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Kouli English Language School by Zi Ying Yang Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Zi Ying Yang 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/ Kouli English Language School by Zi Ying Yang, designed for MadeGo Design, 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 scored 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.
Regarding Kouli English Language School
Kouli is an English language school interior located in New Taipei City. The 192 square meter space joins three buildings through a corridor placed beside a French window. The corridor follows a playground theme, so children can enjoy break time. The French window extends the view toward the outdoor garden and keeps the long corridor from looking narrow. The corridor floor uses an elastic sports mat of environmental material that reduces injuries when children run. Formaldehyde free paint and sound absorbing boards support a safe learning environment.
About Zi Ying Yang
Yang Zi Ying is the design director, and also the core reps of MadeGo Design. In every project fo her, people can feel that home is the place to grow, think, relax and rest. It can be funny, personal and warm. Also By using the concept of 30% design and 70% life, she decorates the interior space with green. Bringing the heart of design into life is our best concept.
Award Record
With this recognition, Zi Ying Yang is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2022 - 2023 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/148120
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148120
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148120
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/255742
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kouli English Language School
- Function
- English Language School
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Green, Silver, Dark Gray, Light Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- MadeGo Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zi Ying Yang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148120
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The cram school space is connected by three buildings, connecting the three spaces with a corridor adjacent to the French window. Due to the retreating outdoor garden space, the designer takes advantage of the French window to extend the visual space from the inside out. The theme of corridor design is the sports playground, so that the children can enjoy the break time happily.
- Inspiration
- In order to echo the outdoor flowers and green trees, the corridor is designed with the concept of playground. The French windows are adjacent to the corridor, giving an open visual sense, so that the long corridor will not look narrow.
- Research
- In addition to the space design, the designer also works on the design of corporate identity system (CIS) to create a complete image for the new space. The design of corridor playground is different from the usual cram school space. It takes care of the children's needs for entertainment more than learning. Instead of preventing the children from running in the corridor, it provides the safe protection to mitigate the injuries by flexible exercise mats, and the spacious space to connect learning with happy memories.
- Challenge
- The new cram school space is connected by three buildings, connecting the three spaces with a corridor adjacent to the French window. However, the original site has a height difference and the three spaces are about 20cm apart from each other. How to create a safe and comfortable walking corridor is a challenge, and it must comply with the building law and cram school regulation.
- Realization and Technology
- Since it is a space for children to use, it pays more attention in the material selection; all the paint surface is formaldehyde free; the corridor floor uses the sports mat of environmental protection material, which is elastic, safe and durable. The corridor wall adopts the exposed concrete wall that can be used both inside and outside the building. When the moisture is high, the water can be breathed out, and it is not worried about the collision and damage by the children. The middle wall board in the classroom is the Japanese sound-absorbing board, which is fireproof, plasticizer and formaldehyde free, giving children a safe and non-interfering learning environment.
- Operation and Interaction
- In order to let the children feel at ease to play, the floor difference must be controlled in the comfortable range, and the corridor must bear the children's vigorous activity; the ground uses the special environmental protection mat, and the elastic material is not only durable but also can achieve the effect of protecting the children. To meet the needs of cram school for occasional activities, the compartments in the classroom are flexible, and double doors are adopted in the classrooms at both ends of the corridor, allowing the openness of the space to extend to the corridor or even the outdoor space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2022 and finished in November 2022 in New Taipei City.
- Specifications
- This is the 192 square meters space.
- Keywords
- Interior, Taiwan, Madegodesign, Educational, Corridor
