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Huanghesong Theatre Cultural Venues by Xuelin Wu Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Xuelin Wu recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Huanghesong Theatre Cultural Venues by Xuelin Wu, designed for Gold Mantis. The award was conferred within 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Platinum A' Design Award Means

The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.

Regarding Huanghesong Theatre Cultural Venues

Huanghesong Theatre is an interior design for a cultural venue covering 35000 square meters. The design draws on the vortex form of the Yellow River and on the ritual and music culture of the Central Plains. Different corridors and halls connect all functional spaces. Load-bearing columns are treated as decorative carriers, and their tailored forms recall book pages. The main materials are super white cave stone, Monaco grey stone, grindstone, GRG and bronze metal. These materials were selected for cost efficiency and low-carbon performance.

About Xuelin Wu

Xuelin Wu, President of Golden Mantis. Since graduation, he has been engaged in the design industry and has many years of rich experience in large-scale project design. Since he started his career, he has always been conscientious and taken each design project seriously. So far, 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. In Xuelin Wu's opinion, design is an applied art rather than a pure art.

Award Record

Xuelin Wu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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
Huanghesong Theatre Cultural Venues
Function
Cultural Venues
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Silver, Dark Gray, Rosy Brown, Dim Gray and Light Gray
Images
5
Client
Gold Mantis

The Recognition

Laureate
Xuelin Wu
Country
China
Recognition
Platinum A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#138680

Credits

Team
Hai Lin and Gao Li
Image Credits
Photographer Gold Mantis, Huanghesong Theatre, 2021.

Design Details

Unique Properties
From the perspective of project construction cost and environmental protection, this case makes an innovative interpretation of ingenuity construction, and the selected materials are the best solutions under the comprehensive consideration of cost performance, low-carbon environmental protection and other factors.
Inspiration
Architecture is the integration of ecology and culture, and its shape is like the vortex of the Yellow River. Continue its concept in interior design, excavate the ritual and music culture of Central Plains culture, and deduce ancient music in space through modern means.
Research
"Quality" symbolizes the artistic texture of space. This case strives for perfection in the treatment of details. The expression form of "flowing water", external quality and internal use, vortex artistic expression and many other details are all adhering to the ingenuity to create an artistic model of space.
Challenge
In view of the current situation of multiple columns in the space due to load-bearing needs, the designers find another way to take the column as the decoration carrier, integrate multiple design elements, and tailor-made the decorative column with cultural beauty, which is not only the creative thinking of the current situation of the space, but also one of the core features of the project.
Realization and Technology
The main materials in this project are super white cave, Monaco grey, grindstone, GRG, bronze metal.
Operation and Interaction
The project uses artistic design to integrate all functional spaces through different corridors and halls.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in August 2021 in Zhengzhou and finished in August 2022 in Zhengzhou.
Specifications
The project covers a total of 35000 square meters.
Keywords
Interior, Cultural Venues, Light, Modern, Natural, Elegant, Theatre

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