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Hik 9 Restaurant by Jeffrey Zee Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Jeffrey Zee recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Hik 9 Restaurant by Jeffrey Zee has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Golden A' Design Award Means

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

More About Hik 9 Restaurant

This project is located in Shanghai. The restaurant has a dry-aging room made from Himalayan rock salt, an open food storage area, and a professional wine cellar for an intuitive view and selection of ingredients. Also, an open kitchen allows guests to enjoy the display of different cooking techniques, creating a healthy atmosphere of mutual trust, and creating a multi-functional dining space where people's feelings and the space style are fully expressed.

About Jeffrey Zee

Jeffrey的专长是将国际先进设计理念适应本地需求,同时在每个项目中追求设计质量和创新。 自JFR工作室成立以来,他带领团队完成了100多个项目,涵盖国内外知名企业,包括高端娱乐空间、餐厅、品牌展厅、旗舰店、酒店等。这些项目获得了IDA国际设计奖、A'Design奖、FRAME奖、中国国际空间设计竞赛和成功设计奖等多项荣誉。

Award Record

Jeffrey Zee is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award

The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Hik 9 Restaurant
Function
Restaurant
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Saddle Brown, Black, Sienna, Gray and Rosy Brown
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Jeffrey Zee
Country
China
Recognition
Golden A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#119209

Credits

Image Credits
Photographer Zhuhai, HIK 9, 2020.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The project is a private kitchen of a Black Pearl restaurant on the list. It is designed to customize private banquet for important guests of the restaurant, creating a private place for them to enjoy food and communicate with family and friends.
Inspiration
The original building was a bicycle parking garage for the building, which was cleverly divided into two parts: a parking deck that now serves as a dining area and starting kitchen;The ramps are designed as wine cellars.
Research
The owners of the restaurant and designers at JFR Studio have agreed to provide friends and regulars with an intimate and comfortable place to enjoy food in this rapid iteration of the stresses of urban life.
Challenge
In addition to using bicycles from the original building to transform the ramps into wine cellars, the designer also layered the sloping upper part of the terrace space, using the second floor as another storage and display space for food and wine. So that the original small area, low utilization of space limitations have become HIK9 can be displayed in all aspects of the advantage.
Realization and Technology
For the materials, we chose bronze and black walnut to match the floodlit lighting to give people a warm and natural feeling.The fair-faced concrete wall highlights the architectural essence, while the white oak is used in the wine cellar to create a professional wine cabinet for storing high-end wine.
Operation and Interaction
Compared to a normal restaurant, Hik9's dry-aged room, open storage area and professional wine cellar allow you to visually appreciate and select ingredients.The open kitchen allows guests to enjoy the display of different cooking techniques and creates an atmosphere of health and trust.
Project Duration and Location
The project began in Shanghai in October 2020 and be completed in Shanghai in December 2020.
Specifications
The project covers a total of 160 square meters.
Keywords
Interior, Restaurant, Fashion, Modern, Classic

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