The use of color can inspire and sets the mood for the people living, working and interacting in the built space. These past winners have used the Vanceva® color system for laminated glass to its fullest, most expressive, creative potential. Explore the winners of past World of Color Awards competitions.
Exterior Division Winner
Harbor Mall
Location: Lampchabang, Chonburi, Thailand
Architect: Pitupong Chaowakul, Thisdesign Co., Ltd.
Glass Laminator/Supplier: Thai Techno Glass Company (Brand: BSG)
Architect Pitupong Chaowakul, of Thisdesign Co., Ltd. Thailand, won the Exterior Division award for “Harbor Mall,” a new shopping center in the coastal city of Laem Chabang, Thailand, a popular tourist destination. The blue-green vertical color palette of the Harbor Mall façade was inspired by the movement of the waves in the nearby Gulf of Thailand. From inside the building, shoppers experience the changing colors of waves as they gaze through the gradient color system into the sunlight. From the exterior, the building’s marine colors beckon tourists who have come to enjoy the sea. The design awards jurors gave Harbor Mall glowing remarks, calling it “site specific work that thoughtfully integrates color and glass.” Another juror celebrated the work as an “exceptional project with bold glass, which adds not only to the interior and exterior of the building, but to the built environment.”
Interior Division Winner
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Patricia Urquiola
Glass Laminator/Supplier: Control Glass
(Union Vidriera Grupo)
Glass Installation: Cristaleria Juventud
The first place award for the Interior Division was awarded to designer Patricia Urquiola for “The Spa at Mandarin Oriental” in Barcelona, Spain. The jury called the space an “elegant, architectural interior.” Subtle use of colored, laminated glass emits a soft emerald glow around the spa pool, and the simple lines achieve a serene and relaxed environment. Urquiola notes how the finalized design is “perfectly integrated in the surroundings, interacting with patrons to engage them in a ‘true oasis’ of tranquility.” Another juror called the work “restrained, tasteful, yet adventurous.”
Exterior Division Honorable Mention
Name: Papa
Location: Gatineau, Quebec
Architect: Hal Ingberg
Glass Laminator/Supplier: Prelco, Vitreco (Glazier)
Celebrated Montreal artist and architect Hal Ingberg received the honorable mention for his public art installation “Papa” in the Exterior Division. The peaked structure is made up of a series of vibrantly colored glass panels that add brilliance to an ordinary intersection in the heart of Canada’s capital region in Quebec. A glass wall reaches a 14.4 m height at the southwest corner of the park, and Ingberg notes, “[The work] performs as a gateway to the city and its park.” The installation spirals downward to 2.4 m, inviting pedestrians and cyclists to sit and contemplate the ever-changing play of sunlight through the transparent colored glass. The dramatic use of colored, laminated-glass walls and spirals assures that “Papa” is not only a major public art installation but also a standard for the future of Canadian design. The jury applauds the work as “a sculpture, high-impact and simple – a very bold statement.”
Interior Division Honorable Mention
Name: Kvadrat HQ London
Location: Shepherdess Walk Hackney, London
Architect: David Adjaye
Engineering: Malishev Wilson Engineers
Glass Laminator/Supplier: Barretts Group
Designer Peter Saville and architect David Adjaye collaborated on the new London headquarters of Kvadrat, a Danish textile company. A stunning staircase, set in a two-story industrial space, is like a bolt of lightening running the entire length of the space. It is framed by colored glass panels, which cast colored shadows over the concrete walls as the light changes throughout the day. A stunning spectrum of colored, laminated-glass interlayers, ranging from rich violet hues to light and airy blues, brings light and beauty to a desolate office space. The jurors commented on the clarity of the project, calling it “a strong statement made with few notes and careful editing.”
Additional Entries
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