The Covet International Awards have one mission – to find the world’s most outstanding projects where design meets craftsmanship, resulting in luxurious, functional and individual spaces that get their richness from reviving ancient arts and crafts. Commercial, Hospitality, Residential and Students are the four categories in the contest so, to give you all the inspiration you need, we are now sharing the winners of the 2018’s edition. Have a look!
Commercial
ASYA by PTang Studio Limited
Located in Jakarta Indonesia, ASYA is a family-orientated and warm-hearted development that centers around family ancestry as a concept. Using the family tree as a physical concept, various architectural elements trickle and flow through the space as lighting and partition features.
The various spaces are structured with interconnecting components, warm lighting with soft textures throughout to echo the warmth and sentiment within the areas.
These physical details weave and envelop the visitor within a comfortable surround, reiterating the sense of familial protection and nurture, creating different functional areas of open and enclosed spaces without making the space too small. The Reception sculpture is an abstraction of a tree, simulating the concept of lineage.
Hospitality
Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo Japan by The Ascott Limited
Drawing in panoramic views of the city skyline, Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo is conceptualized as both a literal and figurative lens through which guests can contemplate the dynamic movement and vibrancy of Japan’s metropolitan capital. Inspired by the synergistic relationship between the rapid pace of modernization and the dignified charm of local culture, the design harmonizes vernacular minimalist principles with luxurious modern trappings.
One observes a consonance between two different worlds. Trees, blossoms, leaves, water and clouds, motifs that epitomize the Japanese philosophy of Zen, adorn the walls and ceilings, while linear elements resonate with the surrounding high‐rise architecture. Seemingly disparate elements are employed to achieve a quiet balance, an oasis of serenity amidst the bustle of the thriving metropolis.
The design experience begins as one crosses the threshold from the busy thoroughfare into a ground‐floor foyer enveloped in warm and welcoming hues of brown, bronze and soft gold. Entering the lift, panels of brown and bubble‐filled blue glass evoke a sense of fluid motion. As one travels upward, the lighting shifts subtly from blue to white, the only indication of movement in the silently ascending vessel, heralding guests’ arrival to the 22nd-floor sky lobby.
Deeply ingrained in local culture, this theme is gently folded into the guest experience. The double‐height ceiling lobby unfurls towards a million‐dollar view of the city that is framed by lush greenery. A gentle and refreshing jasmine and tangerine aroma permeates the air in the entire residence. Subtle shifts in color and imagery used on the different floors evoke the four seasons — Spring on the 23rd and 24th floors, Summer on the 25th and 26th, Autumn on the 27th and 28th, and Winter on the top floor.
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Residential
2GETHER Club House by PTang Studio Limited
2GETHER is a luxury residential development set along the south coast of Tuen Mun beside an overall panoramic sea view of five bays and convenient transport links with Light Rail and Ferry Port in close proximity. The location and characteristics of the architecture make this residential development an ideal first home for fashionable young professionals with the interior design taking inspiration from the area’s active suburban vibe creating a living space that is both stylish and dynamic.
Through the reception comes the lobby interior styling which accentuates light, structure and earthy neutral tones sprinkled with vibrant splashes of color to reiterate the concept of crisp natural living within a contemporary atmosphere. The introduction of geometric and abstract shapes amongst the vertical structures continues the forest canopy look and complements the space to soften the lobby expanse for a comfortable yet cutting-edge neighborhood spot.
The entire communal areas have been designed specifically for the tenants to fully use and view the common spaces as an extension of their own private homes with the aim of creating community pride and ownership.
The multi-functional living and dining area is arranged within an open space layout with no solid partitions however the large glass wine display case, allows residents to embrace the social space for a range of gatherings to suit communal and more intimate events. The materials and visual language is a continuum of the earthy forest floor with verticals reaching above.
Students
Dio by N/A
Dio (God in Italian) in my design is influenced by modernist architects and designers such as Le-Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe & Gio Ponti. With the use of holy grails such as marble (Lapicida), wood (TalaricoHardwood), metal and lights which are fused together to create a modern luxury space like no other.
The art of designing with marble acts as the heart fused with veins inside it that frames an intimate relationship between the users and the space. Exotic materials such as specially figured woods and antique boiserie revive a long-lost era and unparalleled beauty which is priceless to this day.
The colored lighting then reflects these materials rendering a wide spectrum of colors into the space allowing users to craft their bespoke mood. Last but not least are metals and tinted mirrors which ultimately create mass, volume and expressing the divine tones across these spaces.
Style is eternal, it is the experience within the designed environment that slowly, re-connects us with the joyous moments that happens inside. The qualities that are designed to create a subtle rhythmic transition from one to another presenting an intimate quality between the design and users.
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