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Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Aesthetic of Modern Forest Residential in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development honored 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 Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Aesthetic of Modern Forest Residential by Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development, designed for Chun Fu Development. The recognition forms part of 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Silver A' Design Award

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.

Regarding Aesthetic of Modern Forest Residential

Aesthetic of Modern Forest is the design of the shared public areas of a residential building in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The lobby uses an irregular facade and a divided ceiling to suggest the image of a forest. Floor to ceiling windows connect the interior with the outdoor landscape. Stone shaped couches of various sizes are placed in front of the windows. The front desk has an irregular cut form with a marble finish that matches the wall material. Materials include metal, wood veneer, ceramic tiles and stone. The design favors simplicity, durability and low maintenance.

About Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development

Architecture is a professional art, and the city is the canvas. Chunfu Development serves partners and clients with heart and makes a better society.

Award Record

With this recognition, Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Aesthetic of Modern Forest Residential
Function
Residential
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Gray, Gainsboro and Silver
Images
5
Client
Chun Fu Development

The Recognition

Laureate
Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#99337

Credits

Team
Chun Fu Development and Chien Wei Lin
Image Credits
Chun Fu Development Fu Ming Lin

Design Details

Unique Properties
The lobby design adopts an irregular facades and the divided ceiling to present the image of forest, using minimalist German-style floor to ceiling window. The front desk design uses an irregular cut mass shape and arranged with marble finish to have a good correlation with the wall material. Various sizes of stone shaped couches are arranged in front of the floor to ceiling window, and together with the exterior landscape they form a natural Zen meaning. The overall design emphasizes functionality and practicality, pursuing simplicity and low maintenance also durability.
Inspiration
As the site is located in Hsinchu city with windy environment, so that the public space on the top floor has a minimalist design style. Around 70% to 80% of the residents are professionals who work in the science park, at the age of around 30, 40 years old. After busy at work, they admire to get back to a simple yet elegant life, so that the space design is inspired by the modern German style. The design team avoids using complicated design, also not integrating gorgeous decoration or luxurious classical elements, yet shaping the space with elegance atmosphere that meets the expectation of the residents.
Research
This apartment building is facing the corner of Touqian River, so that the design is expected to respond to the outdoor natural environment and use modern style to create a comfortable and relaxing yet elegant public space for the residents. Since the residents are IT engineers, and professionals, the design team proposes a simple yet elegant design style, avoids gorgeous and complicated elements, and uses clean and simple design techniques, combined with appropriate materials to create durable and low maintenance public space.
Challenge
How to present the forest vocabulary in a modern way is a challenge for the design team. During the implementation, the construction team took a lot of effort with the usage of irregular cutting materials since it needs to be accurate.
Realization and Technology
The entire space materials are dominated by metal and wood veneer, while the walls are covered by high grade ceramic tiles and stone materials. Besides the light colored walls in lobby area, front desk and the couches, the light color tone is mainly used; the other space elements are using dark color to bring out the classy texture. Furthermore, the lighting of each space also uses customized durable and environmentally friendly LED light. The lobby floor uses dark marble stone, while the gym and reading area use wooden floors.
Operation and Interaction
Bianco carrara is looking for suitable pattern and breadboard,The spilt joint of black mirrors and iron sheet also need to be accurate.The design of geometric cabinet has many sharp angle and also need to be accurate and sanforized.
Project Duration and Location
The project finished in Oct 2019 in Hshinchu, Taiwan.
Specifications
The doors on the public space are hidden in the irregular division of the facade, moreover the unique lighting design makes the entire space appears to be spacious and very modern looking. The gym area uses warm color tone, and the entire wooden floors up to the walls match the wooden louvers of the ceiling, at the same time mirrors are used to give bigger space effect .The modern book wall as a partition in order to create a semi transparent reading area. The orange leather chair is matched with the main grey stone brick wall also the paintings and the fireplace bring out a noble and elegant feeling.
Keywords
Irregular division, Modernism, Natural, German style, Forest aesthetics.

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