The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), in collaboration with Designworks, a BMW Group Company, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 IIDA Global Excellence Awards. This annual worldwide design competition honors and celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international interior design and interior architecture projects.
“One of the most rewarding aspects of the Global Excellence Awards is seeing the variety of approaches to a design concept,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “The international nature of the competition is exceptionally inspiring as we think about the growing impact interior design has made on the community at large.”
Projects for the Global Excellence Awards were reviewed by Julio Braga, FIIDA, LEED AP (Design Director/Principal, IA Interior Architects, New York Office), Federico Delrosso, IIDA (Owner, Federico Delrosso Architects), Johannes Lampela (Creative Director, Designworks, a BMW Group Company), Emanuela Frattini Magnusson, AIA, LEED AP (Global Head of Design, Bloomberg LP), and Patricia Rotondo, IIDA (Design Principal, Chipman Design Architecture).
“I was impressed by the quality of entries in every category,” said Braga on behalf of the judges. “The jury was inspired by many of the projects, which were strategically sound and beautifully executed. We were also encouraged to see new countries represented in the competition. This highlights the importance of design in emerging markets.”
The 2015 Global Excellence Awards winners are as follows:
CORPORATE SPACE LARGE
Project: Ssense, Montreal, Canada
Firm: Humà design + architecture, Montreal, Canada
CORPORATE SPACE SMALL
Project HIGO, Sapporo, Japan
Firm: nA Nakayama Architects co., Ltd., Sapporo, Japan
EDUCATION
Project: Kaleidoscope Kindergarten, Porto Cristo, Spain
Firm: A2arquitectos, Madrid, Spain
Project: The University of Queensland Oral Health Centre, Herston, Australia
Firm: Cox Rayner Architects in association with Hames Sharley, Brisbane, Australia
ENTERTAINMENT
Project: Exploded, Wuhan, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Project: Hyundai Card Music Library + Understage, Seoul, Korea
Firm: Gensler, Los Angeles, California, USA
HEALTHCARE
Project: Sayanomoto Clinic, Saga, Japan
Firm: Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop, Tokyo, Japan
HOSPITALITY
Project: Mandarin Palace Culture Club, Nanjing, China
Firm: PAL Design Consultants Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HOTELS
Project: Pure Hotels & Resorts – Shuanglang, Dali, China
Firm: WenGe Hotel Space Design Consultants Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Project: TUVE, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Firm: Design Systems Ltd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
INSTITUTIONAL
Project: culture 01, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Firm: i29 interior architects, Ouder Amstel, Netherlands
Project: Osaka International Peace Center, Osaka, Japan
Firm: NOMURA Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
RESIDENCES MULTIFAMILY
Project: 32nd Apartment, Kiev, Ukraine
Firm: 2b.group, Kiev, Ukraine
RESIDENCES SINGLE FAMILY
Project: Habitat, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Firm: Goldesign Studio, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
RESTAURANTS
Project: Silver Room, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Firm: Design Systems Ltd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RETAIL
Project: DiEGO Store, Tokyo, Japan
Firm: Daisuke Yamamoto / de:sign, Tokyo, Japan
Project: T2 Shoreditch, London, Great Britain
Firm: Landini Associates, Sydney, Australia
SHOWROOMS/SALES CENTERS/EXHIBITION SPACES
Project: Origami Ark, Himeji, Japan
Firm: MATSUYA ART WORKS / KTX archiLAB, Himeji, Japan
SPAS/FITNESS CENTERS
Project: Original Dots, Taipei, Taiwan
Firm: Chains Interior, Taipei, Taiwan
All winning projects are available to view on the IIDA website. Winners will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at an awards ceremony at Maison&Objet Paris where the Best of Competition winner will be announced and receive a special presentation award.
Project: Ssense, Montreal, Canada
Firm: Humà design + architecture, Montreal, Canada
