Color Craze ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ by Cosmo Chuah is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2026
Color Craze ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ
by Cosmo Chuah
Client: Lab Two Design
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ Category
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About Color Craze ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ
Color Craze ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ 1,600 ᱵᱚᱨᱜᱚ ᱯᱷᱩᱴ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱦᱟᱵᱤᱡ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱵᱮᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ, ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱥᱞᱟᱭᱤᱰ, ᱨᱚᱝ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱟᱴᱤᱧ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱠᱟᱸᱛᱷ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱪᱮᱞᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱞᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱤᱫᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱟᱸᱛᱷ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ᱾ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱮᱸᱫᱽᱨᱟ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱞᱮᱭᱟᱣᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱭᱩᱴᱚᱨ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱦᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱢᱚᱱᱚᱵᱤᱜᱽᱭᱟᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱱᱤᱪᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱜᱚᱱᱚᱢᱤᱠ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱩᱫᱮᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱨᱩᱡᱷᱤ ᱦᱟᱨᱟ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Color Craze ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Color Craze ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ 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
- This is a renovation plan for an old library that turns a static reading space into an immersive, engaging environment. Its unique features include irregular bookshelves, built-in slides, color-themed areas, and interactive walls, offering students a playful, flexible, and user-centered reading experience.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1,600 square feet
- Tags
- Colorful library design, student-centered space, educational renovation, interactive reading environment, irregular furniture, ambient lighting, creative bookshelf design, school interior upgrade, playful learning space, youth reading engagement
- Production Technology
- We applied participatory design methods—observing student behavior, surveying preferences, and simulating furniture use. Spatial layout was optimized with CAD tools and color psychology theory, while ergonomic principles were applied to the furniture and lighting design for comfort and usability.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenges were balancing fun with function and adapting non-traditional furniture forms to building safety codes. Space constraints and fixed structural elements required inventive layout solutions. Sourcing safe, durable materials in bright colors was another hurdle. We overcame these through close coordination with engineers and iterative prototyping.
- Research
- We conducted behavioral observation and surveys targeting students aged 7–12. The objective was to understand spatial and emotional barriers to reading. Data was collected through interviews, usage logs, and mood mapping. Results showed a clear link between colorful, playful environments and increased time spent reading. The research informed our design, leading to a space that promotes learning and social interaction.
- Inspiration
- We were inspired by the low reading engagement among students. The outdated and dull library environment failed to spark curiosity. Our motivation was to create a space that feels vibrant and playful—one that stimulates interest in reading through color, creativity, and interaction.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2023 at SRJK(C) Chung Hwa 3 in Penang, Malaysia. From initial design to construction and implementation, the entire renovation was completed by March 2024, when the new library officially opened.
- Operation Flow
- The library allows for flexible interaction: students retrieve books using slides, write or draw on graffiti walls, and gather in color-coded zones that signal mood and function. Seamless lighting and irregular forms support intuitive movement and help users feel immersed, engaged, and welcome.
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