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DesignNewswire · COMO, Italy ·

Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Scholars Xuntang Hotel by Miaoyi Jiang

The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Miaoyi Jiang for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Scholars Xuntang Hotel by Miaoyi Jiang, designed for Gold Mantis, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Scholars Xuntang Hotel

Scholars Xuntang is a hotel interior created within historic residential buildings in Wuxi, China. The interior covers 5400 square meters and keeps the character of white walls and black tiles. Original structures were protected and reinforced, so traces of time remain visible. Decoration is restrained, allowing the old fabric to be seen. Materials include wood finish, stone, gold brick, glass, wallpaper, paint, linen, silk and malacca rattan. Local silk and linen textiles reflect regional crafts. The design links guests with nature and gives the old buildings new use.

About Miaoyi Jiang

Miaoyi Jiang, Senior Engineer, Senior Interior Architect, Executive Dean of Design and Research Institute of Gold Mantis. Focusing on interior design for more than 10 years, he has led many large-scale and high-complexity design projects, and won the unanimous praise of the industry with professional ability and rigorous attitude. At the same time, he has achieved good results in many domestic and foreign design competitions.

Award Record

This recognition makes Miaoyi Jiang a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award

The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Scholars Xuntang Hotel
Function
Hotel
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Sienna and Black
Images
5
Client
Gold Mantis

The Recognition

Laureate
Miaoyi Jiang
Country
China
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#138731

Credits

Team
Yuqing Li, Yang An, Jiaqi Wang, Xin Zhang, Jianming Tan, Yong Shi, Qin Shi, Wei Shao, Longfeng Zhang and Xingzhong Qian
Image Credits
Photographer Gold Mantis, Scholars Xuntang, 2022.

Design Details

Unique Properties
In the charm of white wall and black tile, it is as silent as the old man of time, telling the story of Mindu time. From the sunshine, from the years, let the old buildings have new vitality, carry out chic transformation on the original basis, respect history, respect architecture, symbiosis with nature and common prosperity with the sunshine.
Inspiration
As a part of nature, human beings have a natural tendency to get close to nature and seek contact with nature. As an extension of architecture, how to create a unique connection with nature in the space and let residents enjoy the beauty brought by nature is a subject that designers have been thinking and exploring.
Research
After countless rounds of argumentation and discussion, the optimal solution was finally formed to enable the whole project to be implemented. On the basis of protecting the original buildings, let the buildings glow with new style.
Challenge
Because they belong to ancient residential buildings, in the transformation, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the building and retain the traces of time, which poses a great challenge to structural reinforcement and indoor planning.
Realization and Technology
The main materials in this project are wood finish, stone, gold brick, glass, wallpaper, paint, linen, silk, malacia rattan.
Operation and Interaction
Because the local area is rich in silk, linen and cloth, the designer combines the local characteristics, uses local materials, and uses the extreme details to find a distinctive tone.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in December 2021 in Wuxi and finished in May 2022 in Wuxi.
Specifications
The project covers a total of 5400 square meters.
Keywords
Interior, Commercial, Modern, Oriental Elements, Natural, Elegant, Hotel

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