SPATIAL DESIGN
1. best private interior
The spatial design of the architectural interior of a building is also known as interior architecture. These interiors, which are not accessible to the public, include private interiors, offices, laboratories, testing rooms, workplaces, bathrooms, etc.
Products: the interiors of dwellings and other spaces that are part of the private domain.
Criteria: concept, functionality, innovation, interplay of elements, use of material, colour, and light, architecture, safety and comfort, emotional impact, technical execution.
2. best public exterior
A spatial/architectonic design for the layout of a square, public park, street, or other part of the public space.
Products: park, square, street, crossroads, market, playground, traffic spaces of trains, buses, metros, trams and airports, etc.
Criteria: concept, design, innovation, identity, emotional value, safety, functionality, ease of use, social relevance, symbolic and emotional impact, technical execution, sustainability, environmental value, use of colour and material, architecture, relation to the surroundings.
3. best product public space
A product designed to lend significance to a public space accessible to large groups of people.
Products: litter bins, letter boxes, signposting systems, road markers, gates, fences, bollards, bicycle racks, lamp posts, recycling bins, mobile and public lavatories, car park ticket machines, emergency road telephones, street furniture, telephone booths, light fittings, bus shelters, etc.
Criteria: concept, design, innovation, identity and emotional appeal, safety and comfort, functionality, ease of use, technical execution, sustainability, environmental value, colour and material application, architecture, relation to the surroundings.
4. best interior commercial
The spatial design of publicly accessible spaces. The application of spatial elements, soft furnishings, household goods, and furniture has created an ambience enabling an efficient and sales-promoting circulation of shopping customers.
Products: shopping centres, department stores, shops, restaurants, discos, pubs & cafés, hotels, hospitals, schools, amusement parks, etc.
Criteria: concept, functionality, innovation, emotional appeal, market-oriented approach, effectiveness, brand strategy and brand perception, application of material, colour, and light, architecture, safety, accessibility, technical execution, contemporary look & feel
5. best interior cultural
The design of the presentation of objects for public viewing, and/or the design of an event or ‘experience'. The many aspects of the design include spatial layout, architecture, graphic design, light, and sound.
Products: visitor centres, animal parks, events, museums, amusement parks, exhibitions, pavilions, etc.
Criteria: concept, interplay of elements, innovation, emotional appeal, safety, accessibility, information transfer, social relevance, visual impact, technical execution.
6. best autonomous spatial design
The design of a space in the broadest sense of the word. This design does not have to be realised (yet). It should be a study that clearly defines the contemporary approach of the spatial designer. A visionary outline of the future.
Products: internal and external spaces, etc.
Criteria: concept, innovation, vision, social relevance, visual impact, contemporary look & feel, signature, personal themes.