Block ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ by Adrian Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2021
Block ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
by Adrian Chan
Client: Adrian Chan Design and Research Office
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ Category
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About Block ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
ᱵ᭄ᱞᱚᱠ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ 41 ᱥᱠᱣᱮᱨ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱤᱳᱢᱟᱱ ᱨᱤᱥᱚᱨᱥ ᱮᱰᱣᱟᱭᱡᱚᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱴᱤᱢ ᱢᱤᱴᱤᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱡᱚᱥᱚᱛᱮᱨᱮ ᱮᱠᱮᱴᱟ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱫᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱮᱪᱟ ᱚᱲᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱲᱟᱹ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱮᱴᱠᱮᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱠᱮᱵᱤᱱᱮᱴᱨᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱮᱡᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱴᱚᱫᱟᱹᱜᱍ ᱠᱟᱹᱡ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱞᱚᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱜᱮᱞᱟᱨᱤ-ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱤᱯᱚᱲ ᱮᱦᱚᱵ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱹᱴᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱤ ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱡᱟᱴᱟ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱞᱚᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱢ-ᱡᱟᱹᱞᱟᱣ ᱥᱟᱨᱵᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱤᱱᱴᱤᱝ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱫᱩᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱳᱦᱤᱡᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱤᱥᱮᱯᱥᱚᱱ, ᱦᱩᱰᱚᱞ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ, ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱨᱩᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱠᱴᱮᱞ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱦᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱦᱟᱹᱞᱠᱟ ᱳᱠ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ, ᱴᱟᱢᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱞᱟᱠᱟᱴᱟ ᱢᱟᱨᱵᱚᱞ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Block ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Block ᱳᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The client, an HR advisory & training firm, needed an office that could communicate openness and could facilitate different interactions from team huddles to training events. The space, however, presented some challenges: low ceilings (7 ft 4) and a small enclosure (41sqm). Referencing the Prairie School, cabinetry are conceived as a series of floating functional blocks embedded along a gallery-like wall inviting the occupant to follow along. Other areas then allow for flexible programming whilst maximizing spatial efficiency.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Total area 41 square meters
Ceiling height 7 ft 4 in - Tags
- Office, Ceiling Height, Flexible Space, Prairie School, Cabinetry
- Production Technology
- Materiality leans towards warm, textural and light finishes, with abundant usage of light oak, copper and calacatta marble. Materials chosen have been vetted based on sustainability certifications.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge was space-planning in a small area and executing a design that could satisfy the various occupant needs of the client.
- Research
- Thorough research was conducted to understand the business needs of the company. It was found that the office experienced fluctuations in occupancies due to working from home, itinerant workers/freelancers, and hosting of small to large scale events. As such, precedent research was conducted to derive spatial solutions that were relevant to each case/ occasion. Research was also conducted into historical styles where their principles could be applied where relevant.
- Inspiration
- The 19th C. architectural style Prairie School often featured horizontal bands of windows and lines that would direct one’s attention to the horizontal, de-emphasizing the ceiling height. The functional blocks in this project manifest this idea; they achieve the objective of expanding the space while each serving essential functions such as food and beverage, printing etc. Where office space is at a premium, functionality becomes architectural device and ornamentation.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2019 and finished in June 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The space allows for flexible programming whilst maximizing spatial efficiency and privacy where needed: The entry foyer doubles as a reception, huddle space, training room and cocktail area; the backroom serves as storage for folding chairs and a private relaxation pod.
- Team Members
- Adrian Chan, Tracy Lam
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