Dezeen promotion: a historic hotel in China and a cocoon-like guest lodge in Sri Lanka are among the hospitality projects commended in this year's AHEAD Asia Awards.
Celebrating design-focused hospitality projects from across the globe that provide exceptional guest experiences, submissions to the AHEAD Awards programme are divided into four regions: Asia, Americas, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa.
Amanyangyun Shanghai by Kerry Hill Architects was named as Hotel of the Year
Entries were reviewed by a judging panel made up of leading hoteliers, architects, interior designers and industry commentators.
The 2019 Asia winners were announced in a ceremony at Singapore's Andaz Hotel, all praised by AHEAD Awards founder Matt Turner for "reflecting the region's rich cultural history and dynamic modernity". Amanyangyun Shanghai also came top in the Guestrooms category
Amanyangyun Shanghai designed by Kerry Hill Architects was the big winner of the evening, taking home the Hotel of the Year award.
Occupying a couple of Ming and Qing dynasty buildings that had been on the point of demolition, Amanyangyun was applauded by judges for its "brilliant, hard-fought efforts to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of a province".
The hotel also won in the Guestrooms, Hotel Conversion, and Visual Identity categories.
The Middle House landed it first place in the Lobby & Public Spaces category
Several other winning hotels were also located in China, with...