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World Interior of the Year 2017: See who is in contention for the prestigious prize

By Kim Megson    19 Jul 2017
Mathematics: The Winton Gallery, London, Zaha Hadid Architects / INSIDE

The INSIDE World Festival of Interiors has announced a shortlist of 78 projects that are in the running to be named World Interior of the Year 2017.

Projects from across the world have been submitted across nine categories, including civic spaces, bars and restaurants, shops, hotels and health and education.

The winners in each category – chosen by international judging panels – and an ultimate overall winner, will be revealed between 15-17 November at the Arena in Berlin, where the event is taking place alongside its sister, the World Architecture Festival, which also hosts a prestigious design competition.

"Entry numbers exceeded 200 for the first time, and the increase in numbers was accompanied by an increase in overall quality,” said Paul Finch, programme director of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors.

“Many of the shortlisted designs concern the way that interiors help us to live, work and play more efficiently and more enjoyably. This is appropriate in a year when our conference theme is ‘Performance’, which will examine how elements like colour, acoustics and volume contribute to the success of new and refurbished interior projects.

“All the shortlisted designs will be presented live, so Festival delegates will enjoy a series of mini-performances by designers, as well as conference speakers.”

WOW Architects, Zaha Hadid Architects and Studio Ardete are among the high-profile studios competing for honours. Images of each entry can be viewed on the festival’s website.

The World Interior of the Year 2017
The full leisure category shortlists are below

Bars & Restaurants

• A Work of Substance , The Ocean, Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. China

• i29 Interior Architects, Restaurant 01, Utrecht, Netherlands

• Minggu Design, Bamboo's Eatery, Nanjing, China

• Office AIO, Big Small Coffee and Guestroom, Beijing, China

• Shenzhen Yi Ding Design, TOKU Japanese Cuisine Restaurant, Shenzhen,China

• SJB, 12-Micron, Sydney, Australia

• SJB, The Buena, Sydney, Australia

• Studio Ardete, Fluid Bar Exchange, Chandigarh, India

• Wanda Hotel Design Institute, CHA-Chinese Restaurant of Wanda Vista Hefei , Hefei, China

• WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design, The Whale Bar, Maldives, Maldives

Civic, Culture and Transport

• Eric Parry Architects , 5-7 St Helen's Place with The Leathersellers' Hall , London, United Kingdom

• JARKEN, D Luck Cinematic Theatre, Pattaya, Thailand

• More Design Office, Jian Li Ju Theatre, Shanghai, China

• Nordic — Office of Architecture, Oslo Airport Expansion, Oslo, Norway

• Perkins+Will, Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• WUtopia Lab, Underground Forest, Shanghai, China

• Zaha Hadid Architects, Mathematics: The Winton Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Hotels

• Carr Design Group, Jackalope, Melbourne, Australia

• Factor Eficiencia + A-G, Ignacia Guest House, Mexico, Mexico City

• Hypothesis, Ir-On Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

• Maos Design, Nimman Spa, Shanghai, China

• Spacedge Designs, Hotel Mono, Singapore, Singapore

• Tomoro Aida and Aida Atelier, UNPLAN Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan

• Universal Design Studio, At Six Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden

• WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design, Vommuli Island Maldives, Maldives, Maldives

Retail

• Adidas NYC, New York, United States of America, by Adidas with Checkland Kindleysides and Gensler

• Polyphony Store, Beijing, China, by anySCALE Architecture Design Consultants

• Baoding Xinhua Bookstore, Baoding, China, by Beijing Fenghemuchen Space Design

• Harrods Grand Entrance Hall, London, United Kingdom, by Make Architects

• The Cutting Edge Pharmacy, Himeji city, Japan, by Matsuya Art Works and KTX archiLAB

• Aesop Pacific Fair, Gold Coast, Australia, by Mlkk Studio

• Sulwhasoo Flagship Store, Seoul, South Korea, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

• Concept Store in Miami, Miami, United States of America, by OHLAB

• Tate Modern Terrace Shop, London, United Kingdom, by UXUS

• ROU by T Ham Concept Store, Taipei, Taiwan, by WZWX Architecture Group

WOW Architects and Warner Wong Design's The Whale Bar in the Maldives / INSIDE
Nimman Spa, Shanghai, China by Maos Design / INSIDE
Adidas NYC by Adidas with Checkland Kindleysides and Gensler / INSIDE
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