Centred around the theme of "Re:Think. Re: Create", Nippon Paint crowns the Malaysian winners of the Nippon Paint Young Designer Awards (NPYDA) 2013.
Abdullah Mustaffar B. Razali from Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah picked up the Gold Award in teh Architecture category for his work - "Kuantan Youth Centre". He Re:Created a single-purpose futsal court into a multi-functional centre that would meet the socio-economic needs of youth within Kuantan's city centre. The design incorporated sustainable building materials and focused on green solutions like a green wall to help air filtration in the building, skylights to reduce energy consumption and shades to limit glare from the sun.
The Gold winners in Malaysia walked away with RM3,000 in cash and will be heading to Japan in March next year, together with Gold winners from six other countries in the region. The learning trip to Japan will give the Gold winners an opportunity to meet with renowned architects and interior designers including the likes of Takeshi Sugimoto (Super Potato) and Sadao Tsuchiya (MUJI) from Japan, in addition to other designers from China, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.
The NPYDA is an annual event to celebrate and to recognise outstanding works by students in the field of interior design and architecture. The entries were judged based on space planning and design, green elements, colour and design statement with an additional site analysis requirement for the architecture category. This year, the competition challenged the students to push the boundaries of design by identifying an existing space and proposing an innovative concept that would improve the living conditions of the communities around it.
The judges for the Malaysian leg of this competition comprised industry professionals including chief judge for the Interior Design category Anura Hashim and Ar. Jasmeet Singh for the Architecture category. The panel of judges also include representatives from the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA), Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) and the Malaysia Green Building Confederation (MGBC). It is also supported by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KETTHA).
For more information and further updates on the Nippon Paint Young Designer Award 2013, go to www.youngdesigneraward.com.my or www.facebook/youngdesigneraward.
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