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Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Rhythm Living Room in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Rhythm Living Room by Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu, designed for Zeynel Çağlar Ayanoğlu, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 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.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Rhythm Living Room
Rhythm is a living room interior design created for a home in a busy urban area. The design is based on linear forms, neutral colors and precise geometry, which together create a calm atmosphere. An enclosed botanical terrarium of high transparency structural glass acts as the main divider of the space. The terrarium contains concealed climate control and spectrum specific lighting. Ceilings and walls carry custom wooden panels with recessed linear lighting. Modular low seating completes the 48 square meter area.
About Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu
Together with the design and implementation team, a commitment to perfectionism is embraced, consistently prioritizing functionality, comfort, and client requirements in all projects. The professional journey is distinguished by the independent mastery of nearly 22 design and visualization programs, achieved entirely through personal effort and dedication without any external financial or moral support. Having commenced in 2015, the career encompasses the successful delivery of approximately 2,000 3D projects and nearly 500 implemented architectural applications.
Award Record
This recognition makes Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu 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. 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/182311
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/182311
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!182311
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/370840
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3N9yOAv
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Rhythm Living Room
- Function
- Living Room
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Silver, Black, Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zeynel Çağlar Ayanoğlu
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #182311
Credits
- Image Credits
- Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu, 2025; Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu, 2025 Video Credits: Zeynel Caglar Ayanoglu, 2025
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Undoubtedly, one of the unique features of this project was encapsulating a tropical garden within a terrarium and integrating it into the interior composition. In the details, similar linear forms were created on the ceilings and walls, organizing the textures within a structured harmony. Colors, acting as the true protagonists of the design story, perfectly complemented the textures.
- Inspiration
- Situated right in the heart of a bustling and noisy urban environment, the project aims to mitigate the adverse effects of its location in accordance with the client's request. The design is inspired by the goal of creating a living space that seamlessly blends the rhythmic tranquility and revitalizing essence of a tropical ecosystem with a calm, neutral color palette. The concept seeks to transcend traditional residential boundaries through the deliberate use of colors, lines, and, most importantly, an illuminated botanical terrarium integrated into the interior.
- Research
- This study examined the psychological role of indoor nature in urban housing to mitigate adverse locational impacts. It explored dissolving boundaries between the built environment and natural elements. Methods included spatial prototyping and analyzing light, volume, and material contrasts. Observations revealed that a biophilic focal point within a neutral, organized space significantly enhances human comfort. The process was reinforced by harmonious colors and transitional design elements.
- Challenge
- The primary challenge was seamlessly integrating a living biophilic ecosystem within a pristine, minimalist architectural envelope. Externally, overcoming technical constraints for moisture control and concealed lighting without disrupting the clean aesthetic required precise detailing. Internally, the creative hurdle was balancing the social desire for a restorative space with the rigid geometry and classical art references, ensuring the terrarium felt intrinsic rather than additive.
- Realization and Technology
- The design is fundamentally rooted in linear forms and precise geometric alignments. To enhance the sense of depth, ceiling illumination is flawlessly integrated with recessed and linear LEDs, while the walls feature custom-crafted wooden panels. The enclosed botanical terrarium is constructed using high-transparency structural glass, incorporating concealed automated climate control and spectrum-specific lighting systems. Soft color palettes and textured matte fabrics were preferred, with carefully curated accessories completing the overall composition.
- Operation and Interaction
- Upon completion, the users were highly satisfied with the design and its execution. The harmony of the elements and the modular seating arrangement encouraged intimate and serene conversations, offering the anticipated restorative daily living experience. The linear flow of rhythm was thus seamlessly woven into the interior.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began its design phase in Mardin/Turkey in September 2025 and concluded in November 2025 in Mardin following the implementation phase and delivery to the customer.
- Specifications
- The layout encompasses a 48-square-meter area, defined by an 8-meter width and a 6-meter depth. The 3-meter ceiling height, complemented by lighting with color temperatures between 3000K and 4500K, accentuates the verticality of the volume. The built-in terrarium serves as the primary divider. Modular and low-profile seating arrangements emphasize horizontal continuity, ensuring an unobstructed visual flow toward the focal partition.
- Keywords
- Biophilic design, interior architecture, terrarium, minimalist, urban sanctuary, contemporary geometry, fluted panels, cream palette, restorative space, residential design
