Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Landscape Planning and Garden Design Goes to Blossom House Luxury Urban Resort Hotel by Shanghai Beyong Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Shanghai Beyong Design for landscape planning and garden design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Landscape Planning and Garden Design category for Blossom House Luxury Urban Resort Hotel by Shanghai Beyong Design, designed for Beyond Design. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Blossom House Luxury Urban Resort Hotel
Blossom House is the landscape design of a resort hotel located in Zhongshan Mountain National Park in Nanjing, China. The design draws on the material language of the old city wall built in the Ming Dynasty. The elevation difference of the mountain landform is used to retain key trees and shrubs, and 74 kinds of ground cover and aquatic plants are added. Hard pavement is reduced and built with permeable materials. An infinite swimming pool with a misting system blends with the view of the lake. Platforms extend the interior spaces outwards and support social use.
Award Record
With this recognition, Shanghai Beyong Design is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Landscape Planning and Garden Design Award
The A' Landscape Design Award is an international landscape design competition recognizing good landscape designs by leading architects and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to landscape designers, urban planners, garden designers and municipalities from all countries. Entries typically include landscape designs, public parks, residential gardens, urban plazas, campus designs and green roofs. Awarded landscape designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/landscape-design
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/131294
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/131294
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!131294
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/317877
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://reurl.cc/Lpeqg4
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Blossom House Luxury Urban Resort Hotel
- Function
- Luxury Urban Resort Hotel
- Category
- Landscape Planning and Garden Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Sustainability
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Dark Olive Green and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Beyond Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shanghai Beyong Design
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #131294
Credits
- Team
- Xu Xi, Han Wei, Li Mingjun, Cheng Bing, Wang Jiale, Cheng Honglin, Qiu Ziheng
- Image Credits
- Beyond Design, Nanjing Tourism Group
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project drew on the fabrics and material language of the old city wall built in Ming Dynasty. It also made use of the elevation difference of the mountain landform to retain key vegetation within the site. Besides, the design introduced the waterscape of the lake on the west side, and connected functional spaces like the entrance, greeting area and experiential area in an organic manner. Moreover, platforms were designed to extend interior spaces outwards and provide socializing functions.
- Inspiration
- The project is the landscape redesign and improvement for a resort hotel nestled in Zhongshan Mountain National Park. The shanty town near Pipa Lake has been demolished and transformed for many times. The architectural facades, interiors and landscape of the resort hotel were redesigned and improved to cater to the operational demands of a high-end resort hotel, and to upgrade it from the single function of accommodation to a destination with diversified spiritual and cultural experiences.
- Research
- The project team conducted rounds of on-site surveys and investigations to collect data like the size and vertical elevation of the site and to determine the primary plants' positions. During the design phase, the landscape design team exchanged ideas frequently with o parties working on architecture, interior and MEP to guarantee coordination between landscape and the overall hotel design. Material samples and construction technology standards were confirmed at construction drawing stage.
- Challenge
- Plants were grew in hot summer, so measures like sun shading and nutrition dripping were taken to guarantee their survival.
- Realization and Technology
- With consideration into the hotel's operation and management, the design minimizes the coverage of the hard pavement and adopts permeable materials for hard pavement. The infinite swimming pool is equipped with a misting system, which not only supports summer outdoor activities at the pool but also helps increase humidity around plants to create a better natural habitat. In addition, the infinite swimming pool blends with the lake view, generating a sense of extension.
- Operation and Interaction
- The project team performed rounds of on-site surveys and investigations during the early design phase, including 1 month of early investigation, 3 months of schematic design, 2 months of design development and construction drawing design. It took half a year for the design, 8 months for construction, and 2 years for construction maintenance and management. Through precise design control and several rounds of reviews by multiple parties, the design scheme was perfectly executed.
- Project Duration and Location
- Design Period: July 2019-December 2019 Construction Period: January 2020-September 2020 Location:Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
- Specifications
- The project retains the existing trees and shrubs in the site, and meanwhile adds 74 kinds of ground cover and aquatic plants to enhance diversity.
- Keywords
- Hotel, Luxury resort, Diversified cultural experiences, Semi-open, Socializing
