Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai Rinnovazione Interna by Nan Zheng

Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai Rinnovazione Interna by Nan Zheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award di Bronzu in Disignu d'Interiori Competition Category.

BronzuInteriori· 2026

Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai Rinnovazione Interna

by Nan Zheng

A' Design Award di Bronzu Winner in Interiori Category

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The Design

About Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai Rinnovazione Interna

U Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai hè una rinnovazione interna di un albergu apertu per a prima volta in u 1983. L'elementi ligati à l'identità di l'edifiziu sò cunservati, cumpresu u muru di u bancu di ricezzione, u spaziu affundatu è a dispusizione funziunale generale. U vestibulu accoglie una scala à spirale curva cù passamani di vetru chì lucenu dolcemente di notte. A piscina paisaghjistica affundata hè stata trasfurmata in un spaziu di riunione tranquillu cù partizioni à paraventu chì offrenu privacità. U culore rossu emblematicu hè mantenutu è cumbinatu cù toni caldi di caramellu. Una petra livata in u 1983 hè incisa cù l'annata è esposta cum'è un'opera d'arte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Bronzu

Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai Rinnovazione Interna hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai Rinnovazione Interna sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai Rinnovazione Interna suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project is an interior renovation of the Hua Ting Hotel Towers Shanghai, which has been destined for distinction since its founding in 1983. As China’s first five-star hotel established through a Sino-foreign joint venture, it served as Shanghai’s inaugural gateway to the world during the early days of reform and opening-up.
Dimensions & Packaging: Every corner of the building, from the lobby to the executive lounge, narrates "the new story of old Hua Ting", honoring tradition while embracing the future. The lobby features Shanghai's grandeur and elegance. The original spiral staircase and escalators were replaced with a "dragon coiling" curved spiral staircase featuring glass handrails that glow softly at night. The sunken structure of the landscape pool was retained and repurposed into a tranquil negotiation area, with screen partitions offering both privacy and transparency. A high skylight allows sunlight and greenery to interplay beautifully.
Tags: Adaptive Preservation, Shanghai-Style Modernism, Hotel Renovation, Heritage Reimagined, Hua Ting
Production Technology: Key elements like the reception desk wall, the iconic staircase, the sunken space, and the functional layout—all integral to Hua Ting's identity—were meticulously preserved, bridging the past with the present.
Design Challenge: The 800 cramped guest rooms were redesigned into diverse options, catering to modern business and leisure needs with layouts optimized for contemporary hotel operations. Outdated facilities were replaced with human-centered details, such as minibars inspired by afternoon tea trays and curved shower enclosures. The decor combines Maillard caramel tones with Ancora Red, preserving Hua Ting's warmth while adding a modern touch.
Research: Honoring the Classic, Reimagining the Eaves" served as the design's foundation. Hua Ting's legacy lies in its Shanghai-style DNA—blending tradition with modernity, inclusivity with innovation. The team embraced "Inheriting the Classic, Continuing the Modern Canvas" as their guiding principle, striking a balance between preservation and innovation to merge the old Hua Ting's refined elegance with the grace of a new era.
Inspiration: In the renovation project, the design team embraced the guiding principle of honoring a classic era while continuing the modern narrative.Striking a thoughtful balance between preservation and innovation, the project reimagines gentlemanly charm through the lens of contemporary elegance.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2024 and finalized in October, 2025 in Shanghai, China.
Operation Flow: The signature red of Hua Ting, a color ingrained in collective memory, was retained. The building's original S-shaped structure, symbolizing "Spring" and the era of reform, was reinterpreted into the space's arc design, blending interior and exterior seamlessly. A stone removed in 1983 was preserved and engraved with "1983," transforming it into an artwork that marks the passage of time.