IIDA Announces Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and co-presenting sponsor Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong are proud to announce the winners of the fourth annual Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards. The Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards recognize the highest level of design excellence in interior design/architecture projects throughout the Asia Pacific region.
“This year’s submissions to the IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards showed a depth of design talent from across the region, making the jury’s job of choosing winners extremely challenging,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “The winners seamlessly melded form, function, and materials to create fresh, light-filled spaces that paid homage to classic, regionally-significant aesthetics while remaining on the cutting-edge of design.”
The jury panel for the Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards included: Avery Miyasato Handy, IIDA, CID (Design Director, Ted Moudis Associates), Angie Lee, IIDA, AIA (Principal, Design Director – Interiors, FXFOWLE), and Joey N. Shimoda, FIIDA, FAIA (Chief Creative Officer, Shimoda Design Group).
“The level of design was very high,” Shimoda said on behalf of the jury. “Entrants were not afraid to take risks, and the designs reflected the rapidly evolving Asian culture, while incorporating traditional color palettes and natural materials.”
The 2016 category winners are as follows:
Corporate Space – Large
Project: CJ Blossom Park R&D Center, Suwon, South Korea
Firm: CannonDesign, Chicago, IL, USA
Education
Project: L’ECOLE Van Cleef & Arpels Hong Kong – The Nomadic School of Jewelry and Watchmaking, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Firm: LI&Co. Design Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: Hyundai Card Music Library + Understage, Seoul, South Korea
Firm: Gensler, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Entertainment
Project: Meteor Cinema, Guangzhou, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: Insun Lotte Cinema, Nanjing, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hospitality
Project: Ophelia, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Firm: Ashley Sutton, Fremantle, Australia
Hotels
Project: Wanda Vista Resort Xishuangbanna, Jinghong, China
Firm: Wanda HDI, Beijing, China
Project: Wanda Reign Hotel Chengdu, Chengdu, China
Firm: Wanda HDI, Beijing, China
Residences – Single Family
Project: Vanke Pushe Villa, Dongguan, China
Firm: Shenzhen Panshine Interior Design Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Restaurants
Project: Syunkato Soba, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Firm: Design & Creative Associates, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Retail
Project: Rou by T Ham Concept Store, Taipei, Taiwan
Firm: WZWX Architecture Group, Taipei, Taiwan
Showrooms/Exhibition Spaces/Sales Centers
Project: Mezzi Exhibition, CheungSha, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Spas/Fitness
Project: Times Ocean Club House, Guangzhou, China
Firm: Kris Lin International Design, Shanghai, China
Winning projects will be celebrated at an awards ceremony held at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, where the Best of Competition winner will be announced. Images of the winning projects are available on the IIDA website and will be featured in an issue of Contract magazine, the competition’s publishing partner.
About International Interior Design Association
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is the Commercial Interior Design Association with a global reach. We support design professionals, industry affiliates, educators, students, firms, and their clients through our network of 15,000+ members across 58 countries. We advocate for advancement in education, design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation, and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of Interior Design as a profession that enhances business value and positively impacts the health and well-being of people’s lives every day. For more information, visit www.iida.org.