Awarding those who beautify our homes

A home is not just about four walls under a roof but a place for people to live and lead a better life. There are specific places for sofa, fridge, washing machine, bed, dining table, wall paintings, wardrobes, television, etc in a home and without planning for these places, the life will not be smooth for the occupants.

These days more importance is being given to ‘home making’ with architects and interior designers finding prominence in shaping a home. Leading builders are engaging celebrity architects and home decors to do a home and selling it at premium prices.

But, sadly, we seldom remember or recognize those who made the brick-and-wall shelters into abodes or dream homes.

There have been many awards constituted to honour budding and professional architects and interior designers and some of them being CIDC Vishwakarma Awards, Construction Week awards, EPC World awards, CNBC Awaaz awards, NDTV Property awards, etc. 

To bring these unsung heroes of construction industry into limelight, Zingy Homes, a leading firm for architects and interior designers, has been organising an online award every year, which would be on the basis of voting.  The event is aimed at popularising professionals who work behind the scenes and create beautiful spaces.

“The interior designers and architects have shaped up lives, have nurtured various lifestyles and have changed the way the community lives. They have created various aesthetic and enigmatic pieces of art using their innovative insights. They have set new trends in the Indian architecture and interior décor market. In short, they are the ones behind the rebellious evolution in home remodeling and renovation in the country. These professionals have strived hard and truly deserve to be known to the general public,” said Hema Ramnani, an interior designer from Chennai.

A panel of popular jury comprises of award winning architects from Australia, New York and Scandinavian countries will judge the competitors. The attraction of the awards is the public voting system being introduced for the first time. According to this, each entry will be ranked as per the number of votes it receives from the general public.

The organisers have kept a few categories under which the participants can apply. These categories are best commercial interior designer, best commercial architect, best residential interior designer and best residential architect. Applications from architectural and interior design firms or individuals can apply in September (date will be announced in their website) to participate in the contest. According to orgnisers, there are no restrictions in the number of submissions as one can submit multiple entries for multiple categories.

The jury panel would review the work on the basis of various parameters like design excellence and suitability to challenge, functionality, creativity and originality, sustainability, problem solving ability, aesthetic appeal and execution and finish quality.

According to industry experts, the event will help entry-level designers and architects to bring into the limelight their talent without spending on expensive advertising or networking. With the public voting feature, the awards event is being billed as a platform that would bring homeowners in direct touch with the participating architects and designers. And for those who are already dominating the interior décor market, these awards would double their chances of being the ‘most demanded designer/architect’ in the country.