Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Bco Yangzhou Zhongji Restaurant Interior Design by Vega Lee

Vega Lee recognized 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 confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Bco Yangzhou Zhongji Restaurant Interior Design by Vega Lee, designed for BCO Restaurants, China. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 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.

Regarding Bco Yangzhou Zhongji Restaurant Interior Design

Bco Yangzhou Zhongji is a restaurant interior design located on the ground floor of the Zhongji Wenchang Center in Yangzhou, China. The space covers nearly 500 square meters and is double height, with full height windows that bring in daylight. The material palette combines low saturation concrete, pale oak and off white surfaces. Cascading ferns, monstera plants and a living moss wall of 1.8 meters add greenery to the dining area. The facade was rebuilt so that the restaurant reads as transparent from both inside and outside.

Award Record

With this recognition, Vega Lee is 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/176314
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/176314
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!176314
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/373330

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Bco Yangzhou Zhongji Restaurant Interior Design
Function: Restaurant Interior Design
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Light Gray, Wheat, Peru, Black and Saddle Brown
Images: 5
Client: BCO Restaurants, China

The Recognition

Laureate: Vega Lee
Country: China
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2025 - 2026
Design ID: #176314

Design Details

Unique Properties: BCO Yangzhou Zhongji sits on the ground floor of Zhongji Wenchang Center at 618 Wenchang Middle Road—locals call it “the most Instagram able brunch oasis on Wenchang.” Nearly 500 m² of double-height space is washed in daylight by full-height windows; inside, low-saturation concrete, pale oak and off-white set the tone, while cascading ferns, monsteras and an 1.8-metre living moss wall drop the perceived temperature by three degrees.
Inspiration: BCO is an emerald quietly set into the city’s steel ribs. Push the door and a seven-meter glass vault pours liquid sunlight over the din, rinsing it into soft silhouettes. The timber bar meanders like a river; the kettle’s silver stream draws an improvised violin string in mid-air. Concrete walls are tamed into warm rice paper where moss and ferns splatter ink, growing into breathing mountains.
Challenge: The transformation of the facade of the original building, and internally and externally transparent.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in September 2024 in Yangzhou, China, and finished in February 2025. And the restaurant opened for business in February 2025.