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Shanghai by Design Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Ningbo Fashion Creative Center Office Space in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Shanghai by Design honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Ningbo Fashion Creative Center Office Space by Shanghai by Design has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Ningbo Fashion Creative Center Office Space
Ningbo Fashion Creative Center is an office interior covering 20000 square meters in Zhejiang, China. The design combines research, commercial, and public functions along a central linkage axis with dual atria and open lobbies. Modular ceilings and adaptable office modules support flexible use over time. Sintered stone forms seamless flooring, walls, and counters, while perforated metal ceilings, matte brushed finishes, and lighting integrated signage unify the space. The intent is a humane and durable workplace within urban renewal.
About Shanghai by Design
By Design is an innovative design practice specializing in commercial planning, architectural design, interior design, MEP consulting, and cultural context analysis. Guided by a product-centric mindset, the firm delivers integrated commercial design solutions that emphasize the collaborative integration of diverse expertise, ensuring each project aligns with both functional requirements and contextual relevance. Its approach prioritizes thoughtful alignment with clients’ core objectives, weaving cultural context analysis into every phase of the design process to create solutions that are not only technically sound but also resonant with the unique environments they inhabit.
Award Record
This recognition makes Shanghai by Design a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/174671
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/174671
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!174671
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/370949
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Ningbo Fashion Creative Center Office Space
- Function
- Office Space
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Rosy Brown, Dark Gray, Silver, Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shanghai by Design
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #174671
Credits
- Team
- Michael Lin, Jason Huang, Hugh Lu, Alan Yao and Mark Wang
- Image Credits
- Photographer UOHO Photography, Ningbo Fashion Creative Center, 2024.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This project redefines workplace environments by integrating modular design, matrix inspired spatial rhythm, and emotionally engaging materials. It replaces rigid corporate boundaries with an open, human centered system that merges research, commerce, and public life, forming a culturally rooted, flexible urban space.
- Inspiration
- The design is inspired by spatial rhythm, multi perspective circulation, and the "matrix" concept, reflecting a need to humanize urban office environments. Drawing from architecture, landscape, and art, the team developed a coherent spatial DNA to counteract over commercialization, enhancing both functionality and emotional value.
- Research
- Research focused on redefining workplace space in urban renewal. Methods included case studies, spatial simulations, and material prototyping. Tools involved BIM and full scale mockups. Participants included developers, operators, and material experts. Results confirmed modularity, visual unity, and emotional engagement as key to public value and longevity.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to unify diverse functions without visual fragmentation. Internally, the team had to balance aesthetics and serviceability. Externally, unfamiliarity with sintered stone and modular logic demanded new construction methods and education. The solution was a layered design validated through multi perspective analysis.
- Realization and Technology
- Sintered stone is used in ultra wide seamless flooring, walls, and counters, offering durability and tactile comfort. Custom perforated metal ceilings, matte brushed finishes, and lighting integrated signage unify spatial quality. Precision installation ensures minimalist surfaces and modular adaptability.
- Operation and Interaction
- The layout encourages user exploration through rhythmic transitions and intuitive zoning. Public areas, offices, and event spaces flow along a central axis. Transparent boundaries and adaptive modules allow users to navigate with ease while engaging emotionally with the materials, light, and texture.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2021 in Zhejiang, China and finished in June 2024.
- Specifications
- Total area: 20000 square meters. Key components include central linkage axis, dual atria, open lobbies, modular ceilings, sintered stone flooring, and WELL certified office modules. Smart systems and exposed MEP allow long term adaptability and operational flexibility in public commercial integration.
- Keywords
- Modular Design, Urban Renewal, Sintered Stone, Matrix Spatial Logic, Sustainable Workplace, Open Ecosystem, WELL Office, Tactile Materials, Signage Innovation, Spatial Rhythm
