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Sanjiao Eco Island Resort Masterplanning by NDA Group Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design
NDA Group acknowledged for urban planning and urban design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Sanjiao Eco Island Resort Masterplanning by NDA Group has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Urban Planning and Urban Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Sanjiao Eco Island Resort Masterplanning
Sanjiao Eco Island is a resort master plan for an uninhabited island in southern China. The plan covers a site of 90 hectares and a total building area of 100,000 square meters. Eight themed zones are arranged around the island, each shaped by the existing terrain and linked by a shared ecological theme. Planned facilities include a water park, a sailing school, a nature preserve and several hotels. Stone and planting are the main materials, recalling the former stone quarry on the site. Only green vehicles are permitted, and the development is planned in phases.
About NDA Group
NDA Group from France is a leading global design and marketing consultancy group, creating dream destinations across 20 countries, with 300 landmark projects handled during the last 20 years in Asia. NDA is specialized in tourism & culture, waterfront & marina complexes, mountain & ski resorts, sports & well-being projects throughout its branches in Shanghai (China), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Dubai (UAE). With a team of more than 80 professionals, NDA Group provides lead consultant services to guarantee a holistic value creation to clients.
Award Record
With this recognition, NDA Group is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2020 - 2021 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' City Planning and Urban Design Award
The A' Urban Design Award is an international urban design competition recognizing good urban plans and designs by best urban planners and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to urban planning designers, urban architects, city planners and urban designers from all countries. Entries typically include masterplans, zoning proposals, infrastructure designs, landscape blueprints, public space concepts and urban renewal projects. Awarded urban plan designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/urban-planning
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/110585
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110585
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110585
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/285555
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3mEdssR
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sanjiao Eco Island Resort Masterplanning
- Function
- Resort Masterplanning
- Category
- Urban Planning and Urban Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Social Impact
- Colors
- Steel Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Cornflower Blue and Teal
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- NDA Group
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110585
Credits
- Team
- Emmanuel Delarue and Aaron Chen, Alex Marcean, Ariel Hovav, David Bedjai, Dido Wang, George Huang, Junzhuang Li, Lei Wang, Xiaoying Zhang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- As China's first uninhabited island to be developed into an integrated tourism destination, Sanjiao aims to set innovative and pioneering standards for the sustainable development of maritime tourism resources. The island's untamed natural resources offer a unique opportunity to position it as an ultimate marine educament venue; the entertainment and leisure elements (four seasons water park, sailing school, nature preserve, etc.) will turn the island into an all-year round tourism destination.
- Inspiration
- How to define an architecture able to provide a strong identity to China’s first uninhabited island meant to be developed solely for tourism purposes? How to integrate 100,000 sqm of built area within the island’s pristine environment? Various sustainable architectural strategies are deployed in this project to create a panoply of compelling designs that all revolve around an underlying ecological theme - allowing guests to embark on a journey of immersive exploration and active educament.
- Challenge
- In order to create a stimulating journey for the visitors, the master plan creates 8 distinct zones with their own separate character, activities, and experiences. Derived from the unique features of the existing terrain, they act like distinct “realms” brought together by a strong underlining ecological theme: Hanging Gardens, Shining Bay, Floating Town, Moon Lake, Tropical Utopia, Eden Cove, etc. Once these eight zones have been established, the challenge of the design team was how to define an architecture able to provide a strong identity for the island while also highlighting the ecological theme. How to integrate 100,000sqm of built area within the island’s pristine environment?
- Realization and Technology
- The 90 ha site will be developed over a period of five to ten years - a judiciously phased development that will see the completion of a well-balanced mix of accommodation, retail and public service facilities. Relying on 8 themed areas, NDA has planned a variety of activities and sports that add up to a 3km stretch of uninterrupted immersive experience around the island. This, together with only permitting green vehicles, will allow visitors to leave their daily lives behind and explore the island and the surrounding ocean in a peaceful environment.
- Project Duration and Location
- From 2014 until now, NDA has led the whole island strategic planning, conceptual planning and regulatory detailed planning - including the concept design of all the buildings on the island. The location is in the middle of Greater Bay Area, under the jurisdiction of Zhuhai's municipality.
- Specifications
- total island area: 90 ha total building area: 100,000
- Keywords
- tourism masterplanning, island retreat, waterfront architecture, ecologic resort
