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October 11, 2018

IIDA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 6th ANNUAL BEST OF ASIA PACIFIC DESIGN AWARDS

CHICAGO, IL – IIDA is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards. These awards recognize and honor the highest level of design excellence in interior design/interior architecture projects throughout the Asia Pacific region.

“The variety demonstrated by this year’s submissions is a true testament to the broad range of talent and ingenuity in this region,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “The winning projects underscore the impact that can be made when cultural influence meets innovation.”

Projects were reviewed by a panel of design professionals, including Michael Byun, IIDA, ASID, associate director, interior design leader, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP; Angie Lee, IIDA, AIA, principal, design director – interiors, FXCollaborative; and Billy Quimby, principal, BAMO.

“The caliber of each entry made for an incredibly competitive review process,” Byun said on behalf of the jury. “This year’s winners presented a fusion of sophisticated design and next- generation functionality, illustrating an approach that has given the Asia Pacific region its most notable structures and spaces over the years.”

The 2018 category winners are as follows:

CORPORATE SPACE LARGE
Firm: DRAWING DESIGN CONSULTANT CO., LTD, Guangzhou, China
Project: Heaven for Staff – Sina Staff Home, Beijing, China

Firm: Gensler, Los Angeles, California, United States
Project: Hyundai Card Studio Black, Seoul, South Korea

CORPORATE SPACE SMALL
Firm: SG Design Studio, Hangzhou, China
Project: SG Design Studio, Hangzhou, China

ENTERTAINMENT
Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: XIANGYANG FANYUE MALL INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, Xiangyang, China

HEALTHCARE
Firm: DP Design Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Project: Perennial International Specialist Medical Centre, Chengdu, Sichuan Province

HOTELS
Firm: CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: Pan Pacific Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar

INSTITUTIONAL
Firm: DRAWING DESIGN CONSULTANT CO., LTD, Guangzhou, China
Project: Pick Up the Time- Heyuan Sales Center, Qinhuangdao, China

PUBLIC SPACES & COMMERCIAL LOBBIES
Firm: Matrix Design, Shenzhen, China
Project: Dongguan Timesgroup Tianjing Club, Dongguan, China

RESIDENCES
Firm: PplusP Designers Ltd, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
Project: Organic Symphony, Hong Kong South, Hong Kong

Firm: Shanghai Hip-Pop Design Team, Shanghai, China Project: From Winter to Spring Clubhouse, Nanjing, China

RESTAURANTS, LOUNGES & BARS
Firm: Ryoji IEDOKORO ARCHITECTURE OFFICE, Tokyo, Japan
Project: NIKUNOTORIKO, Minato-ku, Japan

Firm: Steve Leung Design Group, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: HEXA, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

SALES CENTERS & SHOW FLATS
Firm: CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: Greenland Primus, Wuhan, China

Firm: Shenzhen DaE Interior Design Co., Ltd, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China Project: THE PIEDMONT, Wuhan, China

All winners will be celebrated at an awards presentation and reception at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong on December 7, 2018, to recognize the winning projects and announce the Best of Competition winner. Winners will also be featured in the Contract magazine December issue, on the IIDA website, and in the official Winners Brochure. For more information, contact Clare Socker, design competitions manager, at csocker@iida.org.

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