Winner of 2016 World Interior of the Year: Black Cant System – HEIKE fashion brand concept store (Hangzhou, China) / Hangzhou AN Interior Design. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Hangzhou AN Interior Design’s design for the retail brand Heike has been named the world’s best interior of 2016. Announced at the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors in Berlin, which took place alongside the World Architecture Festival, the winner of the prize was selected from among 9 category winners, which in turn were picked out of a shortlist totaling 62 projects. The Black Cant System was also the winner of the retail category.
Described by the designers as a “glum interior” with a “futuristic melancholy atmosphere” for the retail brand, the centerpiece of the design is a large, dark wedge housing many of the store’s functional components such as fitting rooms and staircases.
Read on for more images of, and for the full list of category winners.
Winner of 2016 World Interior of the Year: Black Cant System – HEIKE fashion brand concept store (Hangzhou, China) / Hangzhou AN Interior Design. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Winner of 2016 World Interior of the Year: Black Cant System – HEIKE fashion brand concept store (Hangzhou, China) / Hangzhou AN Interior Design. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Winner of 2016 World Interior of the Year: Black Cant System – HEIKE fashion brand concept store (Hangzhou, China) / Hangzhou AN Interior Design. Image via World Festival of Interiors
CATEGORY WINNERS
Bars & Restaurants: Rachel’s Burger (Shanghai, China) / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Rachel's Burger (Shanghai, China) / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office. Image © Dirk Weiblen
Civic, Culture & Transport: York Theatre Royal (York, UK) / De Matos Ryan
York Theatre Royal (York, UK) / De Matos Ryan. Image © Hufton+Crow
Creative Re-Use: Baradari (City Palace Jaipur, India) / Studio Lotus
Baradari (City Palace Jaipur, India) / Studio Lotus. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Display: The Cut, stand design for Kvadrat (Milan, Italy) / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
The Cut, stand design for Kvadrat (Milan, Italy) / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Health & Education: Emardental Clinic (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) / OHLAB/ Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab
Emardental Clinic (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) / OHLAB/ Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Hotels: Puro Hotel (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) / OHLAB/ Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab
Puro Hotel (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) / OHLAB/Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Offices: Paramount by The Office Space (Sydney, Australia) / Woods Bagot Architects
Paramount by The Office Space (Sydney, Australia) / Woods Bagot Architects. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Residential: Indigo Slam (Sydney, Australia) / Smart Design Studio
Indigo Slam (Sydney, Australia) / Smart Design Studio. Image via World Festival of Interiors
Retail: Black Cant System – HEIKE fashion brand concept store (Hangzhou, China) / Hangzhou AN Interior Design
Black Cant System – HEIKE fashion brand concept store (Hangzhou, China) / Hangzhou AN Interior Design. Image via World Festival of Interiors
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