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Jun Rung Wu Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Light And Less Office in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Jun Rung Wu acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Light And Less Office by Jun Rung Wu, designed for Lightnless.co, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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 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.
About Light And Less Office
Light and Less is an office interior located in a shophouse in Taiwan. The layout is defined by three large curves instead of vertical partitions, so the plan stays open and circulation remains natural. The area of 254.5 square meters includes a foyer, meeting room, office area, meditation area and a multipurpose space for lectures and events. A planted patio in the center brings daylight to the darker corners and supports plant growth. The walls are finished in six gradations of color, and the floors are covered with stone plastic composite with a warm wood grain.
About Jun Rung Wu
As Louis I Kahn, the famous architect of the 20th century, said, this is also the value we want to convey through space, paying attention to the nature of people and space, appropriately conveying the variability and timeliness of life, putting "people" first, and focusing on "Reason" serves as a way to see the reality from multiple perspectives. It is impossible to use a single term to cover Yiguang's design style. If we want to use one style as a reference coordinate, it must be Japandi. We are committed to helping everyone to know themselves better and create a living space that is pure, tranquil, natural comfortable, and compatible with simplicity and delicacy.
Award Record
With this recognition, Jun Rung Wu is 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/161194
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/161194
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!161194
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/354757
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Light And Less Office
- Function
- Office
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Gray, Silver, Dim Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lightnless.co
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jun Rung Wu
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #161194
Credits
- Team
- Jun-Rung Wu
- Image Credits
- Lightnless.co
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design is based on three large curves to create the layout. Instead of traditional vertical partitions, the designer kept the space as open as possible to create natural circulation. This design gives the foyer, meeting room, and office areas a unique ambiance and emphasizes flexibility and mobility. The designer used a patio to bring in natural light for the growth of plants. The planted patio brings in plenty of sunlight and a comfortable atmosphere of greenery, thus adding natural elements and vitality.
- Inspiration
- The office is in a shophouse. Its long side is about 7 meters, while the short side has many dark corners due to lighting. The designer reversed the traditional office layout and created an open office by focusing on lighting and dark corners. To improve the lighting, the designer set up a planting patio in the center. Natural light allows plants to grow, adding natural elements and vitality. In addition, most of the themed areas are designed to be flexible, allowing for lectures, events, meditation, etc.
- Research
- The brightly lit floor-to-ceiling window area is the main office, serving the staff who provide creativity and value. Simplicity, a certain degree of privacy, flexibility, and a place to stimulate creativity are the ideal working conditions for Lightness. co. The curved wall separates different states: working, meditating, relaxing, reading, etc., while also allowing for possible expansion in the future. The designer preserved as much natural light as possible to reveal the original character of the space and the environment.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to fulfill a variety of needs such as events, lectures, exercises, etc. in a limited space. The project required a large event space and a movable, functional kitchen island. The next issue was to maintain integrity and aesthetics while maintaining flexibility. The designer's plan favors simplicity and seeks durability and consistency. Neutral colors and wood elements are complemented by lighting, planting, and furniture to create depth of field and meet the needs of display and activity.
- Realization and Technology
- The interior facades are covered with a special paint that replaces the standard white walls. Six gradations of colors are applied according to the color ratio to create a warm and calm atmosphere. The floors are covered with high-quality, abrasion- and scratch-resistant stone plastic composite, whose warm wood grain is pleasing to the eye. The aesthetically fluid slant pattern enhances the space's extensibility and infinite possibilities and is oriented in the same direction as the planted patio.
- Operation and Interaction
- User feedback on the project has been extremely positive, particularly in terms of innovative spatial planning and detailing. The well-designed proportions and scales, especially the view angle from the rear toilet to the wood grain grille, have enhanced users' sense of security. Adequate storage space and perfect office equipment to meet the staff's work needs. Staff said that the new office is much more spacious than before, and the lighting is also very bright so that they feel more comfortable and relaxed.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in February 2023 in Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The site is an empty house with a total area of 254.5 square meters. The open plan includes a foyer, meeting room, office area, meditation area, and complex space. The layout incorporates many ingenious ideas. For example, the grille design of the doors and sliding doors serves as a boundary between private and social areas while maintaining a sense of openness and mobility. Three curves define the theme of each area while retaining flexibility. The wide multipurpose space is like a blank canvas, which can serve a variety of activities, expanding and exploring the various aspects of life.
- Keywords
- Natural Lighting, Flexible Space, Planted Patio, Circular Design, Sustainable Materials
