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Mason Ching and Chloe Chang - C9 Design Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Gathering Residence in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Mason Ching and Chloe Chang - C9 Design for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Gathering Residence by Mason Ching and Chloe Chang - C9 Design, designed for C9 Design. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 Gathering Residence
Gathering is a residential interior design for a home of 151 square meters in Taiwan. The layout offers three plus one bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and two bathrooms. High ceilings shape the public area, where a geometric ceiling form holds the piping and adds vertical scale. A stacked glass block wall in the foyer transmits light while keeping the entrance private. A custom table three meters long serves family and friends. Glass panels on the partitions protect children. Materials include slab tiles, glass tiles, iron parts and special paint.
About Mason Ching and Chloe Chang - C9 Design
The design team originated in 2015 and focuses on the design and planning of residential, commercial spaces, and industrial offices. We create unique spatial experiences centered on our customers' needs. We adhere to the perfect balance of art, quality, and life, and are committed to transforming design concepts into practical and aesthetic works, bringing a new design experience to each owner and creating the space of their dreams! The design team originated in 2015 and focuses on the design and planning of residential, commercial spaces, and industrial offices. We create unique spatial experiences centered on our customers' needs.
Award Record
Mason Ching and Chloe Chang - C9 Design 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. 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/162650
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/162650
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!162650
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/356838
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Gathering Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- C9 Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mason Ching and Chloe Chang - C9 Design
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #162650
Credits
- Team
- Mason Ching, Chloe Chang
- Image Credits
- C9 design
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The ceiling is high. To strengthen the sense of spaciousness, the design team built an upright glass block in the foyer to create a light-transmitting but private effect and to present a three-dimensional vision. The storage area next to the dining table has a duplex-like function. The installation of glass panels on the partitions prevents children from falling. The design team demonstrated "gathering" on the ceiling. The public area is planned according to the ceiling height for the living and dining rooms, and the geometric shape can satisfy the piping and achieve a vertical enlargement effect.
- Inspiration
- The site is on the first floor. For the client, the space not only serves as a home, but also as a place for family and friends to gather. The design team emphasized the advantages of high ceilings and created a stress-free space for visitors of all ages. At the same time, they used building materials such as glass tiles and special paints to create a vibrant and textured style.
- Research
- The name of the project is "Gathering", which is from the demand for the use of space and the experience it presents. AThe design team has created a large banquet room that can accommodate a large number of people according to the client's needs, with a three-meter-long dining table where adults can enjoy a drink and a meal. It is noteworthy that the side storage has a duplex-like design, allowing children to play in the spacious area. Lastly, the transparent glass to increase the communication of sight is a wonderful touch.
- Challenge
- The most common building materials in the space are slab tiles, which are large in size and take time and labor to transport. In addition, the layout is significantly changed, including the drainage of the toilet and bathroom, so the site structure had to be considered and Feng-Shui had to be satisfied. In the end, the design team planned the perfect direction and traffic flow to provide a comfortable and spacious home for the family.
- Realization and Technology
- Building materials: slab tiles, glass tiles, moru glass, iron parts, special paint, titanium-plated trim, woodwork, tiles, etc. Glass tiles in the foyer are a common material used in interior design. However, to build a structurally sound wall, a reinforcement structure must be used in the brick joints. This is a tedious and laborious process that must be completed at once, different from the new type of glass bricks. The project's unique edge-to-edge glass blocks are stacked in layers to create a new visual effect.
- Operation and Interaction
- The clients are satisfied with the different atmospheres of the public and private areas. In the public area, the three-meter-long custom-made table can meet the needs of the gathering. Both adults and children can find their place. As for the private area, the layout has been redesigned to provide a comfortable function and bathrooms for relaxation.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in June 2022 in Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The site has a total area of 151 square meters, with 3 plus 1 bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, and 2 bathrooms. The space serves two people, and the client's main demand is for gathering. The design team reorganized the original four-bedroom layout to make the living room more comfortable and spacious, and the master bedroom also has a dressing room. At the same time, the master bedroom has a part of the space for storage near the hallway, and the kitchen has been transformed into a duplex layout by removing unnecessary partitions.
- Keywords
- High ceilings, open plan, grayscale, neutral tone, glass tiles, duplex, modern style.
