IIDA Announces Winners of the 2017 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 fifth annual Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards. These awards recognize the highest level of design excellence in interior design/architecture projects throughout the Asia Pacific region.
“The winners of this year’s IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards showed a depth of design talent in this region,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “The winners created locally relevant spaces with fresh, inspiring designs that are elevating the built environment.”
The jury panel for the Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards included: Johnny Chiu, founder, J.C. Architecture; Susan Orlandi, IIDA, CID, LEED AP BD+C, associate director and interiors practice leader, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP; and Joey Shimoda, FIIDA, FAIA, chief creative officer, Shimoda Design Group.
“The jury was impressed with the level of design work that was submitted to this competition, making our job extremely difficult,” Shimoda said on behalf of the jury. “The winning projects displayed an acute understanding of evolving trends in the way people live and work in the Asia Pacific region.”
The 2017 category winners are as follows:
CORPORATE SPACE LARGE
Project: Shenzhen iCarbonX Office, Shenzhen, China
Firm: SHENZHEN BOHE CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD, Shenzhen, China
EDUCATION
Project: Hyundai Capital Convention Hall, Seoul, South Korea
Firm: Gensler, Los Angeles, California, USA
Project: PlayPlus, Shenzhen, China
Firm: PANORAMA, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ENTERTAINMENT
Project: HUBEI QIANJIANG GOLDEN BRIDGE MALL CINEMA, Qianjiang, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HEALTHCARE
Project: Bendigo Hospital, Bendigo, Australia
Firm: Silver Thomas Hanley in collaboration with Bates Smart, Melbourne, Australia
HOTELS
Project: Hotel Mono, Singapore, Singapore
Firm: Spacedge Designs, Singapore, Singapore
PUBLIC SPACES & COMMERCIAL LOBBIES
Project: iCarbonX Lecture Hall, Shenzhen, China
Firm: SHENZHEN BOHE CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD, Shenzhen, China
RESTAURANTS
Project: RL, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Firm: Union Atelier, Taipei, Taiwan
Project: Pinju, Diaoyutai Hangzhou Hotel, Hangzhou, China
Firm: CCD/Cheng Chung Design Hong Kong & Shenzhen Asiantime International Construction, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RETAIL
Project: The Cutting-Edge Pharmacy, Himeji, Japan
Firm: Matsuya Art Works / KTX archiLAB, Himeji, Japan
Project: Molecure Pharmacy, Taichung, Taiwan
Firm: Waterfrom Design, Taipei, Taiwan
SALES CENTERS & SHOW FLATS
Project: Vanke DayPark Sales Office & Culture Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
Firm: Yu Studio, Beijing, China
Project: Kunming Royal Villa Academy, Kunming, China
Firm: SHENZHEN BOHE CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD, Shenzhen, China
SHOWROOMS & EXHIBITION SPACES
Project: The VAULT at Dong Sheng Hui, Beijing, China
Firm: Shanghai Godolphin, Shanghai, China
SPAS/FITNESS
Project: MOTIVA GYM, Nanjing, China
Firm: FANAF, Nanjing, China
Winning projects will be celebrated at an awards ceremony held at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2017, 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
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