.
Keywords: Office,Teamwork, Creative, Workspace