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 銅獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.
銅室內· 2020
The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心
Client: Brevity Studios
A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 室內 Category
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The Design
About The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心
《頌讚薈》係香港荃灣一個教會同社區中心嘅室內設計項目。場地位於一座商廈嘅半層樓面，面積約1,400平方米。整體佈局劃分為三個區域，分別係崇拜區、社區區同青年區，並設有查經室、茶水間、輔導室，以及活動室同會議室等空間。非正式嘅走廊同前廳空間，方便訪客互相交流，自由創造屬於自己嘅活動。一幅以樹冠形態設計嘅特色壁架牆，兼備座位同吧枱功能，由樺木膠合板以電腦數控（CNC）機床切割製成。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅獎
The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。The Praise Assembly 教會與社區中心出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。
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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