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Thidamoon Hotel by Go Fujita Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Go Fujita recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Thidamoon Hotel by Go Fujita, designed for Oshimatsumugi. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

More About Thidamoon Hotel

A room where you can see the huge rock Tategami, which has been worshiped as a place where gods stop by before landing on the island from the sea, and has been an object of worship. Designers created a room that can only be felt here by using materials that can only be obtained on the island as interior materials. The interior of the guest room is made using sea sand and coral collected from the sea of Amami Oshima.

About Go Fujita

Born in Okayama in 1974. After graduating from Kobe Design University, joined Shin Takamatsu Architect and Associates Co.,Ltd. Established GOSIZE in 1999. Designed houses, holiday houses, hotels, and inns. He tries to create architecture that moves people when they are just standing there in which the mutual harmony is produced by the details though new arrangement of Japanese materials and methods in the space.

Award Record

Go Fujita is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2023 - 2024 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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
Thidamoon Hotel
Function
Hotel
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Slate Blue, Dim Gray and Steel Blue
Images
5
Client
Oshimatsumugi

The Recognition

Laureate
Go Fujita
Country
Japan
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2023 - 2024
Design ID
#152487

Credits

Image Credits
All photo / Fukuzawa Akiyoshi

Design Details

Unique Properties
A room where you can see the huge rock "Tategami", which has been worshiped as a place where gods stop by before landing on the island from the sea, and has been an object of worship.
Inspiration
Amami Oshima, also known as the Island of the Gods, has the word "Neriyakanaya," which means "a paradise beyond the sea." The people of the island have worshiped and worshiped the huge rock "Tategami" that rises above the beach as a place where the gods stop before landing on the island from the sea. The suite room named "En" is the one where you can enjoy the scenery of the Pacific Ocean spreading out below and Tategami standing there. From sunrise to sunset to night when the moon shines, the s
Challenge
Because it is a small remote island in Kagoshima Prefecture, it was difficult to arrange building materials and craftsmen. For that reason, many craftsmen asked for support from the mainland.
Realization and Technology
The interior of the guest room is made using sea sand and coral collected from the sea of Amami Oshima.
Specifications
W9000×D6800×H2400 61.2㎡
Keywords
hotel, interior, renovation, destination, hotel interior, Japan, traditional

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