Press Release
Jeffrey Zee Receives the Golden A' Design Award for Aura Park Recreation Space in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Jeffrey Zee 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 Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Aura Park Recreation Space by Jeffrey Zee, designed for JFR Studio. 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.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding Aura Park Recreation Space
Aura Park is a recreation space located in the West Lake district of Hangzhou, China. The interior covers 1588 square meters with a ceiling height of 10 meters. The design combines sculptures, landscaping and water features with lighting and multimedia installations. Dynamic lighting structures in steel, curved LED panels, transparent LED screens and programmable light strips are used throughout. Main materials include glass reinforced gypsum, patterned marble flooring, tempered glass panels and custom ceramic tiles. The space offers an immersive experience for visitors of all ages.
About Jeffrey Zee
Jeffrey的专长是将国际先进设计理念适应本地需求，同时在每个项目中追求设计质量和创新。 自JFR工作室成立以来，他带领团队完成了100多个项目，涵盖国内外知名企业，包括高端娱乐空间、餐厅、品牌展厅、旗舰店、酒店等。这些项目获得了IDA国际设计奖、A'Design奖、FRAME奖、中国国际空间设计竞赛和成功设计奖等多项荣誉。
Award Record
This recognition makes Jeffrey Zee a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2025 - 2026 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/179882
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/179882
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!179882
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/295491
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.jfr-studio.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Aura Park Recreation Space
- Function
- Recreation Space
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Teal and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- JFR Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jeffrey Zee
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #179882
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Located in the West Lake district of China's tech city Hangzhou, Aura Park is a conceptual exploration that combines various abstractions such as spacetime, artificial nature, imagined reality within an interactive, multiverse environment. Envisioned as a 1588 square meter cosmic playground, Aura Park integrates dynamic spatial compositions, design technologies, and multimedia artistic expressions to orchestrate an immersive, multi-sensory discovery experience for guests of all ages.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by our evolution of human consciousness, Aura Park is conceptualized as a manifestation of an immersive and surreal leisure destination. One of the investigations is the execution between the physical and virtual dimensions through design, construction and visual technologies. Artistic ethereal sculptures, landscaping and water features are choreographed with interactive resonances, lighting and animations to create a multi-sensory experience of ascension, ecstasy and transformation.
- Research
- To create the ultimate surreal experience for all guests, the design team and digital artists conducted a lot of research on the customization, implementation and integration of visual animations, resonance production, textured materials and construction methodologies throughout the intensive design process. Specific lighting details embedded within curvilinear geometries were 3D modeled and printed throughout all stages of design investigations, prototyping and manufacturing.
- Challenge
- Due to the complexity of interactive and immersive technologies, the project took on various challenges during the design and implementation phases. While design studies and final drawings are prepared with precise modeling and simulation, coordination with visualization and acoustic teams, as well as various engineers were conducted on-site and online on a regular basis. Testing of components and prototypes of various systems were performed to ensure manufacturing precision and installation.
- Realization and Technology
- Lighting and visual technologies include: dynamic lighting structure in steel, customized 3D curved LED panels, transparent LED screens, full spectrum programable LED light strips, specialized stage AV installations, tailor-made sculptures and interlinked video creations for individual panels. Main construction materials include: GRG (glass reinforced gypsum), customized metallic and textured paint, patterned marble flooring, tempered glass panels, and custom ceramic tiles, etc.
- Operation and Interaction
- The client team was initially involved with design discussions in 2024 during the preliminary concept phase. Due to the size and complexity of the project program, all front and back of house areas as well as specific equipment installation requirements were carefully considered during the planning phase. Numerous mock-ups and models were constructed and approved before final production and installation. Weekly on-site and video meetings were conducted to ensure progress and quality control.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design of Aura Park was initiated in Shanghai in October 2024, and the construction in Hangzhou commenced in December 2024 and was completed in July 2025.
- Specifications
- The area of the project is 1588 square meters, with a height of 10 meters clear at the finished ceiling.
- Keywords
- surreal, nature, immersive, organic, lighting, entertainment, technology, interior design, ascension
