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Xin Xu's Eastern Institute for Advanced Study Build commands immediate visual attention through its soaring multi-story atrium, where warm honey-toned timber ceiling panels create a compelling…

Eastern Institute for Advanced Study Build by Yasha Design and Research Institute is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.


SilverInterior· 2025

Eastern Institute for Advanced Study Build

by Yasha Design and Research Institute

Client: Yasha Design and Research Institute

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Eastern Institute for Advanced Study Build

Eastern Institute for Advanced Study is an interior design project for the teaching buildings of a technology institute in Ningbo. The design covers 1.5 million square meters. Each building has a distinct character. The Engineering Building uses suspended steel wire mesh and wall mechanisms for an industrial feel. The School of Life Sciences integrates plants. The Information Building uses metallic materials and interactive installations. Flexible furniture and adaptable teaching areas support an open and collaborative learning environment.

The Recognition

About the Silver A' Design Award

Eastern Institute for Advanced Study Build is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Eastern Institute for Advanced Study Build is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Eastern Institute for Advanced Study Build is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

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Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Mr. Yu Renrong, a reputed entrepreneur, has collaborated with the Zhejiang Provincial Government and the Ningbo Municipal Government to establish the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo. This institution aims to cultivate exceptional scientific and technological talent and aspires to be a prestigious century old university on a global scale. The interior design team has adhered to, and will incorporate the principles of a classic century old campus in the design of each teaching building.
Dimensions & Packaging
1.5 million square meters
Tags
Education, Interior Design, Humanities, Independence, Features
Production Technology
The design varies from building to building. The Engineering Building features robust mechanized elements such as suspended steel wire gauze and wall mechanisms to confer an industrial feel,the School of Life Sciences integrates ecological plants to liven the atmosphere lively,and the Information Building renders a technological ambiance through the use of metallic materials and interactive information installations.
Design Challenge
In line with the specific needs of the institution, the design is advised to distinguish itself and adhere to the principles of establishing a long lasting prestigious institution. This calls upon the efforts to fulfill the fundamental design criteria and execute a creative design approach benchmarked to the standards of a top tier university. The design team spent a lot of time in preparing and revising creative solutions.
Research
In the predesign phase, the team conducted an extensive analysis of typical campus cases at home and abroad. These works include surveying comparable institutions, identifying key strengths and challenges in their designs, and examining material options suited for the geographical and climatic contexts of research-oriented institutions, in order to ensure that the design proposal is not only distinctive but also feasible and practical in real scenario applications.
Inspiration
Inspired by the design philosophies of the world's leading institutions, the team aims to create an open, collaborative, and inspiring learning environment, making every interior design distinctive.
Project Duration
The project commenced in July 2023 and was completed in July 2024.
Operation Flow
The versatility of spaces is achieved through the flexible setup of furniture and the design of adaptable teaching areas. A variety of colors, materials, artworks, and space configurations are used to foster an academic environment that fits with the identity of each building and underlines the cultural philosophy and values of the institution.
Patents
Yasha Design and Research Institute
Team Members
Xu Xin, Wang Shan, Zhang Jisen, Tao Ye, Zhang Yang, Zou Sicong, Wang Junrui, Wu Yufei, Bian Hui, Wu Lei, Shi Yuezong, Wang Huaizhuang, Tang Jie ,Xiao Bin, Wang Sheng, Gaoyang Fangfei ,Zhao Xinpeng, Wang Hao, Li Hongbo, Yang Yi, Zhang Ying
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Yasha Design and Research Institute

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