Press Release
Quantum Building by Vasil Velchev Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Vasil Velchev acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2015 - 2016 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2016 /DesignNewswire/ Quantum Building by Vasil Velchev, designed for MAGMA graphics, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2015 - 2016 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Quantum Building
Quantum is a building designed to host the forefront in Product Design as well as all important and iconic works created over the years. Simply its a Museum and Exhibition Center. The style is probably Organic-Eclectic, shape can be geometrically described as a combination of overlapping spheres, displaced relatively one to another, forming two asymmetrical corpora with different internal areas and balconies. The connection between them is accomplished by 5 corridors in the form of mini-deformed protuberances.
About Vasil Velchev
Graduated as a master of electrical engineering Vasil Velchev actually have more than 10 years of experience as a graphic designer in an international company. At the beginning product design was more like a hobby, but after some worldwide publications and awards he started to believes more in his ideas. Several years ago he started a project called MAGMA which have the purpose to collect all of his creations under one roof. The name was choosen on purpose.
Award Record
This recognition makes Vasil Velchev a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2012 - 2013 and the 2015 - 2016 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
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/47833
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/47833
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!47833
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/123630
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/1RAape2
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
- Quantum Building
- Function
- Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Royal Blue, Dim Gray, Olive Drab and Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- MAGMA graphics
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Vasil Velchev
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2015 - 2016
- Design ID
- #47833
Credits
- Image Credits
- Vasil Velchev
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Quantum is a Museum and Exhibition Center, a building designed to host the forefront in Product Design as well as all important and iconic works created over the years.
- Inspiration
- Creating this building was a great opportunity to unleash your imagination in unusual direction.
- Research
- The style is probably Organic-Eclectic, shape can be geometrically described as a combination of overlapping spheres, displaced relatively one to another, forming two asymmetrical corpora with different internal areas and balconies.The connection between them is accomplished by 5 corridors in the form of mini-deformed protuberances. Spiritually it can have many descriptions but the primary idea was to represent the connection and at the same time the difference between past and future in the product design.
- Challenge
- The whole project was a big challenge. As interesting is an exhibition, namely the building is one that attracts and by its shape you can guess what can be expected inside.
- Realization and Technology
- The structure will be made of steel and concrete. External shell - fractal pattern aluminium alloy or other light material with polymer structure. Using the new technology it could be even 3D printed. Glass panels on both sides.
- Operation and Interaction
- The main purpose of this building is to host temporary or permanent exhibitions.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started 9 months ago. Creation and development took place in Bulgaria.
- Specifications
- Quantum is a 3 floor building with two asymmetric corpora and tunnels which connect both parts.
- Keywords
- Quantum, Building, Museum, Architecture, Design, Modern, Organic, Eclectic
