The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心 by Brevity Studios is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 室内空间与展览设计 Competition Category.
铜室内· 2020
The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心
Client: Brevity Studios
A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 室内 Category
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The Design
About The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心
《讚美聚會》是位於香港荃灣的一座教會兼社區中心的室內設計項目。場地佔用一幢寫字樓半層樓面，面積約1,400平方米。平面佈局劃分為敬拜、社區及青年三大區域，並設有自修區、茶水間、輔導治療室以及活動室和會議室。走廊與門廳等非正式空間讓訪客自由交流，自發開展各類活動。特色牆面置物架造型宛如樹冠，兼作座椅與吧檯枱面。該置物架以樺木夾板經數控（CNC）機床切割製成。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 铜奖
The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The ethos of this church is as much a congregation for worship as well as a community to serve and help the neighborhood. Their venue situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, is designed to break away from a traditional space that is only used during worship, but a space that is open for the community to gather, interact and learn.
The layout has three zones - Worship, Community, and Youth. The Community and Youth spaces include study areas, pantries, therapy room, and activity and meeting rooms. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Project area is approximately 1,400 sqm, located in half a floor of an office tower.
- Tags
- Church, Community, Christianity, Youth, Religion
- Production Technology
- The feature wall shelf was designed to sculpturally resemble a tree canopy with functional seating and bar tables along its length. It was designed using parametric modelling tools and constructed from birch plywood. CNC cutting was used extensively to ensure that each piece of the geometry was fabricated as intended and interlocked securely.
- Design Challenge
- A challenge of this project was liaising with a large committee of members with different priorities; and combining their requirements into a cohesive design.
- Research
- Understanding of two different types of primary functions was required for this project – traditional church for Sunday worship and communal spaces found in lounges or co-working offices. Some research was also done for biblical stories to inform the more decorative features within the design.
- Inspiration
- The team drew inspiration from biblical stories and motifs, applying them subtly to the design of the venue. We wanted users to experience the space with a sense of adventure – to discover the meaning of its designs and features while connecting these discoveries with the knowledge of their faith.
- Project Duration
- The project is located in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Design commenced in May 2018 and construction was completed in Jan 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The shape of project site is long and linear with the large formal spaces (i.e. worship hall, activity hall, small meeting rooms, and offices) evenly distributed across the floor plan. What brings the project to life is not the design of the formal spaces but rather the informal ‘corridor’ and ‘foyer’ spaces where visitors mingle and create their own activities.
- Team Members
- Jeffrey Shum, Kenneth Young, Rex Fong
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