Press Release
Golden A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Hypertank Recreation Complex by Jeffrey Zee
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Jeffrey Zee for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Hypertank Recreation Complex by Jeffrey Zee, designed for JFR Studio, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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.
About the Golden A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Hypertank Recreation Complex
Hypertank is an educational and entertainment complex that combines design expertise with visual artists to create captivating interstellar experiences. Inspired by mankind's obsession with interplanetary travel and cosmic phenomena, the project aims to construct sensory stimulations that inspire imagination and exploration. It includes spatial sequences such as boarding deck, interactive elevator chambers, a grand concourse, hibernation pods, transportation capsules, and leisure hubs. Guests can fully engage in galactic expeditions through interactive animations and customized resonances.
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
This recognition makes Jeffrey Zee a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2024 - 2025 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/163856
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/163856
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!163856
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/295491
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.jeffreyzee.com/cn/project/434.html
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hypertank Recreation Complex
- Function
- Recreation Complex
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Sienna, Saddle Brown, Dark Slate Gray and Midnight Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- JFR Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jeffrey Zee
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #163856
Credits
- Image Credits
- JFR Studio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Located in Fujian Xiamen, the historical seaport city of China’s southeast coast, Hypertank is a 4000-square-meters educational and entertainment complex that integrates dynamic spatial compositions, design technologies and multimedia artistic expressions to orchestrate an immersive, multi-dimensional, interstellar experience for guests of all ages.
- Inspiration
- While our planet experiences intense solar activities in recent years, humanity is also going through an awakening process to higher consciousness. At the meantime, as our technology advancements further enable us to gain a better understanding of our universe, our obsession with space travel continues to grow. Hypertank's team aims to create an inspirational, educational and entertaining multi-verse environment with customized visuals and sound for guests to experience interstellar expeditions.
- Research
- To create the ultimate intergalactic experience for all guests, the design team and digital artists conducted a lot of research on the customization, implementation and integration of visual animations, resonance production, textured materials and construction methodologies throughout the intensive design process. Specific lighting details embedded within curvilinear geometries were 3D modeled and printed throughout all stages of design investigations, prototyping and manufacturing.
- Challenge
- Due to the complexity of interactive and immersive technologies, the project took on various challenges during the design and implementation phases. While design studies and final drawings are prepared with precise modeling and simulation, coordination with visualization and acoustic teams, as well as various engineers were conducted on-site and online on a regular basis. Testing of components and prototypes of various systems were performed to ensure manufacturing precision and installation.
- Realization and Technology
- Lighting and visual technologies include: kinetic lighting structure in steel, customized 3D curved LED panels, transparent LED screens, full spectrum programable LED light strips, high-resolution projectors, tailor-made visual art content for individual rooms. Main construction materials include: GRG glass reinforced gypsum, customized metallic and textured paint, patterned marble flooring, metal mesh, perforated steel panels, custom ceramic tiles, back-painted glass panels and mirrors, etc.
- Operation and Interaction
- The client operation team was involved with the design back in 2022 during the preliminary concept phase. Due to the size and complexity of the project program, all front and back of house areas as well as specific equipment installation requirements were carefully considered during the initial planning. Numerous mock-ups and models were constructed and approved before final production and installation. Weekly on-site and video meetings were conducted to ensure progress and quality control.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design for Hypertank began in June 2022 in Shanghai. The construction in Xiamen began in January 2023 and was completed in October 2023.
- Specifications
- 4342 square meters Ceiling finish height ranges from 4m – 6m
- Keywords
- Interstellar, futuristic, immersive, lighting, entertainment, technology, interior design educational
