Block
Block Office by Adrian Chan is a winner of the 2021 Iron A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design.
Block is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations.
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This project is an exploration on how a tiny office could accommodate a wide range of functions, occupancies (from 4 to 18), and privacy needs, while being aesthetically curious and human-centric. A cue was taken from the interiors of the early 20th century style Prairie School. In much the same vein, cabinetry in the space are conceived as a series of floating functional blocks embedded along a peripheral gallery-like wall that invites occupants to follow its path. The remaining areas then allow for flexible programming and private moments, maximizing spatial efficiency.
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Block by Adrian Chan
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Office
Accolades
Interior Space and Exhibition Design Award Winner in 2021.
Iron Winner
Block Office
Block is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Block is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Block is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Winner Designer
Adrian Chan
Adrian Chan Design & Research Office (A:DRO) is a studio that strives for aesthetic and usage ingenuity in the realm of the interior. We define Ingenuity as inventive moves that embrace the opportunities of a project to reach an exceptional outcome. Aesthetic as a fundamental need for humans to be in contact with beauty in their spatial environment. Trend vs. originality is a false dichotomy - the definition of beauty should surface naturally via the client/designer relationship based on cultural, perceptual and experiential concerns. Usage as the performative qualities of space, whether it be providing physical & emotional comfort or encouraging sociability.
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Adrian Chan Design and Research Office
Adrian Chan Design and Research Office (A:DRO) is a studio that strives to achieve aesthetic and usage ingenuity in the realm of interior design. We define ingenuity as inventive moves that embrace the various opportunities and constraints of a project to achieve an exceptional outcome. Aesthetic as a fundamental need for human beings to be in touch with beauty in their spatial environment. We don’t draw a line between the original and the trendy - the definition of beauty itself will arise naturally through mutual acknowledgement between the client and the designer based on cultural, perceptual and experiential concerns. Usage as the performative qualities of space, whether it be providing physical or emotional comfort, encouraging sociability or driving foot-traffic.
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