Press Release
Tuya Restaurant by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Tuya Restaurant by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan, designed for Twins Studio. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Tuya Restaurant
Tuya is a restaurant and bar interior set in a heritage building in Vienna, Austria. The design spreads over two floors and creates an informal and elegant atmosphere. The Art Deco and Postmodern character of the original space is preserved by keeping the circular stair and a large part of the existing marble floor. Wall coverings are made of solid beech wood, cut with a CNC machine into triangular stripes. A ceiling installation is formed by more than 3000 glass tubes. The terrazzo floor is divided by brass profiles.
Award Record
This recognition makes Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan 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/92928
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/92928
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!92928
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/259687
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.twinsdesign.ro/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tuya Restaurant
- Function
- Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Gainsboro and Maroon
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Twins Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan
- Country
- Romania
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #92928
Credits
- Team
- Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Integrating typical Austrian architecture, the design creates an informal atmosphere over two floors and brings to mind the wonderful French Riviera. The main visual idea which the design followed was to enhance the subtle Art Deco and Postmodern character of the initial space in which the great Austrian architect and designer Hans Hollein left his imprint. It is the 70's mood and atmosphere in which you will find yourself projected when you enter.
- Inspiration
- When we were commissioned by our clients, their main interest was to create a destination restaurant, where you'll come from everywhere and have a wonderful time in an elegant space. With this in mind, our main sources of inspiration were the 70's, with their elegant restaurants and Art Deco elements, that were suggested by the building's character.
- Research
- Almost all elements composing the design are custom made. For each of them we made prototypes, trying to meet the standards and, not the least, to produce the expected image.
- Challenge
- Being a heritage building, the hardest part was to not alter its character with our design; this translates mainly in keeping intact the circular stair, built by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein, a big portion of the existing marble floor and trying our best to match and integrate all important existing elements with the design.
- Realization and Technology
- All the production was made in Romania, on our workshop and with our collaborators. Wall coverings entirely made from solid beech wood , using a CNC machine to obtain the triangular stripes. More than 3000 glass tubes, cut at different dimension each, to obtain the installation on the ceiling. Terrazzo floor with more than 3 km of brass profile inside, to separate the different colors.
- Operation and Interaction
- The main areas are separated as following: basement, Restrooms ground floor, Bar and Lounge area first floor, Restaurant area
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2018 and finished in June 2019; it is located in Vienna, Austria.
- Specifications
- The public area of the restaurant is 600 square meters and staff area, including kitchen and changing rooms, are 400 square meters.
- Keywords
- design, designer, restaurant, bar, interior, Tuya, Vienna, Bucharest
