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Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Arup Taipei Office Interior in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan of MisoSoupDesign acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Arup Taipei Office Interior by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan of MisoSoupDesign has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Arup Taipei Office Interior
Arup Taipei is an office interior created for the regional office of an international engineering company in Taipei. The plan covers 283 square meters and includes a reception, an open working area with more than forty desks, meeting rooms, a pantry, a bar area and a breastfeeding room. Bright orange and red brand colors are painted on four columns near the entrance, where the company mark is placed. Cement-textured walls and hanging strip lights refer to design, engineering and construction. A green moss wall in the reception area expresses sustainable design.
About Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan
Daisuke Nagatomo graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo, and decided to pursue his passion of architecture at Columbia University, where he received master degree in advanced architectural design. Nagatomo began his career in the metropolitan New York area with architecture firms, including TEN Arquitectos and Design Office for Research and Architecture. He was the invited researcher for FabLab House project at IaaC, Barcelona from 2009 to 2010 where he holds research diploma. Nagatomo is currently the assistant professor of National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan as well as adjunct faculty member of Tokyo Denki University.
About MisoSoupDesign
MisoSoupDesign is Japan / Taiwan based Design Studio led by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan.
Award Record
With this recognition, Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan of MisoSoupDesign is a winner of 31 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2011 - 2012 and the 2023 - 2024 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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://desingers.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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/158076
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/158076
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!158076
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/112232
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.misosoupdesign.com/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Arup Taipei Office Interior
- Function
- Office Interior
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Sienna, Dark Slate Gray, Maroon, Black and Brown
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Brand
- MisoSoupDesign
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #158076
Credits
- Team
- Hao Sung and Jenny Yeh
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The space planning is for regional office of the international company Arup, located in the elite area of Taipei. The brand color is painted on the column near entrances, and the cement-textured walls are used to bring out the spirit of the company, from design, engineering, all the way to construction. The precision and strength of the engineering structure are shown through the hanging strip lights.
- Inspiration
- In the process of trying to blend the spirit of the enterprise with the space, we added bright orange and red, and put the company LOGO on the four columns in an unconventional form, which is as eye-catching when entering. The cement-textured walls are used to bring out the spirit of the company, from design, engineering, all the way to construction. The precision and strength of the engineering structure are shown through the hanging strip lights.
- Research
- This design investigate the update of office space by implementing branding value for interior design element. The approach includes color choices, material selection, and the message delivering in the space.
- Challenge
- The challenge of the design was the time constrain. Since the space is renting property, the timeline of design development and construction management.
- Realization and Technology
- Wood carpentry, on site painting
- Operation and Interaction
- The reception area welcome the visitor to the company with green moss wall which express the corporation philosophy of sustainable design. While the main working area host more than 40 desks, the design let the employee to feel spacious by incorporating open floor plan.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2022 in Taipei and finished in March 2023.
- Specifications
- 1. Working Area (155m2) 2. Reception (17m2) 3. Pantry (48m2) 4. Manager Office (7.8m2) 5. Meeting Room-A (15m2) 6. Meeting Room-B (2.7m2) 7. Meeting Room-C (1.7m2) 8. Meeting Area-A (3.2m2) 9. Meeting Area-B (5.2m2) 10. Bar Area (12.3m2) 11. Breastfeeding Room (5.2m2) 12. Copy Room (7m2) 13. Server Room (2.9m2) Total: 283m2
- Keywords
- Office Interior, Arup, Engineering Company, MisoSoupDesign
