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Qiantang Restaurant by Zhixue Wei Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Zhixue Wei honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Qiantang Restaurant by Zhixue Wei, designed for Wuxing Youxing Space Design, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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 Qiantang Restaurant
Qiantang is a restaurant interior located in Hangzhou and covering 300 square meters. Brass, marble and silk glass are combined throughout the space. Metallic copper outlines frames within large areas of gray, creating a sense of order. A brass dome defines the main dining area. Gray white marble tabletops respond to silk glass partitions, and the floor is laid with black marble tiles. Screens, tables, chairs and tableware are custom designed. Lighting is varied by function, so each area presents a different scene. Song dynasty motifs are interpreted in a contemporary manner.
About Zhixue Wei
Zhixue Wei, young interior designer, designdirector of Wuxing Youxing Space Design. In 2003, he graduated from the Environmental Art majorof Shenyang University of Technology, and has been engaged in the design industry for nearly ten years. He has completed many high complexity design projects, and won unanimous praise in the industry with professional ability and rigorous attitude. At the same time, he has made great achievements in many domestic and foreign design competitions.
Award Record
Zhixue Wei is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2019 - 2020 edition 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/97642
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/97642
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!97642
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/267647
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://u6.gg/sPgdL
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Qiantang Restaurant
- Function
- Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Black and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Wuxing Youxing Space Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhixue Wei
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #97642
Credits
- Team
- Kaiming Xie and Lei Huang
- Image Credits
- Photographer Dachou Wang, Dining Area, 2018.; Photographer Dachou Wang, Corridor, 2018.; Photographer Dachou Wang, Entrance, 2018.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The designer hopes to present this space with a more contemporary design language. In the overall space, different materials such as brass, marble and silk glass are comprehensively used, and the characteristics of different materials are used in combination with the application and treatment of lighting. It not only carries the historical charm, but also has design innovation, and it is compatible and inclusive to mix different aesthetic elements of time and space here.
- Inspiration
- In the design of the restaurant, a large number of aesthetic elements of Song dynasty are applied to present the cultural charm, as well as modern design aesthetics, and strive to achieve the ultimate in construction technology. Returning to the essence of the restaurant, a good dining experience is always the core of design. As advocated by Qiantang restaurant, returning to nature presents the delicacy bearing historical warmth in the most simple form.
- Research
- As a disciple of the authentic sect of hangbang cuisine, the owner intended to interpret the Song Dynasty catering aesthetics through contemporary art techniques. The designer hopes to present this space in a more contemporary design language, with the coexistence of the East and the West, tradition and modern, fashion and retro.
- Challenge
- As an important element of space modeling and artistic conception expression, lighting is divided by designers according to different functions. Combined with plane layout, ceiling, wall, partition and dining table, choosing different forms of lighting methods,such as lamps, light source colors, color temperature, which presents different scenes in the same space, and makes the space full of change as well as the experience is completely different when walking and after seating.
- Realization and Technology
- In a large area of gray tones, metallic copper emphasizes the outline and frame, creating a strong sense of order. The brass dome defines the sense of area with the style of the court, creating a beautiful visual effect without losing the simple aesthetic feeling.Gray white marble desktop and metal color with silk glass partition form a response. The ground is stitched with black marble stacked tiles, which is quiet and stable.
- Operation and Interaction
- On the display, inheritance and innovation are integrated. The plum vase of the Southern Song Dynasty official kiln, the ancient books with blue cloth and thread, the hexagonal Chinese style hole window, the pendant lamp with the shape of Pu fan, as well as the thin gold character and the Ruihe diagram of the Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, most of the design inspiration comes from the style of the Song Dynasty, presenting the historical aesthetic feeling under the modern style.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in August 2018 in Hangzhou and finished in October 2018 in Hangzhou.
- Specifications
- The project covers a total of 300 square meters. In the restaurant, from screen partition to table, chair, bowl and chopsticks, all are designed and customized according to the overall style and space requirements by the designer.
- Keywords
- Interior, Commercial, Restaurant, Qiantang, Modern, Southern Song Dynasty, Simple, Jiangnan, Different Aesthetic Elements
