Gold Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2020
Yancheng Nanyang Airport Hotel
by Miaoyi Jiang
- A' Design Award 2020 Gold Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Gold Mantis
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 15,288
- Verification code 1506E21CB7 · Verify this award
About Yancheng Nanyang Airport Hotel
Yancheng Nanyang is an airport hotel interior located in the terminal of Yancheng airport in Jiangsu, China, covering 8500 square meters. The fields, mountains and rivers of Yancheng are expressed through decorative materials and soft furnishings. Repetition and reorganization of forms are combined with stable colors to create contrast within the space. The main materials are wood veneer, stone, glass, wallpaper, paint and aluminum plate. Materials were selected for environmental protection, energy saving and controlled cost.
Within the evolving discourse of contemporary hospitality design, this interior by Miaoyi Jiang demonstrates a sophisticated synthesis of cultural heritage and modern spatial expression that positions the work within traditions of meaningful placemaking where arrival experiences transcend mere functionality to become ceremonial thresholds between public and private realms, the designer appears to engage deeply with regional artistic traditions, particularly the symbolic significance of the crane as an emblem of longevity, grace, and spiritual aspiration, translating these associations through multiple material interpretations from the suspended crystalline installation that evokes a flock in ethereal flight to the sculptural copper forms standing as elegant sentinels at the composition's edges, the technical achievement manifests in the careful orchestration of scale relationships where the soaring vertical proportions create a sense of expansive welcome while the intimate seating clusters at human scale provide psychological grounding, the chromatic strategy reveals considered attention to thermal balance as warm natural wood surfaces dialogue with cool blue-gray textile grounds, the coffered ceiling structure demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how bold geometric armature can provide visual stability while supporting the seemingly weightless suspended elements, the carved lateral panels suggest connection to narrative artistic traditions where stories unfold across decorative surfaces, their rich bronze and rust patinas contributing warmth and historical resonance, the work invites consideration of how contemporary design might honor cultural memory while serving present needs, how material choices communicate values of craftsmanship and refinement, and how spatial sequences shape emotional experience, viewers might contemplate what elements of their own cultural heritage could be reimagined through contemporary design vocabulary
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- Unique Properties
- With the repetition of the form and reorganization, the strong and stable color, form a strong contrast, let the whole space is full of a kind of pleasure and surprise, in the selection of materials, adhere to the green environmental protection sustainable development of materials. Advocate green energy saving, pay attention to function and psychological emotion design original intention.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project covers a total of 8500 square meters.
- Tags
- Interior, Hotel, Modern, Simple, Chinese-style, Memory of Yancheng, Environmental Protection, Natural
- Production Technology
- The main materials in this project are wood veneer, stone, glass, wallpaper, paint and aluminum plate.
- Design Challenge
- Due to the limited budget of the owner, the selection of materials should be combined with environmental protection requirements and cost performance to ensure the design effect. After several rounds of discussions with the owner, the price was finally controlled on the premise of guaranteeing the effect.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2019 in Jiangsu and will finish in March 2020 in Jiangsu.
- Operation Flow
- Yancheng fields, mountains, rivers, with decorative materials and soft decoration expression. In terms of architecture, the preliminary design of the architectural institute led to the unsatisfactory elevation of some individual areas. After BIM calculation and discussion, the decoration effect was maximized.
- Research
- From the curved wall of the lobby to the geometric ceiling of the dining room and finally to the screen of the guest room, the story about the city of Yancheng is told all the time. Hope here is a surprise departure, but also a wonderful start.
- Inspiration
- This project is located in the terminal of Yancheng airport, carrying passengers' first impression or leaving memory of Yancheng. The owner requires local characteristics and interest. When the first time from the plane overlooking this city, staggered orderly fields, winding river, this kind of natural interest, there is a strong sense of substitute; It must be interesting to think of this element as a kind of story line that runs through every space.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Gold Mantis, Lobby, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Gold Mantis, Elevator, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Gold Mantis, Restaurant, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Gold Mantis, Banquet Hall, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Gold Mantis, Guest Room, 2019. - Patents
- Copyrights belong to Miaoyi Jiang, 2019.